What 34 two by four foot canvas’s look like stacked next to each other
“34” was a series of interconnected abstract paintings created to celebrate my 34th birthday in 2018. The series was an experiment in “Abstract Art as Autobiography”, with each painting of the series loosely representing a year of my life and the significant feelings and emotions associated with that year.
They were all large- scale 2 foot by 3 foot abstract works in acrylic paint. I tried out a lot of new techniques with this series and embraced the additional challenge of attempting to convey a sense of autobiography to works that are inherently abstract.
I finished the series in July, 2019, and debuted the entire series at a shared show with another local artist in August of the same year. I wanted to have at least one show where the entire 34 set could be viewed as a whole before offering the individual works for sale. The show was well received and a very satisfying conclusion to the project.
In time frame, quantity, and scale, this was the most ambitious personal art project I had taken on to date. As of 2025 unsold works from this series have either been “upcycled” into new mushroom and fantasy themed pieces or dismantled from their frames for a new installation piece I’ll create when I finish my move to Hawaii in 2025.
“Year Zero” 2×3′ Acrylic on canvas Laura Noel 2018/2019 “Year One” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas Laura Noel 2022 “Year Two” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Three” 24×36” Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Four” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel, 2019 “Year Five” 2×3′ Acrylic on canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Six” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas Painting, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Seven” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 ‘Year Eight” 2×3’ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Nine” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Ten” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas. Laura Noel, 2019 “Year Eleven” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Twelve’ 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel, 2019 “Year Thirteen” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel, 2019 “Year Fourteen” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Fifteen” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Sixteen’ 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Seventeen” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Eighteen” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Nineteen” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel, 2019 “Year Twenty” 2×3′ acrylic on canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Twenty-One” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Twenty-Two” 2×3′ acrylic on canvas, Laura Noel 2019“Year Twenty-Three’ 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Twenty-Four” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Twenty-Five” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas. Laura Noel 2019. “Year Twenty-Six” 2×3′ Acrylic on canvas, Laura Noel, 2019 “Year Twenty-Seven’ 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Twenty-Eight” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Twenty- Nine” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Thirty” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel, 2019 “Year Thirty-One’ 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019 “Year Thirty-Two” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel, 2019 “Year Thirty-Three” 2×3′ Acrylic on Canvas, Laura Noel 2019
