LAURA ADAMS WILSON

Laura Wilson is a current artist whose work has earned her two solo exhibitions and numerous features in popular magazines. Her fluid paintings often have a beach/ocean look to them, with the heavily used dark, rich blues and contrasting whites like the painting above which almost, to me, looks like sea foam on top of a wave. Wilson is currently living in Florida, which might explain this recurring theme of oceans and water. She writes on her website: 'I work in very small areas on a canvas to get the details and layers just right. I find beauty in the minute and exquisite "happy accidents" of each piece.' This is what I like about this style of painting, as much as you try to control the paint, you can't fully predict the end result and this seems to be Laura Wilson's view too.