About the Artist

Leila’s paintings are full of vibrant, saturated colour and expressive, lustrous brushwork. She uses colour to convey her emotional response to a subject, processing sensations into heightened colour. Her paintings are a celebration of the world around her – a new day is an opportunity for a new visual experience. When painting, she feels both uplifted and grounded, and in turn, she wants her paintings to calm the mind, spark the senses and bring joy. “I love how placing one colour against another can make them pulse, creating an energy that radiates off the canvas. My mind goes quiet and…

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