Leila’s paintings are a celebration of the beauty she sees in life, expressed in vibrant colour harmonies and fluid brushwork. She wants to capture the character and essence of her subject, and uses a heightened colour palette and a blend of figurative and abstract form to achieve this. Colour and form play across the surface to spark the senses and calm the mind, and take the viewer out of the everyday into beauty and escape.
Born in London, Leila is an internationally recognised artist with one of her paintings on a postage stamp. It is part of a collection of 12 official stamps issued in France, with works by Van Gogh, Degas, Derain and Klee. Her work has featured in Country Life magazine’s ‘My Favourite Painting’, and commissions include a portrait of Dame Zandra Rhodes and equestrian paintings for the Royal Box at Cheltenham Racecourse and the Jockey Club. Her paintings are in notable private collections in the UK and abroad.
Leila took her Master of Fine Art at the prestigious Slade School of Art and her Bachelor of Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art, University of Arts London.
Although art was always Leila’s biggest passion, she initially studied History of Art and English at the University of Nottingham, and then worked at the Condé Nast Publications, working with images. At 25, she followed her heart to get back to painting and study fine art.
Leila is represented by Buckingham Fine Art, with original paintings available at Aura Fine Art, Buckingham Fine Art, Cotswolds Contemporary, Soho Fine Art and select independent galleries.
Licensing and copyright are represented by Bridgeman Images. Limited Edition Prints available at Bridgeman Editions.
Leila lives in London/ Surrey with her family and dog Alfie.