How to Paint Flowers Like an Impressionist

Date: Sundays, November 29 - December 6, from 6 pm to 9 pm
Fee: $155/discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 2
Instructor: Nick Colella
Location: Schack Art Center, Painting & Drawing Studio

Ever wonder how the world-famous Impressionists created the luminous, expressive works that transformed the art world? This two-day workshop takes you through their process step by step. Students will paint a vase of flowers from start to finish, applying time-tested techniques that blend the foundational principles of the Old Masters with the color, movement, and light of Impressionist painting.

You’ll learn how to select supplies, prepare your canvas, and compose a still life with strong lighting and visual balance. The class emphasizes fundamental skills that have stood the test of time—while encouraging your own artistic interpretation.

By the end of the class, you’ll complete a finished still life painting in the Impressionist style, showcasing both technical skill and personal expression.

Please bring the following materials to class. The links below are suggested products from Amazon and Dick Blick:

Paint

• Burnt Umber

• Yellow Ochre

• Ultramarine Blue

• Cadmium Red

• Cadmium Yellow

• Phthalo Green

• Dioxazine Purple

Palette

• Disposable Paper Palette

Palette Knife

• Palette Knife

Canvas

• Cotton Canvas, 8" × 10"

These Blick supplies are the ones the instructor is accustomed to using. Less expensive alternatives may be available through Amazon, but the instructor has not personally tested them.

Bristle Brushes

• Bristle Brush Set — variety of sizes, from small to large filberts

Blue Shop Towels

• Blue Shop Towels