My Neighbor Lauren

Studio Ghibli is one of the most prominent animation studios in all of Japan. They are famous for movies such as Kiki's Delivery Service, Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and many many more. Their movies rank as some of the highest grossing anime films of all time in Japan. They have brought a lot of joy to a lot of peoples, especially Lauren Merle. Lauren would say she has healthy obsession with these films because of the artwork. This studio has created some of the most unique and visually stimulating characters off all time. This appeals to someone like her because she recognizes the importance of creativity. Imagination is one of her greatest traits and something she would not trade for the world.

Not only is she an admirer, but Lauren is also a very talented artist herself. Her main technique is oil pastel. Some of her favorite things to draw are family portraits of her, her husband, and their numerous pets. Whenever she lacks inspiration she looks to two artists. One is Bob Ross, oil painter and host of the show, The Joy of Painting. Bob Ross was most well known for painting trees and landscapes. The other is Hayao Miyazaki, the co founder of Studio Ghibli. Who of course was most well known for creating these amazing characters. Her tattoo is a mixture of these two artist's styles. It's a very ambitious landscape with some trees very reminiscent of Bob Ross, riddled with plenty of Studio Ghibli's characters. While working on her own art she now always has the opportunity to look right down at her own arm for inspiration.