I have been working as a professional Artist since 1997 when my career took off after being invited on board RFA ARGUS by Admiral Terry Loughran to be the official artist to 702 Lynx Helicopter Squadron. As a qualified pilot, I was able to fly with the crew and capture a unique aerial viewpoint for the painting that now graces the wardroom of the squadron. This lead to many more commissions for the Royal Navy and foreign navies including those of Holland and Canada, culminating in my securing the commission from BAE Systems for the painting for the wardroom of HMS AMBUSH.
My love of the sea lead me on to painting Classic Yachts inspired by the regattas on the Solent where I live and then in the Mediteranean. Between 2005 and 2007, I followed the 32nd America's Cup racing in Valencia, Malmo and Trapani to create a series of paintings. This encouraged me to discover new techniques with mixed media to create work that changes in different lights.
More recently, I have started to explore different subjects and have returned to producing sculptures.
My work has been shown and sold at the Marine Gallery, Cowes and I was mentored by John Wyllie who exhibited my pictures in Kensington and Chelsea. My work has been shown in the Royal Society of Marine Artists 2021, I won an award at Laing Landscape and Seascape exhibition at the Mall Galleries and also at the Rheged Gallery for the Westmorland Landscape Prize 2019..I have taken part in the Chianciano Biennale, the London Bienale and shown work with the Gagliardi Gallery in Chealsea, London as well as the Paul Mason Gallery in Sloane Square and the Salt Marsh Gallery, Lymmington.
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Dawn Lawrence art, paintings, drawings, watercolour, oils, charcoal mixed media