2020 wildflower poster artist
The cover of our 2020 Program Guide features our 2020 Wildflower Festival Poster by artist Lauren Christensen.We have been captivated by the riot of color and the exquisite detail in this year’s poster since the moment we saw it. We’re excited for you to fall in love with the 2020 poster and even more excited to introduce you to Lauren at this year’s festival!
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For LA-based artist Lauren Christensen, Crested Butte and the Gunnison Valley hold treasured childhood memories. Lauren’s family traveled to Colorado often for vacations – first for winter skiing trips, and later to take in the glorious Crested Butte summers while hiking and camping. Lauren’s art for the 2020 poster design was directly inspired by one of her early trips to the Gunnison Valley. “I based the background of the poster on an old photo my mom took while we were in Gunnison National Park on the Lost Lake hike,” Lauren reveals. “I then superimposed wildflowers into the foreground that weren’t in the original picture, but that I love and know to be native to the Crested Butte area.” Perhaps thanks in part to her childhood sojourns to the mountains of Colorado, Lauren finds herself most inspired to create by the colors, shapes, and patterns that she observes in nature. “Some of my works are more realistic landscapes, like the painting featured on the poster, and then some are a little more abstract,” Lauren elaborates.“My interest in exploring different colors and patterns through my art is something that correlated well with the aesthetic of the Wildflower Festival poster.There are so many different colors and shapes in the various types of flowers found in this area. And I love the contrast in patterns you find in the poster between the different flowers and the backdrop of mountains and trees.” Serendipitously, it was Lauren’s family connection to Crested Butte that led her c r e s t e d b u t t e w i l d f lo w e r f e s t i va l . c o m
