Project Description
Larry Moore
Larry Moore has been a professional visual communicator for the past 45 years, working from his roots as a mural and fashion artist in the surf industry into graphic design, advertising, illustration and then fine art. He has been an instructor since 1990 and has just published a successful book on creativity for artists called Fishing for elephants: Insights and exercises to inspire authentic creativity.
Awards:
Numerous Best of shows, Best of various categories, Artist’s and Collectors choice awards while participating in plein air events around the country.
Society of Illustrators, NY 2005 Gold medal
Society of Illustrators, NY annual exhibit 1995, 1997-2005
Communication Arts Illustration Annual 1999-2008
Luerzers Archive Top 200 illustrators worldwide, 2005
Museums:
Huntsville Museum of Art, AL
Society of Illustrators Museum, NY
Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Fl
Laguna Museum of Art, Laguna CA
Academy Art Museum, Easton MD
Thomas Center for the Arts, Gainesville FL
Maitland Art Center, Maitland FL
Orange County Regional History Center , Orlando FL
Alexander Brest Museum, Jacksonville FL
Tallahasee Museum, Tallahasee FL
The Museum of Florida Art and Culture, Avon Park FL
The Museum of Florida Art, Deland, FL
Published books:
Fishing for Elephants, Insights and exercises to inspire authentic creativity.
A 264 page workbook on creativity. Released November 2017
Poster & Process: The opera posters of Larry Moore
Publishers:
Bentley Fine Art Publishers, Disney Press, Harcourt, Harlequin, Hyperion, HarperCollins, Scott Foresman, St. Martins Press, Penguin, Putnam-Berkeley, RandMcNally, Scholastic, Tor Books, Winn-Devon Fine Art Publishers.
Articles:
American Art Collector, Create Magazine, Pastel Journal, American Artist Workshop Magazine, Plein Air Magazine
Teaching:
Valencia College 1995-2005: Illustration, Advanced Illustration, Critical thinking, The visual language.
Workshop instruction 2000- present: Plein Air, Finding your voice, Color theory, Abstraction from nature, Studio methods and materials
Galleries:
Anderson Fine Art, St. Simons Island, GA • Horton Hayes Gallery, Charleston, NC • Meghan Candler Gallery, Vero Beach, Fl, • ArtSource, Raleigh, NC, Arts on Douglas New Smyrna Beach, Fl