Would you like to know a secret to predictably make cohesive artworks with harmonious relationship of the elements, high aesthetic quality, and comprehensible message? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to find yourself in possession of devices or information that allows you to always create successful imagery, regardless of the subject, be it a landscape, portrait, or still life?

An artistic discipline dealing with the organization of elements of art is called composition. It is a broad field of artistic knowledge that one cannot hope to master quickly, in the course of a 2-day workshop. But we can dip our toes into the basic principles, can’t we?

In this workshop, suitable for both beginners and seasoned artists, we shall come up with helpful strategies to approach artwork design. We shall start with some theory, then proceed to analyzing composition of famous paintings and why it works (I’ll throw in some abstract works as well), do exercises, and ultimately create several versions of a strong still life design.

All levels welcome