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LAURA JOHNSTON

intuitive artist interested in meaning and magic; people and healing • Bay Area, CA
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Laura Johnston Eight 16x20" acrylic on canvas 2017

Laura Johnston
Eight
16x20" acrylic on canvas
2017

New Painting - Eight

April 26, 2017 in Artwork, Finished Work, Painting

My first collage painting is finished! I'm proud of myself for pushing through on this one. I am not sure if painting is for me. I love the finished product, and I love the flexibility, yet it feels like a chore to carve out time for. Or, is that how it's supposed to feel? 

I painted this with acrylic on aquabord. I tend to get really roped into my set-up when I'm working on a series, so I have another empty 16x20" aquabord waiting to be painted in my studio. My goal would be to make maybe 4 of these and reassess materials/size/etc. from there. The collages I've made thus far have been in a 'free-creating' approach, sort of like free-writes where I attempt not to filter or curate specifically and instead reach for the imagery that pops out at me as I browse. After completing the collage I reflect on it and pull out symbolism and patterns, and it helps in self-discovery and working through my feelings on certain subjects and events. 

So free-creating is where my work with collages started. These past couple of weeks I've started working on a new collage series to explore gender, gender fluidity, our typical cultural expectations on gender, which becomes a mesh of free-creating and looking for particular images. I find it silly that men 'can't wear skirts' and women 'have to shave', etc. etc. I'd like to see more depictions of crossing our traditional gender lines. It just shouldn't be taboo, and it kind of blows my mind that we still have a ways to go with our judgments. More on that soon.

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Amal is too smart for that shit.
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I am going to list some of my remaining #100daysoflovelyladies originals here for a steal, from $100 to just $30+ shipping. I can’t believe this one is still available! DM me if you’d like it. 💕

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It’s amazing what a day of playing with a friend will do. I’ve got clarity on a new series and I can see everything about it from the pieces to the statement to the way it will be exhibited. 😍 I will share more details as I go along, but for now, the first piece: “Somewhere Else”. 18x24ish, rough around the edges.
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I made this from a roll of paper which... on the one hand is nice because it’s economical and the roll causes unpredictable tearing patterns, BUT, I am not a fan of flattening the paper.  It’s tedious and boring. ”Wet the paper just enough, get another piece of paper and a towel and blah blah blah omg whatever.” I don’t do well with organized processes. 😜
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I will keep going.
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#artvsartist #artvsartist2019 #artists #artworkyoushouldtotallyfollow #artistsbeingslepton #abstractportraits #blackandwhiteart #resilient #expressionism #carveouttimeforart #expressiveart
Donna is in line at the buffet and someone just took the last samosa.
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I am going to list some of my remaining #100daysoflovelyladies originals here for a steal, from $100 to just $30+ shipping. DM me if you’d like this one! 💕
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#hangryproblems #originalart #flashsale #smallart #portraitart #womenartists #buyoriginalart
I started this yesterday after a short romp to @tritonmuseum with @elissanesheim. Never not inspired by being around the art people have poured their guts into. 😍❤️
Amal is too smart for that shit.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I am going to list some of my remaining #100daysoflovelyladies originals here for a steal, from $100 to just $30+ shipping. I can’t believe this one is still available! DM me if you’d like it. 💕

#originalart #workingartists #whatsyourpassion #spiritualawakening #feminism #sassyart #womenempowerment #choosemust #carveouttimeforart It’s amazing what a day of playing with a friend will do. I’ve got clarity on a new series and I can see everything about it from the pieces to the statement to the way it will be exhibited. 😍 I will share more details as I go along, but for now, the first piece: “Somewhere Else”. 18x24ish, rough around the edges.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I made this from a roll of paper which... on the one hand is nice because it’s economical and the roll causes unpredictable tearing patterns, BUT, I am not a fan of flattening the paper.  It’s tedious and boring. ”Wet the paper just enough, get another piece of paper and a towel and blah blah blah omg whatever.” I don’t do well with organized processes. 😜
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#artists #artistsonig #womenartists #socialanxiety #generalizedanxiety #womeninart #portraitpainting #intuitiveart #psychology #chooseart #ljtheparty I will keep going.
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#artvsartist #artvsartist2019 #artists #artworkyoushouldtotallyfollow #artistsbeingslepton #abstractportraits #blackandwhiteart #resilient #expressionism #carveouttimeforart #expressiveart Donna is in line at the buffet and someone just took the last samosa.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I am going to list some of my remaining #100daysoflovelyladies originals here for a steal, from $100 to just $30+ shipping. DM me if you’d like this one! 💕
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#hangryproblems #originalart #flashsale #smallart #portraitart #womenartists #buyoriginalart I started this yesterday after a short romp to @tritonmuseum with @elissanesheim. Never not inspired by being around the art people have poured their guts into. 😍❤️

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