A former NCAD fine art student turned model, make-up artist and beauty pro, Karen McLaughlin has worn many hats throughout her professional career – though she’s always returned to her one true passion; art. For McLaughlin, returning to the studio has been an artistic reawakening: “In my mid-thirties, my beauty career was flourishing, but something was missing for me. There was a deep creative longing inside that little seemed to fill. Now in my 40s, I’ve given myself permission to make art again.” Her latest solo exhibition entitled Quiet Horizons, runs at Dublin’s Wallace’s Asti until November 15.