Art School: Acrylics for Beginners with Larry DeGraff, Part 2

Are you artistic and crafty? Ready to try some new techniques or projects? Join other Christian County artists and crafters each month to make something beautiful to decorate or use in your home, to wear, or to give as a gift. Pre-registration: Required, opens 11/13/2017 About the artist - Larry DeGraff will be teaching the Acrylics for Beginners series at the library. It's not unusual to find Larry at the end of a dirt road, brush in hand, trying to capture the light unique to that place and time. His goal: to share the beauty all around that we are too busy to see. Larry showed impressive artistic talent at a young age and developed his skills towards a career in illustration. He eventually built a client list that included Warner Brothers and the Walt Disney Company. In the midst of tight deadlines and constant revisions, Larry missed the joy of creating that he remembered from childhood and began to paint for himself. He found inspiration in the Impressionists and the Hudson River School. Along with studio work he committed to painting outdoors which he found both a fast track for creative growth and a good excuse to be outside. In 2011, Larry left his job as a Hallmark Cards artist to pursue painting fine art full time. He has since won many awards in juried national exhibitions and competed in over 40 plein air events. He is represented by galleries in Colorado and Missouri, and his work has been featured in Southwest Art magazine. Larry and his wife Gina live in Ozark, Missouri.