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5 Fast & Free Sketchbook Spreads: Abstract Art Inspiration

5 Fast & Free Sketchbook Spreads: Abstract Art Inspiration

Come join me as I work on five abstract spreads in my handmade sketchbook. A fantastic exercise for loosening up!

Vlog, Season 6Laura HornSeptember 1, 2024sketchbook demo, art demo, handmade sketchbook, art journal, abstract art, fast and free, working loose, loosen up your painting, mark making, mixed media, mixed media painting, abstract painting, abstractComment

Big Canvas Painting Demo: Embracing the Messy Middle

Big Canvas Painting Demo: Embracing the Messy Middle

Join me as I continue building up the layers on the abstract painting from my previous video. Yep, I am in the messy middle!

Vlog, Season 4Laura HornDecember 22, 2023abstract painting, abstract, painting process, painting big, painting demonstration, art lesson, acrylic paint, acrylic painting, studio session, painting session, art session, studio time Comments

Art Supplies I'm Loving and How I Use Them: Mixed Media Art Demo

Art Supplies I'm Loving and How I Use Them: Mixed Media Art Demo

Today, I have plenty of new supplies to share with you, including a gel press, woody stabilo pencils, fancy scissors, and more!

Vlog, Season 4Laura HornDecember 22, 2023art supplies, collage, gelli plate, gelli plate printing, brayer, posca, stabilo woody pencils, art demonstration, art demo, art video, abstract painting, abstractComment

Getting Started on a Big Abstract Canvas

Getting Started on a Big Abstract Canvas

Join me in the studio this week as make a start on a big canvas using Matisse Background Paint (coloured gesso).

Vlog, Season 2Laura HornNovember 6, 2019Vlog, painting, abstract, paint, Art Supplies, colour palettes, staying loose, first-four, canvas, painting big, first-three Comments

Q&A: Choosing Colours, Sealing Work, and more!

Q&A: Choosing Colours, Sealing Work, and more!

What do you use to seal your work? Do you always stick with your chosen colour palette plus more! | Q&A

Vlog, Season 2Laura HornOctober 30, 2019Vlog, painting, abstract, paint, Art Supplies, colour palettes, sealing work, varnishing work, staying loose, q&A, question time, first-four, first-three Comments

Sneak Peek at my New Class, Abstract Landscapes

Sneak Peek at my New Class, Abstract Landscapes

Join me in the studio as I chat about my latest online class, Abstract Landscapes.

Vlog, Season 1Laura HornOctober 1, 2019Vlog, painting, online art class, abstract, abstract landscape, first-four, last-four Comments

Playing with Paper, Paint and Pattern

Playing with Paper, Paint and Pattern

This week I take a playful approach and paint over the top of an old sewing pattern.

Vlog, Season 1Laura HornSeptember 24, 2019Vlog, painting, abstract, paper, paint, pattern, Julie Hamilton, first-four, last-four Comment