I met Laura Thompson on the afternoon of Aug. 20, as she stood on a ladder, and spraypainted the windows of vacant businesses in downtown Tulsa.
She said there was a purpose in the multi-colored, abstract graffiti art she was completing on Fourth Street, between Boulder Avenue and Main Street.
"The city wanted to make (businesses) that are for lease look interesting and add a little culture," said Thompson, owner of Decorative Painting by Laura.
She has been painting for 16 years and spray-painting for the past three years.
"The Blue Dome District mural is the first one I spray-painted ... it's exploded since then," Thompson said. "I am blessed to get to do, what I love to do ... it's a way to express myself and share with others."
As an onlooker to her art, I can tell that she doesn't just like what she does, she's also good at it.
To view more of Thompson's art, go to Decorative Painting by Laura on Facebook. Like it, and there will be a link to more of her work.
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Laura Thompson, owner of Decorative Painting by Laura, spray-paints her abstract graffiti art on the walls of vacant businesses along Fourth Street, between Main Street and Boulder Avenue, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World
Laura Thompson, owner of Decorative Painting by Laura, spray-paints her abstract graffiti art on the walls of vacant businesses along Fourth Street, between Main Street and Boulder Avenue, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World
Laura Thompson, owner of Decorative Painting by Laura, spray-paints her abstract graffiti art on the walls of vacant businesses along Fourth Street, between Main Street and Boulder Avenue, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World
Laura Thompson, owner of Decorative Painting by Laura, spray-paints her abstract graffiti art on the walls of vacant businesses along Fourth Street, between Main Street and Boulder Avenue, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World
Laura Thompson, owner of Decorative Painting by Laura, spray-paints her abstract graffiti art on the walls of vacant businesses along Fourth Street, between Main Street and Boulder Avenue, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World
Laura Thompson, owner of Decorative Painting by Laura, test her spray paint as she spray-paints her abstract graffiti art on the walls of vacant businesses along Fourth Street, between Main Street and Boulder Avenue, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World
Laura Thompson, owner of Decorative Painting by Laura, spray-paints her abstract graffiti art on the walls of vacant businesses along Fourth Street, between Main Street and Boulder Avenue, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World
Laura Thompson, owner of Decorative Painting by Laura, spray-paints her abstract graffiti art on the walls of vacant businesses along Fourth Street, between Main Street and Boulder Avenue, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World
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