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Laura’s love of the surf and the sea is reflected<br />
in her rhythmic, flowing artwork. She said at the<br />
beginning, her art and style were totally influenced<br />
by architectural sketching, until she started to carry<br />
a sketchbook around with her while travelling.<br />
“I transformed from black and white line drawings<br />
to watercolour, mostly because I just couldn’t<br />
bring the surf scenes across the way I wanted with<br />
a black pen. Exploring this new style, I actually<br />
fell in love with it. Now I can express myself best<br />
when combining line drawings with free-flowing<br />
watercolour.<br />
“I love sketching outside the most, there I can get<br />
into a certain flow where my hand is moving freely<br />
and producing what I see in a way that I could never<br />
guide consciously and that doesn’t follow any rule.<br />
These are the drawings that I’m most satisfied with<br />
myself.<br />
“You often don’t really know when and why<br />
inspiration hits you for a certain painting, but there is<br />
something that drives you, images in your head that<br />
just want to come out. For some time, when a new<br />
idea for a painting is in your head, you are almost<br />
uncomfortable until you can bring it onto paper.<br />
“In general, I would say my<br />
biggest inspiration is ‘observing<br />
closely’. For me it’s about the<br />
little details, the hidden feelings<br />
between the lines or a certain<br />
atmosphere. I soak all of that up<br />
and subconsciously transform it<br />
into lines and surfaces,” she said.<br />
Being a self-employed artist, Laura has a lot of fun<br />
letting loose her creativity with the many private<br />
commissions she’s taken on. From mural paintings,<br />
portraits of homes and window illustrations to<br />
artwork for websites, flyers and books - she leaves<br />
behind a trail of dazzling drawings wherever she<br />
travels. Laura said the one thing she loves about her<br />
job is that she gets a lot of different enquires.<br />
“Private commissions are always special, because<br />
people share their stories with me and give me their<br />
trust to transform it into a painting. My favourite<br />
piece that I have done is probably a mural where<br />
I have combined frame prints into a panoramic<br />
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