Autumn Vineyard Series V Painting

This colourful semi abstract painting was inspired by visiting a vineyard at harvest time. As a contemporary landscape painter, Laura seeks to simplify her subject matter. Initially working in a gestural manner, allowing the paint to flow across the paper. To be pushed and pulled at random, helping to set the mood of the work. She then tries to 'find the scene' amongst the myriad of marks, ultimately reducing the composition to areas of movement, pattern and contrast of light versus dark.