Laura Davis is an artist, printmaker and illustrator.
The themes of Laura’s work are nature, celebration, food, growing, playfulness, life, colour, self-expression, music, community and celebrating shadow sides.
Laura has illustrated books, taken commissions for invitations, created posters, designed brands, illustrated an album cover and made countless fine art prints. Future project aims are to create children’s books, book illustration for adults, album covers and editorial commissions.
Inspiration and Experimentation
Laura’s inspiration comes from the awkward, raw and unabashed styles of naive art, medieval art, folk art, outsider art and from observations of life and nature. Her work is made by hand and only given a finish on the computer. Laura aims to work as sustainably as possible, learn and continue old crafts and to embrace slowness and raw expression in her work. Laura’s drawings are dynamic and filled with life, movement, character and humour. They capture life with all its fire and energy.
Laura experiments with collage and printmaking trying to push the boundaries of form and style. She uses print making as a medium of spontaneity and as a form of painting whilst still respecting it as a traditional craft. Stone lithography and screen printing are first choice for her work as it allows for her bold colours and textures to be fully expressed.