Discover the Art of Still Life: A 5-Day Painting Workshop

$675.00

Five Day Intensive In-person Workshop

Sept - 29th - Oct 3rd - 2025-9:30am – 4:00pm

202 West 6th st, corner of Trade and 6th st, Winston Salem, NC

Immerse yourself in the joy of painting during this five-day workshop, where creativity blossoms and still life comes alive! Together, we’ll explore the art of setting up captivating compositions using flowers, vegetables, fruits, antiques, and toys as our subjects. You’ll learn the essentials of designing balanced, eye-catching arrangements and bring them to life on canvas while refining your painting techniques. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned artist, this workshop offers a fun, supportive environment to spark inspiration, develop skills, and connect with fellow art enthusiasts.

Join us for an unforgettable creative journey filled with learning, laughter, and the satisfaction of creating your own masterpieces.

I will talk about setting up a still life and how to design a composition. I will have long tables with lots of plants, flowers and other interesting objects to choose from.

I will set up the long tables with beautiful table scapes and the students will fan around and narrow in on sections of the set up. Students can work on one painting for the 5 days.

I will demonstrate each morning working on the same painting for the full 5 days.

In the afternoons I will give each student personal attention.

After the first day you can paint along with me in the mornings on your own painting. Meaning you don’t have to watch the demos. You will take breaks at your leisure. There are places that students can walk to pick up lunch (or you can have food delivered) I will have a list of places that you can choose from.

I would love the class to visit the Reynolda House Museum just 2 miles away from my studio. We can go over right after class finishes on one of the days. This is totally optional.

After class on Thursday I would also like to invite the class to my home to visit both Scott and my home studios. If you will not have a car, I will figure out car share for people.

There is Free parking a block away from my studio in Winston Salem, the corner of 6th and Cherry.

For questions email Susantracylyon@gmail.com.

Five Day Intensive In-person Workshop

Sept - 29th - Oct 3rd - 2025-9:30am – 4:00pm

202 West 6th st, corner of Trade and 6th st, Winston Salem, NC

Immerse yourself in the joy of painting during this five-day workshop, where creativity blossoms and still life comes alive! Together, we’ll explore the art of setting up captivating compositions using flowers, vegetables, fruits, antiques, and toys as our subjects. You’ll learn the essentials of designing balanced, eye-catching arrangements and bring them to life on canvas while refining your painting techniques. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned artist, this workshop offers a fun, supportive environment to spark inspiration, develop skills, and connect with fellow art enthusiasts.

Join us for an unforgettable creative journey filled with learning, laughter, and the satisfaction of creating your own masterpieces.

I will talk about setting up a still life and how to design a composition. I will have long tables with lots of plants, flowers and other interesting objects to choose from.

I will set up the long tables with beautiful table scapes and the students will fan around and narrow in on sections of the set up. Students can work on one painting for the 5 days.

I will demonstrate each morning working on the same painting for the full 5 days.

In the afternoons I will give each student personal attention.

After the first day you can paint along with me in the mornings on your own painting. Meaning you don’t have to watch the demos. You will take breaks at your leisure. There are places that students can walk to pick up lunch (or you can have food delivered) I will have a list of places that you can choose from.

I would love the class to visit the Reynolda House Museum just 2 miles away from my studio. We can go over right after class finishes on one of the days. This is totally optional.

After class on Thursday I would also like to invite the class to my home to visit both Scott and my home studios. If you will not have a car, I will figure out car share for people.

There is Free parking a block away from my studio in Winston Salem, the corner of 6th and Cherry.

For questions email Susantracylyon@gmail.com.

Quantity:

There are many hotels in downtown Winston Salem, NC in walking distance to my studio. Here is a list of a few:

The closest airport is Greensboro, NC GSO ( 26 minutes from studio) Charlotte, NC ( 1hr 30min)

Supply list (see notes below)

Small travel pochade box with tripod
Gamsol and glass Jar with lid or metal can with secure lid
Canvases
WET PAINTING CARRIER CASE
brushes
Viva paper towels
Oil paint
palette knive

What’s included

-Invitation to our house and home studios

-I will buy lots of plants, flowers, fruits and veggies. Plus, I have antiques, toys and other still life set up objects.

-Chairs, mats to stand on and tv table trays for supplies

-Links to Still life video demonstrations to watch at home

Supply Notes:

I recommend bringing a small travel pochade box with tripod. I do not allow French easels or soltek easels.

I only allow Gamsol. I will have a little bit, but I recommend to bring some for yourself. Please bring a jar to hold the Gamsol.

The only medium I use is Gamblin solvent free gel (I do not allow and medium that has a smell)

I suggest bringing 5 canvases, you might want to do a painting a day during the week.

Suggested sizes are 11 by 14” to 12 by 16”

My favorite inexpensive canvas is Oil primed Centurion. I also love working on Gessobord by Ampersand Gessobord

Don’t forget you need to be able to take your wet paintings home with you. I recommend buying a wet carrier case the same size as the canvases you will be using.

I like wet painting carriers.

I don’t think you need to buy new brushes, I do have a brush set with Rosemary and Co, but you can bring what you have. I suggest that you have bristle, synthetic and soft hair brushes. Large flat and fan shapes along with smaller round and filbert shaped.

I also suggest you have a 1½” tear drop palette knife.

I like using Viva paper towels

I use all brands of paint, the colors that I recommend are

Titanium White
Permanent yellow
Cadmium orange
Vermilion red
Terra Rosa
Transparent oxide brown
Permanent madder medium
Magenta
Viridian
Ultramarine blue
Ivory black

If you have other favorite colors you can definitely bring them

I love using pastel and if you are more comfortable using pastel, please bring them