Still life PAINTING

This intensive workshop is aimed to develop your capacity to make free uninhibited figurative gestures that render the still life objects in an expressive and personal way. We will experiment in preparatory drawings and complete a painting in either oils or acrylic paint.

Still Life painting is a contemplative practice bringing working with colour and line that allows you to find satisfaction and joy within stillness. Discover your inner paintbrush and lose yourself in your own creativity as well as connecting with a very small intimate group of like minded people. A still Life painting is a vast and flexible genre it offers a beautiful entry point for your to connect with the familiar in art as well as discovering the unknown possibilities. No experience is required and all abilities are welcome to join in the fun adventure.

MATERIALS

All materials and equipment are included.

  1. CANVAS or BOARD

    You can choose between a primed canvas or board dimensions will vary but will be in the region of 50x 60 cm. If you have a specific requiment please tell me and I will, source this for you.

  2. OIL PAINT

    We will work with spectrum oil colours and wide range of colours will be available for you to use.

  3. BRUSHES

    A range of brushes for you to use during the class will be available or you.

  4. PALETTE

    Each student will have their own palette, palette knife and small table to work from as well as a stool or chair.

The stages of this STILL LIFE PAINTING WORKSHOP

DAY 1

  1. Group sharing about art what we like, what we are looking for.

  2. . Short mindfullness meditation

  3. We will make quick sketches on paper loosening up our gestures and having fun.

  4. we will spend time appreciating what went ‘right’ and what went ‘wrong’.

  5. Prepare a coloured ground onto our canvas.

  6. Drawing and redrawing our still life, mapping out darks and lights.

DAY 2

  1. Short mindfullness meditation

  2. Review our drawing, the decisions we made on day 1, redraw if necessary.

  3. Bring in more colour, light and shade.

  4. Reviewing and looking we constantly check and redraw and this stage until we are satisfied.

Phoebe works 1:1 throughout the process, in a small group of four people this is an intimate opportunity to share and learn together.

Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, birthday or hen do.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.