Astoria, Oregon fine artist Laura Janes specializes in painting natural forms. For Janes, nature is an endless, complex seduction, resulting in art that is always an affair of the heart. She draws inspiration from elements found in the natural world, including a variety of plants, trees, water and rocks. Janes works primarily in acrylic on canvas as well as watercolor, and occasionally creating mixed media pieces using images, gold and silver leaf and encaustic materials.