US Olympian And Talented Artist Laurenne Ross Publishes First Book
Two-time Olympian and talented artist Laurenne Ross has published her first book, a photography book entitled “Approach”—featuring photos taken from several locations around the world: Italy, Switzerland, Alberta and British Columbia (Canada), New Zealand, Chile and France.
Laurenne is known as one of the most dynamic athletes on and off the snow, with incredible talent on violin, piano, guitar, vocals and as a visual artist. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Laurenne cut her teeth at a small local hill but headed to the Canadian Rockies on weekends, where she raced her Dad (a former alpine racer) to the lodge.
A creative to the core, who is a seasoned vet when it comes to creating both visual beauties in the classroom and beauty in the form of arcs on the snow, Laurenne loves merging her passion for the mountains and art. How does she describe herself as an athlete/artist, and how do influences of Laurenne’s art permeate into her skiing/vice-versa?
“As an artist at heart, I see skiing as a sort of art form,” noted Laurenne. “Sport is a form of self-expression, and I really try to embody that in my skiing. We as skiers are all very different in our movements and ways of connecting with the mountains and snow, and I find that to be such a beautiful thing. You can see how each athlete expresses themselves in their movements and reactions, just as you can see expression in an artist's work.”
“I'm also undeniably drawn to the mountains and snow, and I think you can see glimpses of that connection in my artwork,” she continued. “I've always dreamed of a way to express my love for and connection to skiing (and the elements that come with it) through an art form, just as I endlessly search for ways to express myself and my artistic side through my skiing.”
Join Laurenne on her colorful journey around our beautiful world.
Check out Laurenne’s website and her Approach book.
Laurenne travels the world with her film camera: pursuing a different perspective in light and color than one can see with the naked eye. She has experimented with different film types to achieve this and created a compilation of photos featuring mountains, forests, friends and oceans.
