Allison LAUPP
Emotional Impressionist - Plein Air Painter - Instructor
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. Being on location allows her to respond directly to shifting light, color relationships, and the subtle rhythms of the landscape. Working primarily in pastel, often en plein air, Allison is drawn to simplifying what she sees rather than overworking detail. Allison's goal is less about recording a place exactly as it appears and more about capturing the feeling of being there.
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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.
