Laura LaRue
Biography
I am a high school art teacher who works and resides with my family on the northwest side of Chicago. I paint primarily with encaustic wax, incorporating oils, mixed media, and ephemera. Although I have been teaching art for over 20 years, I did not discover the art of encaustic painting until much later. First displaying my work at a local gallery in 2011, I have since found support and success through FUSED Chicago.
Artist Statement
My current work is an exploration of the push and pull of colors, the contrast between hard and soft edges and mark making in all forms. A dynamic and intuitive application of those elements along with a greater use of negative space I try to visually convey the experiences we have through our other senses like listening to music, feeling a beat, or jumping for joy. Using wax as my medium I am able to add many layers emphasizing depth and imbed small tokens, papers and other ephemera in order to facilitate the visual metaphor.