Paintings

Layla Messner sitting on a vintage yj Jeep, wearing a dress printed with her colorful art. Photo by Kelly's Perspective

We talk about nature as if it's a destination. We call it "Outside." But humans are animals. We are as much a part of nature as wildlife is, and we all have a right to express our natural selves the way wild animals do.

Close up of texture on Layla Messner's painting Forest Bathing
Autistic artist Layla Messner, upside down by a green painting
Close up of Layla Messner's painting Forest Bathing

INSTINCT by Láyla Messner

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Layla Messner, The Instinctual Woman, bathing in a mountain stream by Kelly Russell

My art is process-oriented. I'm exploring what it means to be wild, natural, connected to my instincts. To trust my own impulses, body, and movements.

My work is characterized by...
~ Wild & Uninhibited
~ Gestural
~ Nature
~ Balance (geometric shapes vs organic textures; complexity vs space)
~ Instinctual Transmission

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Terra Somnia a clorful abstract expressionist painting by autistic artist Layla Messner

Instinctual

Closeup of In the Flow, an abstract painting of bubbles and flowing water by Layla Messner

Natural

Urban Honeycomb a clorful abstract expressionist painting by autistic artist Layla Messner

Uninhibited

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Nature portraits of the artist by @kellys.perspective