In Sri Lanka, I visited a beach called Peanut Farm, it's a common area for tourists to go, swim, surf and watch the sunset. Whilst there, two men arrived to take a lunch break from work. They had packed sandwiches and ate whilst watching the sea. They had no interest in the surfers, or even time to take off their helmets. They just wanted a quick, peaceful lunch break watching the ocean. It really made me think about how mundane, everyday tasks, such as a lunch break, look so different to each person around the world. A stark contrast to my dreary central London office lunches.
Laura Davies is a self-taught artist based in London, working under the name LKD. She paints the beauty in the everyday: normal human moments that make her pause, painted as if from memory rather than directly copied from the photograph. She has drawn since she was a teenager and started painting during covid. Her work has been exhibited at the Holy Art Gallery in London and published in the Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art Magazine, and she was longlisted for ArtEvol in 2025 and Visual Art Open in 2026.
Laura currently works from her home studio in London.