Sizing Up: Big Still Life, from Concept to Completion

Sizing Up: Big Still Life, from Concept to Completion

Workshop | Available

All Levels
3/29/2027-4/2/2027
9:00 AM-4:00 PM MST (Arizona) on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
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$795.00

Sizing Up: Big Still Life, from Concept to Completion

Workshop | Available

Have you some experience with painting still life, and are wondering how to approach a bigger painting? In this workshop, renowned painter and popular teacher Aimee Erickson will walk us through the stages of a successful process. Our paintings start with an idea and the placement of objects, then we'll do a 6x8" value study, and then find full expression on a stretched canvas or rigid panel (anywhere from 16x20" to 24x30", your choice.) You may elect to work on two different size paintings, alternating from one to the other as attention allows (consider doing two versions of one setup).  Bring your full palette and some bigger brushes. If there's any particular object you want to include in your painting, rather than using what's in the studio closet, please bring it with you. 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.