Breaking Down the Visual Language
Class-Micro | Available
This one-day class will teach you to have a better understanding of painting using the concepts of light and shadow. Learn to look at any scene and break it down in large shapes, value and color so that you can paint anything regardless of complexity. Create a strong composition, find your six values, add correct color, determine temperature, push and pull edges, and use bold brushwork to create dynamic paintings. Bonus tips on how to bring abstraction into your representational work using various tools and techniques. Daily demo and individual instruction at each easel included. www.lauralanfordfineart.com
• Please note: This class meets 9:30am-4:30pm
Laura Lanford
Laura Lanford is a representational impressionist who specializes in oil painting. She has always had a love of art and studied graphic design/illustration for two years at Auburn University. Although she pursued a different career, she became serious about oil painting after retiring from managing and working in her private pediatric speech therapy practice. Laura pursued oil painting in Atlanta, Georgia where she studied with several professional artists including Master Impressionist James Richards. After three years of mentoring with James, she began teaching classes and workshops at James Richards Studio for seven years. Additionally, Laura has taught at the Booth Art Academy as well as several art venues around the Southeast. Laura and her family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona in 2022 where she has continued her passion for painting as well as found a new love of exploring the Southwest. You can find Laura in her working studio in Carefree, Arizona at The Stagecoach Village. She currently sells her work privately.