ARTIST STATEMENT
My name is Laural Lawless, and I am an artist from Yarrawonga in North East
Victoria.
I started painting again 7 years ago, under the tuition of a well-known and accomplished artist ‘Kate Gorman’. Today I paint full time and have exhibited both locally and interstate, in both group and solo exhibitions.
Art, to me, must evoke an emotional response from the viewer. It is an immediate feeling that captures ones attention, when first sighting a piece of Art.
I have a love for the Australian landscape, which developed many years ago when my family owned and operated an outback hotel in Tibooburra, NSW.
Today I endeavor to capture the essence of this vast, beautiful and spiritual land of ours on canvas.
In my mind, my style is contemporary/impressionist; I paint with spontaneity and try to retain brilliance of colour and texture. My medium of choice is acrylic as I like to paint rapidly and with enthusiasm. Acrylics also retain wonderful colours, drying quickly, enabling me to continue painting for as long as I choose.
I try to capture the look and texture of oils without the lengthy time it takes to dry. When I paint I also try to capture the huge expanse of our beautiful country, this can only be done, in my opinion, on large canvases.
INSPIRATIONS
“Wildflowers V & VI”
My trip to the Flinders Ranges last Spring inspired me to paint a series. I have endeavoured to portray the natural beauty, colour and texture of the
Wildflowers, which bring the normally rugged beauty of the area to life for a few short weeks each year.
ARTIST CV
Over the past three years I have been fortunate enough to receive the following awards;
2014-2015: Guest Artist, A Brush with Art Exhibition in Blinman, Flinders
Ranges SA.
2014: Highly commended, Milawa Feast of Art Exhibition in Oxley, VIC
2014: Winner of Emerging Artist Award, Trinity College Art Exhibition, in Albury
NSW
2014: Winner Oil/Acrylic Acquisitive Award, King Valley Art Show in King Valley,
VIC

2014: Winner, David Draper Landscape Awards, Myrtleford Art Prize in
Myrtleford, VIC
2013: Highly commended (both paintings entered), Myrtleford Art Prize, in
Myrtleford VIC
2012: Highly commended, Milawa Feast of Art Exhibtion in Oxley, VIC
2012: Winner, Milawa Feast of Art Exhibition, in Oxley, VIC
My work has been exhibited in:
Weswal Gallery, Tamworth NSW
Main St Gallery, Rutherglen VIC
Muse Gallery, Millawa VIC
Yarrawonga Tourism Office, and many other businesses in the local area.