Laurie Avadis

I am interested in the ways we fit into our ever-changing environments together with the animals who share our lives. I developed a love of watercolours and pastels whilst painting in the fields and villages of the Loire Valley and Surrey and mixed media whilst experimenting with found objects.I explore my environment through my art, both the textures and power of the sea and the way the elements interact with the animals and people who occupy it. I paint from sketches and photographs in my studios in Felpham the Loire Valley. I sketch when I travel and when I return.