Think Like a Still Life Painter: Still Life/Portrait

Think Like a Still Life Painter: Still Life/Portrait

Workshop | This program is completed

All Levels
3/31/2025-4/4/2025
9:00 AM-4:00 PM MST (Arizona) on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
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$795.00
$70.00

Think Like a Still Life Painter: Still Life/Portrait

Workshop | This program is completed

In nature, light reveals color. In painting, color reveals light. Learning to understand various lighting phenomena gives us more freedom in choosing how we paint what we see, rather than having to look to nature for every decision. We are concerned with realism and abstraction. How can we make imperfect paintings that are intriguing and compelling? Still life and portraiture both provide a reason to set up figure/ground challenges so we can paint to learn. In this class you can choose to paint either one. Paintings start and end with an idea, and the process can take many different forms. The brush is loaded with accumulated knowledge. In this workshop, you’ll be presented with approaches that will change your thinking and invite you to see differently. Start with what you do know and expand your skills and your comfort zone. Plan on some serious learning in a lighthearted atmosphere! www.aimeeerickson.com

Erickson, Aimee
Aimee Erickson

Known for its engaging style and versatility in subject matter, Aimee Erickson is an internationally renowned oil painter and instructor who has given lectures and demonstrations at venues nationwide and abroad. She maintains an interest in a range of subject matter and is known for her still lifes, portrait/figure work, and landscape paintings. She is a standout at plein air painting competitions, and recently authored “Plein Air Techniques for Artists,” published by Rockport Publishers. 

She has exhibited with international plein-air groups in China and Russia, is an inaugural member of Charlie Hunter’s En Train Air expedition and painted the official portrait of the governor of Oregon Barbara Roberts. 

Erickson’s professional affiliations include Plein Air Painters of America, Oil Painters of America, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, American Impressionist Society, and the California Art Club; her work has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine, American Art Collector, and PleinAir Magazine, and on OutdoorPainter.com.

Erickson has a BFA in Visual Communication Design with an Illustration emphasis. She lives in Portland, Oregon, and carries a sketchbook.