Toronto artist Lawrence Morton creating a large-scale contemporary painting on canvas.

I’m a Toronto-based artist creating luminous colour field paintings that explore light, atmosphere and quiet contemplation.


I work slowly on several pieces at a time, building multiple transparent layers of oil paint over weeks and sometimes months. As each layer settles, colours interact to create subtle shifts in depth and light.

I consider my work a sanctuary from the demands of everyday life—a space where time slows down and even stands still, allowing viewers a moment of reflection.


My work is represented by galleries across Canada and the United States.

Outside the studio, I enjoy long walks with my family and dogs, getting lost in a good book, and playing piano—-enthusiastically, if not particularly well.