Artist of Instagram

Artist of Instagram

I have a love/hate relationship with Instagram.

I love the fact that it gives me a platform to showcase my art to an audience that may not necessarily be exposed to my paintings - for me, this is key to being successful as an artist and so I am very grateful for that.

However, showing the personal side of my business - i.e ME, is something that comes a little less easily. I'm a confident, outgoing person, yet I've always steered clear of posting any of my personal life on social media platforms, so getting over that was one of the buggest hurdles I had to overcome for Instagram and Facebook.

I recently listened Kate Winslet being interviewed. A few words she said seemed to really resonate with me;

"Life's too short. You;ve got one go around, make the most of it".

I think that is such a powerful statement I've taken it to heart. Yes social media platforms can be intimidating and take you outside of your comfort zone, but for me, they've also provided amazing support and brought me new clients and a job that doesn'y feel like work.

So here goes, follow me www.instagram.com/laurakedzlieart

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The beautiful lush, green woodland that forms The Chilterns, is a big inspiration for many of my pieces.

I often walk in the middle of the day, however paintings such as 'Through the mist' and 'First Light' were developed after early morning walks around Wynchmore Hill when the sun was rising and the atmosphere had a dream-like quality.

The infamous bluebells that flower once a year at Hodgemoor Woods were incredible this year and the pops of purple have followed through into several paintings, including some sky scenes, where i have painted bright purple skies. The most obvious influence is in my appropriately named 'Bluebells at Hodgemoore' oil painting.

The sunsets in Dorset, specifically Bridport are some of the most incredible ones I have witnessed and so photos like this have been instrumental in shaping paintings from the 'Sky' series.

I paint from memory generally, but used the photo to steer the direction of several sky paintings, which have incorporated neon orange and yellow into the colour scheme.