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Denise guides individuals to develop their artistic vision, to improve their ability to draw with realism, and to pursue art and creativity as their life’s work as she has done. She teaches private and semi-private classes via Zoom and offers self-paced art courses through the Living Creatively Website. As a mentor, she provides support to those who need to overcome creative blocks, to make their artistic expression a priority, and to help students and professionals develop a portfolio that WOWs viewers, whether they are clients or college admission teams.

As a fine artist, she creates original works of art for commission and sale and participates in exhibitions. See more at www.deniselaurinvisualart.com

​Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Northern Illinois University in Studio Art and Art History

Masters of Arts, Northern Illinois University in Art History

Continuing Education: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the American Academy of Art, Grace Cole Studio, Chicago, The New York Academy of Art, ArtCrit Academy with David Jon Kassan.

Specialization: Academic Realism in Portraiture and Figurative Work

Media: Graphite, Charcoal Pencil; Pastel, Oil Painting, Digital

​Teaching Experience: Denise was awarded a teaching assistantship as a graduate student at Northern Illinois University. She began teaching full-time on the college level in 2002 and has taught courses in the following disciplines:

​Studio Courses

Color Theory
Design Fundamentals
Observational Drawi ... view more »

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