Still life artwork by Ashley Hold for studio art course.Ashley Hold

Still Life Essentials

Drawing / Oil / Still Life - Materials included

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Course details

Join artist Ashley Hold for this three-day course and learn the essentials of still life through composition and colour theory.

Giorgio Morandi

The classical definition of a still life painting is a work depicting inanimate, typically commonplace objects. Yet there are rich associations inherent to this genre. Artists including Morandi, Picasso, Van Gogh and Cézanne have each re-invented this genre, breathing life into this seemingly traditional approach to painting.

Over three days, Ashley will demonstrate how to successfully set-up and paint a still life in oils. You will learn methods for making accurate drawings, planning a composition and transferring this drawing to a painting. Once you have mastered these basics, you will learn some elemental colour theory. Ashley will show you how to mix a primary colour palette and white to create rich elements of colour, texture and weight in your paintings.

This course is ideal if you are looking to simplify and freshen up your approach to oil painting. Overcome common stumbling blocks and demystify the process of drawing and painting from life. You’ll learn essential knowledge and techniques that you can apply to any painting project.

What will I learn?

  • How to make accurate drawings of shape and proportion
  • How to plan a composition and to transfer a composition from a drawing to a painting
  • Learn to apply basic colour theory to the mixing of colours and to capture a sense of light, shade and texture
  • How to work with a limited colour palette to describe objects from life

Still Life Essentials

Drawing / Oil / Still Life – Materials included

We haven’t scheduled this course yet. Please email us to register your interest for future availability.

Register Interest

Taught by

Ashley
Hold

View Ashley’s Work

I’m a representational painter and all my teaching is oriented for those who want to make representational painting, whether landscape, or figure-based. Most of my teaching has focused on the individual students’ needs, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and offering strategies to develop the latter. Generally, the things that people struggle with in their work are counter intuitive

What to Bring

Our studios are fully equipped and we provide you with all the materials you need for your course. However, if you have a favourite set of brushes or any specialist materials that you would prefer to use, please bring them with you.

Our studios are fully equipped and we provide you with all the materials you need for your course. However, if you have a favourite set of brushes or any specialist materials that you would prefer to use, please bring them with you.

Timings and Breaks

The first day starts at 10am and finishes at 4.30pm, please aim to arrive ten to fifteen minutes before the start time.

All course days after that start at 9.30am and end at 4pm. There are plenty of nearby places to eat and we will serve tea and coffee at break times during the day.

The first day starts at 10am and finishes at 4.30pm, please aim to arrive ten to fifteen minutes before the start time.

All course days after that start at 9.30am and finish at 4pm and there will be an hour for lunch. There are plenty of nearby places to eat and we will serve tea and coffee at break times during the day.

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