Laureen Weaver

My art career didn’t get started until 2009 when I actually had time to do something other than work. My first art trip was with an art group to the south of France, which was life-changing. After returning, I spent every available opportunity improving my art whenever time permitted. My work focused in acrylic and oil mediums, primarily landscapes and contemporary themes.

The mornings are my favorite time of day, taking long nature walks, and snapping endless photos of color combinations of plants, animals, and the sky - this is where a lot of my artistic inspiration comes from. To get the rich techniques in my paintings, I use a “broken brush” which is a beat-up brush that probably should be thrown away but instead gives the greatest effects to my work. Other favorite tools are spatulas, boards, squeegees, and palette knives which generate different effects. Lately, I have started using just my fingers or the palm of my hand. My large pieces are abstract, bold and impressionistic.

They say a picture captures a thousand words; a painting can do that and more. Some of my favorite artist quotes that guide me when I am stuck:

“It doesn’t matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.” -Jackson Pollack

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Art Education:
* Class: Trees in Watercolor | SAGE | May 2021
* Class: Modern Art & Ideas | MoMa Online 2020
* Class: Contemporary Art Theories | MoMa Online 2019
* Workshop: Selling your Art Online | Cory Huff | 2018
* Workshop: Creating Visual Contrasts | Nancy Hillis 2017
* Workshop: Color Theory | David Gallop | 2016
* Art Lessons: Teacher Irina Johnson, San Diego, CA | 2007-2009
* Art Lessons: Teacher Cherry Sweig, San Diego, CA | 2008-2009
* Art Lessons: Teacher John Mosely, San Diego, CA | 2008
* France Workshop (3 weeks), Teacher Karen McGraw - Santa Barbara, CA | August 2008

* “Skies of Wyoming” | Sheridan, Wyoming | 2021
* SAGE Community Arts Member Show | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
* Art 321 Member Shows - Casper, Wyoming | 2020, 2021
* Jones Gallery - Kansas City, MO | 2020
*NAGE National Greeley Art Exhibit - Greeley, Colorado | *Oct 2019
*“Inspirations”, Convention Center - Monterey, CA | May thru July 2019
*Solo Show: “Wine”, Sunset Center - Carmel, CA | April 2016
*Solo Show: “Ocean Fury”, Ocean Discovery Institute - La Jolla, CA | Dec 2015
*Solo Show: “Reflections”, The Crosby - Rancho Santa Fe CA | June 2012