Artist in Residence: Laura Barrow

Laura studied painting (and printmaking) in acrylic, watercolor, oil, and gouache beginning in college.  While at Duke University she painted abstractly. In time, her love of the landscape led her to use paint to interpret nature more directly.  After the demanding years of raising young children passed, Laura renewed her study of landscape painting.

Laura aims to make art that shares what she thinks is worth noticing all around us.  Her paintings celebrate not only her chosen subjects or views but also the creative act itself: translating nature through mark making. Laura believes that art making is an important way to bring gratitude and hope into focus, and this in turn helps all of us to be ourselves more authentically.  Laura enjoys helping her students of all ages celebrate and reconnect with their own God-given creativity.

Laura is an exhibiting artist with Oil Painters of America (OPA), National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS), and Plein Air Austin (PAA).  She was featured as an “Artist to Watch” in Southwest Art Magazine in 2020 and won “Best Outdoor Still Life” in a Plein Air Salon competition the same year.

Laura’s work can be seen at laurabarrow.com and in her Austin, TX gallery.

Schedule
July 22: Gelli Printing outside the craft shop at 10 am. All ages.
July 24: Grid Journaling at craft shop from 3-4:30. Participants use a grid to create a design based on the world around them. REGISTER HERE
July 25: Plein Air Painting demo outside the library at 10 am.
July 25: Creativity Talk: Learn about Laura’s artistic background and share in creative inspiration. At the library from 7-8 pm.
July 29: Gelli Printing outside the craft shop at 10 am. All ages.
July 31: Grid Journaling at craft shop from 3-4:30. Participants use a grid to create a design based on the world around them. REGISTER HERE
Aug 1: Plein Air Painting demo outside the library at 10 am.
Aug 1: Creativity Talk: Learn about Laura’s artistic background and share in creative inspiration. At the library from 7-8 pm.
August 5: Gelli Printing outside the craft shop at 10 am. All ages.
August 7: Grid Journaling at craft shop from 3-4:30 pm. Participants use a grid to create a design based on the world around them. REGISTER HERE
August 8: Plein Air Painting demo outside the library at 10 am.
August 8: Creativity Talk: Learn about Laura’s artistic background and share in creative inspiration. At the library from 7-8 pm.