Specializing in Original Paintings, Limited Editions, Sculpture, NFTs, and Jewelry
Renowned Painting Artist in Sonoma County, CA
Individually painted grass-heads, crystal clear reflections in glass, deep velvety shadows, intricate wood grain, … I love to capture sensations– the taste of the wine, the stories being told, the breeze through the vineyard.
~ Willow LaLand
I feel like I just installed a window!
~ Collector
Commissioned Artwork
Most of LaLand's original work has been by the commission for the past seven years.
I live right beyond those two trees!
~ A surprised local
My family has been hiking to this spot for years. You really captured it.
~ Collector
From the sharp sparkling crystal that draws in your eye to the soft abstract backgrounds that shimmers, "Evening" speaks to the artist's innate talent as well as her mastery of the skills.
~ KRCB TV 22 October, 2014
Stories of Achievements
LaLand moved to north county in 2006 to start a family as well as for the art and wine influence of the area. She said her work is centered around her passion for wine tasting.
~ Front page of the Healdsburg Tribune, October 2016
The wonderful thing about art is what you get to share with other people. The stories and their relationship to the painting, is where our paths cross, said LaLand.
~ SoCo News May 10, 2021
In "Oaked", Willow incorporates her love of color and wine culture with her love of realism and reflected light.
~ Viktoria Vindali, “Images for Renewal”, September 2016
The pop of color is exactly what we need.
~ Collector
LaLand is a wine-country artist, and some of her compositions are from [her] crush pad at Yeilding Wine.
~ American Art Collector, July 2013
Willow then took up fauve painting (literally "the wild beasts" in French) made popular in the early 1900's by Henri Matisse, a style that emphasized use of strong primary colors.
~ Images for Renewal, September 2016
Third- Generation Artist
Willow LaLand was born in 1973 as a third-generation artist. Surrounded by creativity and many different mediums, she learned through observation and serious practice starting at ten. She wanted to develop her unique approach that combined all the disciplines of painting she had experimented with. As a result, she often uses many layers associated with abstract painting in her hyper-realistic work because it helps her achieve a 3–D effect.
The Fauve Series
Her "Fauve" series came about because people purchased her under-paintings in the bright color palette "before she even started." Willow credits one singular painting she came across as a girl as her single most inspiring influence. A life-size hunting painting by nineteenth-century painter John Frederick Peto is so realistic it feels like you can plunge your fingers into the swans.
Years of Experiences
She has spent four decades honing the ability "to put you there." Her paintings are about invoking the senses, how color affects mood, and enjoying life. Please feel free to check out my collection.
