General Session

The artwork of renowned artist Lauri Francis resides in galleries and private collections around the world, and yet
what you see on display is only half the story.
As with all artists the creation process is intense.
Yet it is also right there on stage for all to see. It's called Art Explosion. It's a dance of energy and passion, vision and daring: an astonishing live painting performance that takes a huge blank canvas to a breathtaking completed portrait in a mere 6 to 8 minutes. And what a 6 minutes it is- paint flying onto the 6' by 7' canvas, both hands dipping into colors, dancing and slapping and roaring across the canvas, captivated audiences breathless witnesses to a larger-than-life, once-in-a-lifetime display of creative mastery...