Custom Watercolor Dog Portrait Paintings On Saturday, I spent the day painting pet portraits at Parachute Home’s Lincoln Park, Chicago location for their National Dog Day event.  It was such a fun event as dog owners brought in their pets for treats and a custom watercolor portrait.  Guests signed up in advance so I was […] The post Dog Portrait Artist – Custom Watercolor Paintings appeared first on Laura Lynne - Mixed Media Art and Murals ..read more

Have You Heard of TAB Art Classes for Kids? This art teaching method builds skills and techniques in many mediums, but allows for maximum creativity for children.  Why is maximum creativity crucial in your student’s art class and why is art class important anyway?  Read 7 reasons why art education is essential here.   TAB stands for Teaching for Artistic Behaviors.  Here are the guiding principles:  What do artists do? The child is the artist. The classroom is the child’s studio. How the TAB I Love Messy Art Club After School Classes will Work: I am offering th ..read more

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 colors are available as prints. Colorful Blue Goodnight Dragons Art Print The night time dragon scene was created using printed trees and unused dragons from another one of my collages, “Woodland Walk”.  I used watercolor painted papers for the rocks and a v ..read more

Why Study Art with Laura Lynne? 7 Reasons Why Art Class is Important According to the Harvard Business School, creativity is an in-demand skill.  My curriculum encourages creativity which 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 creativity according to Harvard here.  Art class reinforces, compliments, and adds to many general education subjects like history, geography, science, and math.  For example, students will learn about the physics of light and color ..read more

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 are pretty isolated.  We work in our studio all day and sometimes don’t see or talk to anyone for hours or days.  It can be very lonely at times.  Meeting with like-minded artists is a great way to break the studio monotony.  Many of us also don’t hav ..read more

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 have the answers, but wanted to share a list of how I think artists might be able to stay relevant in the age of AI (artificial intelligence created) Art. People will still want to wear unique, artist and designer-made jewelry and clothing. Mural painting, especially on a rou ..read more

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 to be an art teacher, independently wealthy, really lucky or all of the above in order to have a career making art.  So, I graduated and headed into the corporate world.  Fast forward 10 years later, I was able to stay home with my son and started working on my art again during nap times.  It&nb ..read more

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 with Julie Andrews.  The story and songs left a big impression on me as a child.  It’s still one of my favorite musicals.  Being heavily influenced by nature and music, it was only a matter of time before I created art inspired by some of my favorite music. Here is the set of four prints ba ..read more

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 fall, and nature walks to collect wildflower bouquets for Grandma.  (I know now not to pick wildflowers, but it’s fun to recreate one of my childhood memories in an artwork.) She spent summer days observing the bugs and squirrels in her yard, catching ..read more

Original Mixed Media Bird Song Inspired Art “More Music”, 2018, 12×16 inches on Flat Panel, Mixed Media This original mixed media art inspired by the Grateful Dead’s Bird Song and a Janis Joplin quote is for sale.  Please call or text 208-991-2178, or email hello@lauralynneart.com. The post Bird Song Lyrics Inspired Original Mixed Media Art appeared first on Laura Lynne Art and Illustration ..read more