Allison LAUPP
Award Winning Artist
ABOUT ALLISON LAUPP
Allison Laupp is a Missouri-based painter and instructor known for her atmospheric landscapes, expressive plein air work, and painterly use of color and light. Inspired by rural roads, wooded paths, quiet waterways, and overlooked corners of the Midwest, her work balances strong design with a sense of mood and place.
Her paintings have received numerous awards in regional and national plein air events and are held in private collections throughout the country.
Her paintings have received numerous awards in regional and national plein air events and are held in private collections throughout the country.
EN PLEIN AIR
Painting outdoors remains central to her process.
Working on location allows her to respond directly to shifting light, color relationships, and the subtle rhythms of the landscape.Allison Laupp is an award-winning plein air and pastel artist inspired by the light, atmosphere, and quiet beauty of the Midwest. Her work is rooted in observation, focusing on how value, shape, and subtle shifts in light work together to create paintings that feel both grounded and atmospheric.Working primarily in pastel, often en plein air, Allison is drawn to simplifying what she sees rather than overworking detail. Whether painting winding backroads, quiet creeks, open fields, or overlooked rural structures, her goal is less about recording a place exactly as it appears and more about capturing the feeling of being there.
Her work has received multiple awards in plein air and regional exhibitions, including multiple Best of Show honors, first place awards, and sponsor recognition throughout the Midwest. Her work is represented in galleries and held in private collections.
Working on location allows her to respond directly to shifting light, color relationships, and the subtle rhythms of the landscape.Allison Laupp is an award-winning plein air and pastel artist inspired by the light, atmosphere, and quiet beauty of the Midwest. Her work is rooted in observation, focusing on how value, shape, and subtle shifts in light work together to create paintings that feel both grounded and atmospheric.Working primarily in pastel, often en plein air, Allison is drawn to simplifying what she sees rather than overworking detail. Whether painting winding backroads, quiet creeks, open fields, or overlooked rural structures, her goal is less about recording a place exactly as it appears and more about capturing the feeling of being there.
Her work has received multiple awards in plein air and regional exhibitions, including multiple Best of Show honors, first place awards, and sponsor recognition throughout the Midwest. Her work is represented in galleries and held in private collections.
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TEACHING
Alongside her own work, Allison is passionate about teaching and helping others learn how to truly see like an artist. Her workshops and classes focus on composition, value structure, observation, and simplification while encouraging artists to move beyond detail-first thinking and develop a stronger understanding of shape, light, and focal design.
Designed for both developing and experienced artists, her teaching emphasizes clear decision-making, confident beginnings, and a more thoughtful, intentional approach to painting.
Designed for both developing and experienced artists, her teaching emphasizes clear decision-making, confident beginnings, and a more thoughtful, intentional approach to painting.
When not painting or teaching, Allison spends much of her time raising her four children, biking the Katy Trail, exploring Missouri backroads, and following changing light across the landscape.
