Growing up in the countryside, Laura Slade’s artworks are heavily influenced by landscape, nature, and wildlife. The Derbyshire, UK-based traditional artist loves working with watercolors, but she also enjoys using pastel, coloring pencils, and oil. Alongside her colorful animal portraits, she makes other crafts, like jewelry, mosaic, and stained glass.
With her talent and big heart, Slade decided to paint faces of beautiful black cats to break down the prejudices which have been following these creatures for hundreds of years.
“As an artist with a love of color, black cats are maybe not the most obvious choice of subject matter for me, but I have found a way to bring out the rainbow in them. By showing black cats in a new and magical light I hope to remove the stigma behind these loving and lovable creatures,” the artist told Catlov.
To see her enchanting watercolor paintings, take a look at the gallery below and follow her creations on Instagram for more.
