Artist Laura Boilini lately has found herself painting on unusually surfaces, like oyster shells and palm pieces. This painting was done on a large piece plastic that she found, took home and cleaned it up. It became this Jacksonville Skyline.
Laura loves creating and viewing art since she was a child. With an older sister, who is a professional artist, and parents that encouraged the arts, it’s no wonder why Laura’s artistic abilities took her life in that direction. Laura taught art for six years in Indiana, then moved into educational administration. Her art took a backseat for many years.
When she moved to Florida with her husband Kirk, they built an art studio in their home and she started back creating what she loves, art. Working in oils and acrylics her subjects run from seascapes, scenery in general, abstract and flowers. She tends to be a “thick painter” layering colors, creating depth and movement. Art makes Laura happy, and when someone acquires her art, she feels honored
If her art wasn’t enough, she is a professor for University of Northern Florida (UNF) in the area of art. She has bachelor degrees in elementary education, art education, and leadership from Valparaiso University. She also has two masters and a Ph.D from Purdue University. She occasionally teaches art and when she does, she does not have all of her students paint the same scene. Instead, she has each student pick a photo that speaks to them from her collection and then assists the students to capture the scene as they see it.
This way the budding artists aren’t constricted to what the teacher thinks they should paint.
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