Image: Laura Quinn & Tania Rivilis
‘Women painting portraits’
10 JULY 2023
Image: Laura Quinn & Tania Rivilis
Artists from Ukraine and the UK tell Kim Chakanetsa about how they capture someone’s personality on canvas.
Laura Quinn Harris is a UK artist specialising in oil portraits of people and animals. Her work has been displayed in exhibitions including the prestigious BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London, and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition. Her sitters have included the actor Sir Ian McKellen, film producer Armando Iannucci and soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Laura first gained a degree in Mathematics before studying Scientific & Natural History Illustration and produces highly detailed portraits which can take up to several months to complete.
10 JULY 2023