Andrew Sjodin is a professional painter working in the representational tradition. Along with working as a studio artist, Andrew has also developed a dedicated practice as an instructor, teaching at his alma mater, The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts in Minneapolis, MN, as a core program instructor, as well as traveling to teach workshops throughout the United States. Andrew brings over 15 years of painting experience and over a decade of instructional experience to his teaching.

Creating still life paintings has been a major focus of Andrew’s career as an artist. His approach to painting attempts to synthesize both a visual/intuitive as well as an academic/ intellectual approach to seeing color, developing form, and telling a story. In this five-day still life workshop, Andrew will be walking students through the entire process of creating a still life - from composing the set-up, to blocking-in, to developing form and color, to finishing. Each day of the workshop will be split into two three-hour blocks: from 9 am to noon each day, Andrew will demonstrate; from 1 pm to 4 pm, Andrew will critique student work. On day one, the morning demo will also include a lecture that will cover materials, composition, color theory, paint handling, and how to think about and approach the three different stages of creating a painting: block-in, development, and finish. Throughout the remainder of the week, students will be free to work on their own work in the morning session and/or observe Andrew as he works alongside students. In the afternoon sessions, Andrew will work around the room, critiquing individual students, helping them problem-solve, and pushing them with new ideas and critical approaches to developing their work.