Still Life Floral Weekend

with artist & tutor Simone Olivia Moritz Sat 24th & Sun 25th May 10-4pm

Starts May 24

350 British pounds

Great King Street

Available spots

Service Description

In this workshop you will learn how to compose and paint a floral still life that captures a life-like impression... Whether you're a beginner or advanced level, feel welcome to join this 2 day workshop, this course is suited to all abilities as Simone gives each student individual critiques as well as addressing the whole group. You will learn how to - select storytelling objects to build a narrative in your painting - learn how to think about the principles of an intriguing composition - how to establish a captivating light effect and mix correct colours - We will talk about how to establish a center of interest, work with contrast, values and transitions to create the illusion of 3 dimensional form on canvas or paper. You are free to choose to work in oil, watercolour or gouache paint and will be instructed accordingly in each technique. Please e-mail the school for any questions about which materials to bring and any information on the course at all. Simone Olivia Moritz is an established painter from Florence, Italy. After graduating in 2009 from the Florence Academy of Art she has been teaching for this well known academy ever since as well as conducting many personal workshops and private tutoring in Italy and abroad. Simone participates regularly in group shows and has had 3 major Solo exhibitions in both Munich and Florence center. Her works are in collections in the US, UK, Europe, China, Israel and Armenia. Her main interest is every day life aesthetic in all it forms, may it be the human figure or plein air and still life paintings. Simone is creating a visual diary of life experiences that capture memories through paint.

Upcoming Sessions

Cancellation Policy

We will provide a 50% refund if you give written advance notice up to 30 days before the course start date. 0% refund 30 days before a course starts. Please note there is an administration fee of £5 payable in respect of such refunds to cover payment processing fees. You will need to inform a member of administration staff in writing by emailing EDS at info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk. Additionally, if you withdraw for any reason after the course has started you will not be entitled to a refund. We are a small business and we depend on every booking to ensure that classes can go ahead. If a tutor has to withdraw from teaching the scheduled course for any reason (medical/personal/professional) before the start of a scheduled course, during a scheduled course, if the course is 8 weeks long or scheduled as x3 terms of 8 weeks long each, The Edinburgh Drawing School will find a replacement tutor for the course designed by that tutor for The Edinburgh Drawing School. The course content will be the same as the originally booked course. A student will not be entitled to a refund should the school have no option but to find a replacement tutor. If a tutor leaves and starts work elsewhere, and a student prefers to take classes with them personally at the tutor's new workplace, that is at the discretion of the student and no refund is entitled to them or will be given. If a student is unable to attend a class due to medical/personal/professional reasons, then EDS must be informed immediately so that the tutor can be notified. If you are missing a class because you suspect that you have developed Covid-19, please let us know immediately so that we can alert fellow student and tutors. Non-attendance of classes/workshops does not automatically mean a refund, however EDS will assess the circumstance