The Illuminated Still Life

Description - Light-Filled Still Life Painting- A Simple Path Join award-winning artist Debbie Mueller for a 2-Day workshop in still-life painting. Come join Debbie Mueller for a 2 day still life workshop where she will break down the creation of a painting into simple steps that allow the painter to focus their decision making and efforts on one thing at a time. Debbie will teach you how she creates her contemporary still life paintings. April 14-15, 2026, 9 am – 5 pm each day, in Centerville, TN. Cost: $350 Does your heart sing when you see a light-drenched still life painting? Do you hit roadblocks when you paint, overwhelmed by all the considerations in creating a well-designed and executed painting? Do you get stuck, not knowing what to do next? Are you a painter who is familiar with some basic concepts and skills, such as understanding values, mixing color, and paint application? Day 1: After getting a chance to know each other, Debbie will introduce the first steps of creating a still life painting- Idea, Design, Drawing and Value. Students will then begin work on their own paintings incorporating these concepts with support from Debbie. After lunch, the elements of Color mixing, Brushwork and Edges will be presented, and then students will apply these steps to their own paintings. Debbie will assist students at their easels. Day 2: Debbie will do a demo of a simple still life painting, reinforcing the ideas that have been presented and giving students a chance to see this process work in real time. The remainder of the morning will be spent with students working on their own paintings. During lunch, we will get inspired with a brief presentation of work from other artists. Following that, students will continue to work on their own paintings. Students can expect to create two paintings during the workshop. The techniques taught during the workshop will be practiced using still life, but are completely appropriate and useful for any subject- landscape, portrait, interiors, etc. This is primarily an oil painting workshop. Acrylics or Gouache may be used as well, though certain techniques may not work as well with these mediums. Debbie Mueller picked up a paintbrush for the first time in 2016 and has become an award-winning artist with recognition for both her still life and landscape paintings. She is a juried artist at the Rockport Art Association and is represented by a number of wonderful galleries in New England and Texas. She has exhibited in numerous national juried exhibitions and was the first-place winner of the Art2Life National Exhibition in 2023. She lives in Durham, NH and practices medicine in Wolfeboro, NH. You can learn more about the artist and see her work at www.debbiemuellerart.com