Laura works predominantly in oil. Her bold use of colour and generous application of paint make for a distinctive style that allows her to capture a variety of subjects.

Many of her paintings comprise dramatic landscapes and seascapes inspired by her visits to Orkney. The islands are blessed with a huge expanse of sea, green fields, jagged cliffs and an ever-changing sky. The atmosphere of Orkney is wild and windy and often sand, seashells and bits of heather get blown into the thickly applied oil paint and set there.

At the centre of Laura’s work is a quality of capturing the soul and atmosphere of the subject – an attempt to evoke a “feeling” rather than a representation. This is the essence of all her paintings, whether it is a fragile vase of flowers or a wild, unruly sea.

Laura had a successful solo exhibition at the Lennox Gallery in 2005. Since then she has exhibited and sold at the affordable art fair and in various group exhibitions. She has an open gallery at her home in Fulham, where she lives with her husband and three children.