Lauras current art practice revolves between Australian landscapes and portraiture, exploring themes of emotional connection to the land and the positive benefits felt as a result of spending time immersed in the natural world. Her most recent landscapes depict the local region, focusing on the use of colour and light to influence mood and create atmosphere. Laura's brushwork is delicate and detailed, often featuring a warmth of colour and vast cloud filled skies. The process of painting allows the artist to revisit the joy and serenity induced by being immersed both in the memory of the landscape and in the painting process itself. With a background in figurative life drawing, Laura finds bouncing back to creating explorative portraits has helped to keep her creative brain stimulated and fresh as she experiments with different ways to portray the human face. Her style includes realism, deconstructed realism, and the odd semi-abstract. Laura has been a finalist in several art prizes, winning first place last year in the Ludlow Art Prize for Australian Landscape Painting in 2023.