Price range: $65.00 through $75.00
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Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Time: 9 am–12 pm
Registration Deadline: Thursday, June 4, 2026
Location: Hank’s Glen Arbor Studio
Skill: All
Other Sessions in 4-Part Series: Cézanne & History of Still Life Painting (June 2). Picasso (June 16). Hockney Imagined Still Life Paintings (June 23).
This year’s series features a fresh lineup of artists for 2026, giving returning and new students alike the opportunity to explore new perspectives. Virtually all of art history’s great painters started with still life painting before moving to their own form of art. This is a class to not only learn the techniques of still life painting but also learn about the methods of history’s great still life painters. Each class will start with a brief illustrated presentation, beginning with The History of Still Life Painting and subsequently covering artists such as Cézanne, Manet, Picasso and Hockney.
Following the presentations, students will seek to incorporate ideas learned into their own paintings. The instructor will give frequent demonstrations and provide close personal attention to each student. This is a series of individual classes. Join us for one session or all four.
Week One: Cézanne & History of Still Life Painting (June 2)
– Lecture: The History of Still Life Painting in 28 1/2 Minutes.
– Demonstration of pallet setup, color mixing, composition, etc.
– Paint “Cézanne’s Shapes”.
Week Two: Manet (June 9)
– Lecture on Manet’s still life paintings.
– Paint a flower arrangement using ideas gained from Manet
Week Three: Picasso (June 16)
– Lecture on Picasso’s still life paintings.
– Paint a fruit arrangement using ideas gained from Picasso
Week Four: Hockney Imagined Still Life Paintings (June 23)
– Lecture on imagined still life paintings.
– Paint a flower arrangement using your imagination.
– Final critique
Objective: Conceptual Understanding
Outcome: Development of Personal Style
Hank Feeley is an author, painter, and sculptor whose work was awarded at the Dennos Museum’s 2022 NWMI exhibition. He graduated from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Harvard Business School. He has been a visiting artist at SAIC, an Artist in Residence at Oxbow, and taught at Roosevelt University and the Dennos Museum. Hank teaches at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, the Gifford Youth Achievement Center, and the Glen Arbor Arts Center. His work is held in public and private collections nationally and internationally. He is represented in Chicago by Aron Packer Projects and, in New York, by First Street Gallery.
Website: www.hankfeeley.com
The list below is for oil painters. Watercolor, pastel, or acrylic painters should bring the equivalent. Get at craft stores or online at dickblick.com. Contact Hank if you have questions: 312 560 3916 or [email protected].
(Note to acrylic painters: your only medium is water. Also, bring a water spray bottle or stay wet palette to keep your paint moist.)
– portable easel (You must provide. Loaners will not be available). I suggest a French easel or a Stanrite 500 aluminum.
– a portable/fold-up table to hold a pallet and paints
– Three medium canvases: e.g., 12×14 per session
– pallet (Get the largest tear-off pallet e.g.16×20 or bigger)
– mineral spirit solvent (at least a quart)
– brush cleaner jar with wire insert
– cup for medium
– cotton tee shirt material, wipe cloths (not paper towels)
– brushes (#4 and #10 flat bristles are all you need)
– Gamblin Galkyd lite medium or Galkyd gel (use instead of varnish and oil). Gel will be preferred, but lite will work.
– Paints
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