"My work is inspired by the daily walks on downs and in fields around my home, often travelling to the Dorset coastline for a dose of sea air. My paintings are created using many layers of narrative; I hope my work provokes a memory or stirs an emotion in the onlooker. I am not concerned with the figurative aspect of the landscape itself, although it is always my starting point. Through sketching outisde I want to capture the emotion of the moment I was there, I then develop the sketches into a series of paintings in the studio."
Laura Rich was born in Salisbury, England in 1979 and is based in the south west of England. An experienced commercial artist and designer, having trained in Graphic Design and Illustration (BA Hons, 1999 – 2001), her clients include P&O, Cunard and The Maybourne Hotel Group, Laura continues to work on commercial projects and private commissions and regularly sells work to interior designers for placement in clients’ homes. Her contemporary landscape paintings are sold in galleries across England and are held in private collections internationally.
As one of our original gallery artists, her solo show Petrichor 2018 introduced her colourful, light filled landscapes to new collectors. We're delighted that Laura's second solo show In Between Horizons opens in the gallery on February 14th, with Laura in attendance for the Opening on Saturday 15th February from 11am to 3pm, all welcome.