Painting Flowers in Oil with Vibrant Color and Energy with Pat Fiorello

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Learn to paint flowers in oil with a loose and fresh direct approach in this 3-day workshop.

Pat will teach an easy and fun alla prima approach to painting flowers. We’ll cover how to simplify flower shapes, depict form thru observation of light and shadow patterns, mix color and add expressive brushwork to your paintings. Let go of perfectionism and tight painting while still capturing the essence of flowers in your paintings. This workshop will include demo’s, instruction, critiques and one-on-one guidance as needed while you paint.

 On Day One, we'll paint together with photo supplied by the instructor to concentrate on learning the transparent/opaque technique. Then you will bring in flowers of your choice and you will work from your own simple fresh flower set-ups on Days 2-3. 

Students should have some experience painting in oils (or acrylics).

Pat Fiorello is an award-winning fine artist, instructor, and author of Bella Italia: Italy Through the Eyes of an Artist. Working in both oil and watercolor for over 30 years, she has held 20 solo exhibitions and participated in more than 100 juried shows, including the American Impressionist Society and Oil Painters of America. A Signature Member and Past President of the Georgia Watercolor Society, Pat’s work has been published in International Artists magazine and The Richeson International Still Life and Floral Competition books. She has received top honors in competitions, including Best Floral and Best Oil Painting in the PleinAir® Salon, and first prize in the “Fete de Peinture” plein air competition in Giverny, France.

 After a 20-year career in marketing, including a vice presidency at The Coca-Cola Company and an MBA from the Harvard Business School, Pat shifted to art full-time in 2002 to pursue her passion for creating and sharing beauty. She has taught over 20 workshops worldwide, including Italy, Spain, New Zealand, and France, with private sessions at Monet’s Gardens in Giverny, and offers workshops in the U.S. and online instruction. Streamline Publishing produced two instructional videos featuring her techniques, Vibrant Florals, Paint Your Garden, and Elegant Still Life, Fresh and Fearless Painting, available on DVD and streaming via PaintTubeTV.com.

 See more at patfiorello.com, @patfiorello on Instagram, PatFiorelloArtist on Facebook, and Pat’s online gallery at dailypaintworks.com.