Enamored with paint, Erin Lawlor is a self-taught artist who went to school for Art History and draws  inspiration from the works of Frank Auerbach, Titian, Manet, and Giacometti. Lawlor’s interest in  paint, and particularly in the concept popular in the Renaissance of paint as skin, has guided her  practice through her shift from figurative to abstract art. Her smooth, undulating brushstrokes ripple  across the canvas creating a strong sense of depth and shadow. Although some of her works include  brighter colors, the palette used here in Majestic Mickey, is typical of her paintings possessing colors  that are bodily, rich, and earthy. Over the years, one of the major changes to Lawlor’s practice has  been the shift to a larger scale and, subsequently, the move to painting on the ground. Lawlor  describes the process of painting with the canvas flat on the floor as being more physically engaging  ⎯ allowing her to use her whole body and not only her hands. Lawlor is represented by Miles  McEnery Gallery and Vigo Gallery.