Rendered in oil on canvas, this 2022 work by Los Angeles-based artist Mimi Lauter pulses with the layered, tactile energy that has come to define her practice. Working across the picture plane with dense accumulations of paint, Lauter builds luminous, atmospheric compositions that hover between figuration and pure sensation. Botanical and organic forms drift through the surface, half-emerging from passages of rich color and gestural mark-making, creating an impression less of a fixed image than of something alive and in motion. The work measures 101.6 by 76.2 centimeters, a scale intimate enough to draw the viewer close while sustaining a visual complexity that rewards sustained attention. Lauter has developed a devoted following among collectors drawn to painting that balances rigorous material investment with emotional openness. Her works are noted for their deliberate slowness, built through hours of careful layering that gives the painted surface a depth and warmth rarely achieved at this scale. The present canvas, signed by the artist and offered through Mendes Wood DM, exemplifies her ability to transform a modest format into something genuinely immersive. The absence of a frame leaves the raw physicality of the object fully visible, allowing the paint itself to set the boundaries of the composition. For collectors seeking work that holds its presence across years of living with it, Lauter's paintings offer a rare combination of sensory immediacy and lasting intrigue. Her reputation has grown steadily through institutional attention and strong placement in significant private collections, and works of this quality and period are becoming increasingly difficult to acquire. This canvas represents a considered entry point into a body of work that continues to deepen in critical and market regard.