about the artist.

BORN IN THE DIVERSE TOWN OF READING IN ’91 PEACHES LAUREN DUNCAN BECAME AN AVID OBSERVER OF HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY; OUR INDIVIDUAL VIEW OF THE WORLD, HOW WE RELATE TO EACH OTHER, AND NAVIGATE OUR WAY THROUGH LIFE.

SHE PERSUED HER FINE ART EXAMS EARLY IN SECONDARY SCHOOL AND CONTINUED CREATIVE STUDIES IN HER COLLEGE YEARS. STUDYING GRAPHIC DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY, ART HISTORY, AND LIFE DRAWING. BEGINNING A LIFELONG OBSESSION; WITH ALL VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS, THE HUMAN FORM, AND THE EMOTIONS CONVEYED THROUGH ART AND DESIGN.

PEACHES CONTINUED HER DESIGN STUDIES IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, IMMERSING HERSELF IN THE CITY'S VIBRANT CULTURE AND ART SCENE. EARNING A LIVING DISPENSING AT AN OPTICIANS. THIS INTEREST IN CORRECTING IMPAIRED VISION REFLECTED THE IMPORTANCE SHE PLACED ON VIEWING THE WORLD, IN ALL ITS ENTIRETY, WITH ALL ITS DEPTH AND COLOUR.

AFTER MOVING BACK TO WORCESTER in 2019 SHE BEGAN ESTABLISHING HERSELF AS A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST, ACCEPTING PORTRAIT COMMISSIONS, AND CONTINUING TO LEARN THE ILLUSION OF DETAIL.

A MASTERFUL AESTHETIC OF REALISM, TRANSFORMED BY THE LENS OF PEACHES' ASTUTE 'WINDOW TO THE SOUL' RENDITION OF MOOD, PERSONALITY, AND INNER THOUGHTFULNESS, MAKING HER WORK AN EXCITING NEW ARRIVAL ON THE CONTEMPORARY FINE-ART SCENE.