Liila Robertson, originally from Brecon, South Wales, is an intuitive abstract artist based in Brighton. Her creative journey began in her late 40s, defying the notion that she couldn’t be an artist due to a lack of traditional drawing skills. A turning point came when she began HRT for perimenopause, sparking an overwhelming urge to create. She started doodling on the sofa with graphic ink pens and watercolours, and soon found her early pieces attracting interest online. Encouraged by this response, she acquired an easel she discovered discarded on the street and began painting on canvas. Within a year, her work was picked up by galleries, with The Brighton Box among the first to exhibit her pieces.

Liila’s art draws inspiration from the chaos and beauty of everyday life. Her work captures deep emotion through colour, texture, and movement, reflecting moments of joy, confusion, sadness, and clarity. She rejects rigid rules, allowing instinct and emotion to guide her hand. Her process involves layering acrylics with palette knives and unconventional tools, such as window-cleaning squeegees, rarely using brushes. Bold gestures and spontaneous marks define her work, focusing on what she feels rather than what she sees. By embracing imperfection and surrendering to the creative process, Liila has discovered true artistic freedom, producing vibrant, expressive, and deeply personal abstract art.