A former NCAD fine art student turned model, TV makeup artist, and beauty pro, Karen McLaughlin has worn many hats throughout her professional career
A former NCAD fine art student turned model, make-up artist and beauty pro, Karen McLaughlin has worn many hats throughout her professional career – though she’s always returned to her one true passion; art. For McLaughlin, returning to the studio has been an artistic reawakening: “In my mid-thirties, my beauty career was flourishing, but something was missing for me. There was a deep creative longing inside that little seemed to fill.
a Chris Cornell gig at the Olympia Theatre. I was sitting in one of the box seats and felt like I could reach out and touch his head. For one piece, he played acoustic guitar and sang alongside a vinyl recording of a recently passed artist and friend. It was incredibly moving. His voice and that moment still stay with me.“Draw what you see, not what you think you see.” From my mum. It’s funny because now I also paint what I feel, remember or intuit.
Quiet Horizons by artist Karen McLaughlin runs at Wallace’s Asti until November 15. Entry to the exhibition is free. See
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