Mixed Media Workshop with Artist Laura Raborn
In this thought-provoking class, we will study various ways to include language in our compositions. The words can be a background, can create a subtle message, can be used to create a graphic element or pattern, or can become the central element of the artwork. We will look at contemporary artists who use language such as Christopher Wool, Barbara Kruger, Glenn Ligon, and Guy Denning.
Techniques will include arranging and gluing words on the surface to create patterns, handwriting on top of paint layers, carving words into wet paint, stenciling letters on to the surface, partially hiding words with layers of paint or collage, and image transferring newspaper and magazine text, just to name a few.
This class is for all levels though experience with acrylic paint will be helpful.
Saturday and Sunday Feb 8th & 9th 10 am to 4 pm (with a 45 minute lunch break)
$140 per person
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About Laura
Laura Raborn’s paintings have been exhibited in Arkansas, the U.S. and the Bahamas and are in numerous collections including acquisitions by the CARTI Collection, the Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the Bill and Hillary Clinton private collection. Her work has earned several awards and she has a thriving portrait commission business, one of which was presented to the former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Beebe. Raborn and her artwork have appeared in several publications such as “Women Make Arkansas: Conversations with 50 Creatives,” “Untold Arkansas: An Anthology,” Ms. Magazine blog, and Entropy magazine.
After receiving a B.A. from Rollins College, Raborn worked in marketing for six years and took evening classes at the Arkansas Arts Center, where she is delighted to now teach workshops. She recently completed her Masters in Art with a focus on Painting, during which she worked as a Graduate Assistant for the esteemed Dr. Floyd Martin at UA Little Rock.
Her Little Rock studio is open for appointments and her paintings can be viewed at www.laurarabornart.com or by visiting Cantrell Gallery in Little Rock, AR, Justus Fine Art in Hot Springs, AR and Princess Street Gallery on Harbour Island in the Bahamas.