Laura Atkins encourages artists to immerse themselves in art that speaks to you. Really study it. Read everything you can. See it in person. She also says we should listen to artists on podcasts such as this one and John Dalton’s Gently Does It. As an artist, Laura says we ought to push ourselves past the point of frustration because there are problems that need to be resolved. Lastly, she says we should learn from each painting and play around with different approaches or materials.

Discovering Hi-Fructose magazine was an important moment in Laura’s artistic journey. There she found contemporary artists painting realistically such as Pamela Wilson and Alexandra Manukyan. Another moment was when she switched from acrylics to oils. Lastly “finding my tribe”, Laura says was key to her journey.

When it comes to food, Laura loves tea and chocolate. When she cooks she knows the food is ready when the smoke alarm goes off.

To connect with Laura goto her website at LauraAtkinsart.com You can send her a message via her website. Sometimes she checks into IG and infrequently I check in to Facebook.