
Burano
24 x 30 inches, Oil on Canvas, 2025
Windows of the World Collection
Certificate of Authenticity and Floater Frame Included | Signed by the Artist
Created using handmade paints with pigments sourced from Venice, Italy
Burano is rich with contrast and quietude. Named after the colorful island near Venice, the piece balances golden ochre and cornflower blue in a seamless gradient. A soft, hazy square at center appears as if it were cut from the sky and gently embedded into its frame.
The outer edges pulse with warmth, while the inner clouds feel distant and slow-moving. There is a sacred stillness in the form, like the hush of a small town at sunrise. Laura Clay’s treatment of light and shape gives the work both softness and formality.
Burano is a contemplative window into subtle color play and the poetry of still air.
Burano
24 x 30 inches, Oil on Canvas, 2025
Windows of the World Collection
Certificate of Authenticity and Floater Frame Included | Signed by the Artist
Created using handmade paints with pigments sourced from Venice, Italy
Burano is rich with contrast and quietude. Named after the colorful island near Venice, the piece balances golden ochre and cornflower blue in a seamless gradient. A soft, hazy square at center appears as if it were cut from the sky and gently embedded into its frame.
The outer edges pulse with warmth, while the inner clouds feel distant and slow-moving. There is a sacred stillness in the form, like the hush of a small town at sunrise. Laura Clay’s treatment of light and shape gives the work both softness and formality.
Burano is a contemplative window into subtle color play and the poetry of still air.
Burano was created using the last of her grandmother’s paints alongside pigments sourced from Venice, Italy.
Windows of the World explores memory and the destinations that shape identity. Each painting reflects Laura Clay’s experiences traveling across cultures, capturing the balance between rootedness and transition. Inspired by her travels to places like Mexico, Italy, and Spain, Clay incorporates locally sourced pigments and natural materials, allowing each piece to embody the essence of its origin. As the series expands, new works will be titled after the locations where these materials were gathered, deepening the connection between place, and memory and exploring how travel transforms identity.