"If there’s a common thread that runs through my work, I’d have to say it’s a sense of peacefulness. Whether the subject is a herd of horses grazing contentedly, an untouched landscape under a golden sun, or fresh flowers from the garden… perhaps I can offer the viewer a moment of tranquility in his or her busy life" - Laurie Kersey.
Born in Canada, Kersey spent most of her youth on the move.
Her father raised horses, and the family relocated frequently, often going south for the winter. "I grew up in Ohio and went to school in Pittsburgh, New York, and Florida”, she explains. “Everywhere I moved I took my can of crayons”.
In the schoolyard, she heard a frequent request from the other children: “Draw me a horse!"
At home, she observed her mother’s artistic pursuits. “Every Friday night, she had three friends come over and they set up easels in the kitchen to paint,” she remembers.