My rotating art exhibit, Liverpool Artist in the Spotlight, has been a great success since I launched it earlier this year. Tonight I share with the House details of our latest installation of five pencil-drawn portraits courtesy of local artist Laura Dogao. With fantastic likenesses of Australian icons such as Ita Buttrose, as well as a self-portrait, Laura's work has been a welcome feature in my electorate office foyer. Laura is a quiet but witty lady who joined the Liverpool Art Society's boatshed group. I am told her work is so admired by her peers that it was difficult for the Liverpool Art Society to pick just five artworks from the many fantastic pieces she has created. Laura puts her love of drawing best in her own words. She said:

I have always enjoyed drawing and I can spend hours on a drawing without realising it. I find the whole process quite absorbing. It is quite therapeutic.

I know that many people feel just like Laura about the link between art and wellbeing, and I thank her for allowing me to share her artworks with our community