Artist Harriet Lawless holding a painting she made of the Brecon Beacons in Wales

About me

I’m an Australian landscape oil painter. I’m based in London, but I spend my year painting between Australia, the UK, and Mediterranean Europe. These places have such distinct light and colour, and I love how different it feels to focus on each.

I’m inspired by bold, intense colour. In every painting, I aim to balance my urge to push colour with my desire to capture a recognisable, honest painting of a particular landscape. I don’t want to paint a scene exactly as it is, but rather to show what I found captivating about it - and that’s usually colour.

Light and atmosphere are an important part of this, and I’m always striving to use them in my paintings to tell the story of how it felt to be in that landscape.

My Process

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Behind The Scenes
A commissioned painting of London in autumn
A commissioned painting of London in autumn

A surprise birthday commission capturing the golden autumn view from a couple’s former London apartment, from the first studies to the finished painting.

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Painting process | Evening Light, Lecce
Painting process | Evening Light, Lecce
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Painting process | Bright Haze From Richmond Hill
Painting process | Bright Haze From Richmond Hill
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Painting process | Golden Hour, Paros
Painting process | Golden Hour, Paros
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artist Harriet Lawless posing with her oil painting of Brecon Beacons, Wales, at dawn

Private Collections

My work held in private collections across Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and the United Arab Emirates.


Exhibitions

2026 – Russell Gallery Christmas Mixed Exhibition, London - forthcoming

2026 – ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London - forthcoming

2025 – Semi-finalist, Almenara Art Prize, Spain

2025 – Semi-finalist, Art Renewal Centre’s 18th International Salon Competition, USA

2025 – Finalist, Wales Contemporary, Garrison Chapel Gallery, London & Waterfront Gallery, Wales

2025 – Highgate Contemporary Winter Exhibition, London, UK

2024 – Finalist, Waterbrook Landscape Prize, Australia


Education & Training

– National Art School, Sydney
– Bachelor of Design In Architecture, University of Sydney

Contact me

Please email harriet@harrietlawlessartist.com or fill in the form below.

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A special memory from last year, painting the evening light on Ithaca in Greece
This is my painting of Albert Bridge at dusk, commissioned by my client to remember her time living in London. I really loved how collaborative this commission became. My client had a very specific vision for her painting, and we worked closely toge
I lived in gorgeous Lecce for a few months a few years ago. I never tired of strolling through the baroque old town every evening to watch the last of the sun catch the tops of the sandstone buildings, turning them bright yellow. I wanted this paint
My oil painting of winter light on the Pimlico grid, London, in its beautiful hand-finished frame. This painting is available on my website :) www.harrietlawlessartist.com/available/p/original-painting-winter-light-on-the-pimlico-grid
I've always loved this view from Richmond Hill, as I'm sure all Londoners do, with the dramatic curve of the river Thames and vast distant horizon. I’ve painted it a few times before, and wanted to revisit it to see what I can do with it now th
This is my oil painting of a golden sunset in the hills of Paros, Greece 🇬🇷 I adored painting this piece. The colours are so rich and contrast in a way that captures the glow I remember from my time on the island. Layering the golds and greens in
Painting Italy while spending the summer in Greece 🐬
My oil painting of shadows on the Tiber river, Rome 🇮🇹 "Shadows on the Tiber, Rome" 45 × 55 cm, oil on linen I loved breaking this painting down into big graphic shapes of colour and value, and using them to capture the feeling of
What a joy it is to paint Albert Bridge again. I love it for its wild pastel colours, its beautiful reflections, and the way it looks different in every light. There’s something so wonderful about returning to a scene that I’ve painted m