Painting a Beautiful Still Life with Matt Miller

Are your still life’s lacking… something? Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this hands-on workshop will guide you through composition, lighting, color, and technique. I will demonstrate how to layout a compelling still life, the block in, and the techniques to bring your painting to life. You don’t want to miss this weekend workshop!

About the Instructor: I returned to my first love of representational painting about two decades ago. At an early age I fell in love with the works of Rembrandt van Rijn, a love which carries through to today. I remember standing in front of a portrait of his of an old man and finding myself brought to tears. That an artist some 375 years ago, from an entirely different world, speaking a different language, and from a different culture could reach through time and speak so profoundly to a person of my time, to me is, the highest form of art. I seek in my art to reach such a pinnacle of truth, to make my work speak so directly to those who view it.

I paint in a direct style, with a simple limited palette. With sensitivity, mastery of technique, and a magician’s sleight of hand, I endeavor to engage you, the viewer. To not only pique your interest, but to reach your heart.

My works have been presented at the Oil Painters of America, Portrait Society of America, and National Oil and Acrylic Painter’s Society, International Guild of Realism, amongst others. I am a Master Artist at the esteemed Boston Copley Society of Art, a member artist at the Salmagundi Club in New York City, co-founder and teacher at the online academy Epiphany Fine Art and currently paint and teach out of my studio in Norton, Massachusetts.

Materials List: coming soon