Shaunté Lauren is a self taught artist. She has been drawing since she could hold a pencil. Since she was a small child, she's had a love for animals. When she wasn't at the lake with family and friends, or swimming in the pool, she was observing animals around her and collecting National Geographic magazines to study the anatomy of wildlife. In her early twenties she finally decided to try her hand at acrylic paints. From there she went on to paint murals for homes, businesses and her local School District. Shaunté was always intrigued by oil paints and it wasn't until 2014 that she did her first oil painting. She immediately fell in love with oils and they have since been her main media.