Episode 32: Laura Horn
Welcome to my conversation with mixed media artist Laura Horn.
In the conversation you’ll discover how Horn designed her own self study, the surprising way she creates and integrates reference materials and you’ll explore all the ways she uses sketchbooks. Plus a whole lot more.
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In the episode we discuss:
1:17 How Laura Horn got started in art
2:45 How it expanded from a hobby
5:07 Did having a job help alleviate pressure
6:02 How she designed her self study
9:06 Breaking things into steps
12:38 Process
15:58 Clear intentions for first layers
17:25 Moving past the first layers
19:42 Exploring the same ideas
21:41 The importance of finding a process
24:11 Learning what you like
25:40 Permission to slow down
27:20 Learning to look at work
31:05 Working on paintings
33:08 Sketchbooks - What to look for (materials)
35:20 Role of sketchbooks in Horn’s process
39:07 Different types of sketchbooks
39:52 Sketchbooks as a way to step forward
40:56 How she knows when a painting is finished
42:59 As an abstract artist, is that hard to learn?
44:49 Advice to become good at painting
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