Learn to Paint Realistic Flowers & Foliage
Weekend Workshop
Saturday & Sunday
June 7th & 8th, 2025
10am-3pm CT
Location: School of Realist Art, 7800 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 17, Overland Park, KS
$240 In-Studio Includes all materials
$150 Virtual Attendance
Painting flowers and foliage is harder than it appears.
Flowers can be more difficult to paint than people! They're soft yet structured, opaque but will glow in certain lighting, and come in myriad colors and patterns that complicate the task of painting light and shadow.
Painting flowers used to be my weakness, but no more! I've learned the keys to painting beautiful, realistic flowers, and a vast array of plants and leaves. In this class, I'll teach you how to tackle the problem of painting these organic yet abstract forms.
What You'll Learn
You will have the option of working from life, photos, or a combination of both. Real and silk flowers will be available, and each student will be given a shelf for their still life which will not be disturbed between classes. Choose to paint one larger or two smaller compositions depending on your goals.
The class is designed to teach you the foundational skills needed to express form, depth, color, and composition specifically as it's related to plants. After completing this workshop you'll know:
How to think about the form of different types of flowers before you paint.
Learn to establish a value pattern and balance softness, structure, and transparency.
Control your chroma: Master color mixing so that bright flowers appear intense and delicate ones are subtle.
Use compositional elements to create depth and control the eye's path, making an intentional painting.
Flora: Weekend Workshop Structure
Day 1 Morning Session: Begin work in monochrome to understand the structure of your flower(s) and establish form and depth. You'll learn how to start with large simple shapes and develop them into soft, supple petals and leaves.
Day 1 Afternoon Session: You'll either continue on the morning's composition or start a new value study of a different type of flower. This will give you an opportunity to push what you've already started to the next level, or begin fresh with stronger knowledge of the process.
Day 2 Morning Session: Now it's time to tackle color! You'll learn the pros and cons of glazing and how to combine the technique with alla prima concepts. You'll understand how to maintain strong color or soften hues as needed with color theory.
Day 2 Afternoon Session: How can you add details, express transparency, and blend edges to create a moving composition that's more interesting than a flat photo? Your final session tackles these important concepts!
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