Laura Cramer

Laura spent an idyllic childhood living by the sea in southern Ireland, scratching out giant pictures in the sand and gazing into rockpools. It was there she became a daydreamer, influenced by beautiful landscape all around.

Memories of tall grasses, seed heads, bracken and birdsong became part of that inner world. Despite now living in an urban setting in the UK, Laura seeks out nearby landscapes in which to daydream as well as drawing inspiration from her garden. Working in layers, she begins a painting with childlike spontaneity, allowing bright colours to dominate. With little care for outcome at this stage. Scratching back into wet paint feels like being back on that beach with stick in hand exploring what lies below the surface of the sand, hopeful of revealing a little bit of magic.

Laura has worked with large public art projects in Bristol, and recently with a design agency in Hong Kong producing a series of paintings for the Hong Kong Jockey Club.