Magical Employee Break Lounge Nature Mural What a fun job this was to paint a three seasons lounge area for The Yetee Warehouse employees and visitors! It was even more fun to revisit it a year later to see how the company decided to decorate the space. They added props complete with artificial grass turf […]
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Check Out This Beautiful Public Community Mural! Collaborative mural painting lead by me, Laura Lynne Art, and Catalina Diaz. This is my biggest mural and biggest project to date! It was such a pleasure to work with Catalina and the Aurora community on this large scale sign mural painting. This wall is 15×30′ long! Giant
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This bright and happy cat mural in a play room in Naperville is sure to please the fun cat lover in all of us!
Mural of turtle, or tortoise, looking through a vintage telescope with the quote “Be noble for you are made of stars, be humble for you are made of Earth located on the Green Line L bridge in Oak Park, Illinois,
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I chose the “Bloom Where You Are Planted” design for the mural in downtown Aurora as a message of love and hope for the community. There are so many people working to make Aurora a better place to live, and it seems to be working. The downtown has changed dramatically since we’ve moved here. The musicals at the Paramount are incredible, the new murals have really brightened and livened up the city. Public areas are being remodeled and some excellent restaurants and coffee shops have moved into town. Beautiful butterfly gardens dress up the streets. Aurora Downtown, city workers and volunteers help to host fun free events, like First Fridays, Alley Art Fest, and others. I hope my mural has added to the positivity going on in downtown Aurora
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Dragonfly fine art prints and the story behind the commission.
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Artist creates a hierarchy of creative needs based on Maslow’s famous pyramid.
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Custom Fire Truck Illustration Art for the Aurora Regional Fire Museum Researching Vintage Fire Trucks and Firefighters for the Art At the Alley Art Festival in Aurora, Illinois in August of 2016, I met the new Executive Director of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, Brian Failing. He asked me to do a project for the
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Year of the Dragon Art Prints Read more about the inspiration behind my dragon art prints. Sleepy Water Dragon Art Illustration Print “Water Dragon” was the first dragon I created for a little girl’s nursery room. The original colors are purple and green, but I changed the colors digitally and prefer the red version. Both
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Why Do Children Need Art? 7 Reasons Why Art Class is Important According to the Harvard Business School, creativity is an in-demand skill. A curriculum encouraging creativity means most of the time the projects won’t look alike and may not even have any recognizable subjects in the younger grades. Read more about the importance of
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Art Field Trip to the Shedd Aquarium Originally we were going to lead kids on a field trip planned for the Art Institute of Chicago, Ping Tom Park murals, and the National Museum of Mexican Art. However, having such a large group of kids and adults made the trip impossible so we changed it to
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5 Reasons Why I Attend a Regular Art Critique Education – One of the main reasons I like my art critique group is because I learn so much. We share resources, tips, and ideas every week. We connect each other with the tools we need to be more successful artists. Socializing and Networking – Most artists
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A Note About my Process Oriented Art Teaching Style Hello! Thank you for taking a class with me or considering enrolling in an art class with me. I want to explain my teaching style and philosophy. Whether it’s a virtual class via Zoom or in-person, I believe the best art happens when students use their
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How Will AI Art Change My Career? You might be asking yourself this question. Will corporations hire less artists in the future? Most likely. Will they pay us even less? Most likely. So then what is the point of making art in the age of AI or going to school for art? I definitely don’t
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Book List for Artists Seeking Art Careers When I was in college there weren’t a lot of books to read regarding how to be a professional artist and how to run your art business, etc… I was left on my own, not having any direction in college about it either. I felt I either had
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Sound of Music Inspired Wall Art Prints When I was a young, I loved going to my grandma’s house. Most often she liked to relax by reading in her chair, but occasionally she would watch programs on public tv. One of the movies we used to watch when we visited was The Sound of Music
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Best Places to Paint a Mural in Your Home or Office Murals on a ceiling? A bathroom mural? Do you want to add ambiance to a room? Have you thought about adding a chinoiserie mural in a bathroom or bedroom? There are so many great places to have murals painted in your home. Mural artists
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Zoom Art Classes for Children Focus on Nature Artist Laura Lynne was raised a nature lover. Her parents often took their family on an array of outdoor activities including camping, fishing, rock climbing, etc… Laura also spent a lot of time at her maternal grandparents small hobby farm with outdoor hammock naps, apple picking in
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