Flowers in a Simple Still Life Workshop

Flowers in a Simple Still Life Workshop with Mary Beth Karaus

Join us for an exciting hands-on workshop where you can explore your artistic side with flowers! In this workshop, you will learn the art of creating beautiful still life compositions using flowers as your subject. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this workshop is perfect for anyone who wants to learn new techniques and unleash their creativity.

Event Details:

• Date: May 2 and 3
• Time: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
• Location: Cincinnati Art Club

During the workshop, you will receive step-by-step guidance from Mary Beth Karaus who will teach you various techniques to capture the essence of flowers in your artwork. You will also have the opportunity to mingle and connect with fellow art enthusiasts, sharing ideas and inspiration.

We will spend the first day painting smaller studies of flowers of your choosing- simplifying them to their basic values and shape. Day two will be spent arranging a still life using just a few objects including flowers. Understanding basic principles for the most simple arrangements will give you the knowledge to make more complicated compositions in your own studio. Each day will start with a demo and then taking the concepts to your easel.

Whether you're looking to learn a new skill, enhance your artistic abilities, or simply have a fun and creative experience, this workshop is not to be missed! So grab your paintbrushes, unleash your creativity, and join us for a day filled with flowers and artistic exploration at the Cincinnati Art Club, located at 1021 Parkside Place in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the foot of Mt. Adams and Eden Park!

Instructor Bio

MaryBeth Karaus is a graduate of the DAAP program of the University of Cincinnati, but her artistic training began years before any formal study. Her mother was a passionate artist, and Mary Beth was raised with an intrinsic appreciation and understanding of art! For the last 30 years she has been a dedicated Mom of four while pursuing painting, and in recent years focusing on still-life. Pushing the boundaries of traditional still life, she strives for originality and excellence in composition while still respecting the importance of classical painting.

Karaus first began her career as an artist in watercolors, a form she was drawn to from the teaching of Robert James Foose of the University of Kentucky. As a watercolor artist she was juried into the Kentucky Watercolor Society Aqueous Show, the Lexington Art League Nude Show and the Cincinnati Art Club Viewpoint show. She also became a Signature member of the Cincinnati Art Club. After concentration for some time in the medium of watercolor, she began studying oil painting, beginning with a workshop with respected artist Dan Gerhartz in 2004. In 2006, she won the Top Award of Excellence from the juried exhibition of the Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati. In 2012 she took an intensive study of classical drawing and painting with artist David Mueller. In the last ten years, her work was accepted into the Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition eight times, and she was awarded status of Signature Member of OPA in 2015. The year 2017 also included the Impressionist Honorable Mention at the National Show for “Fragile Morning.” She was very honored to be asked to be a demo artist for the 2017 National Convention. In 2018, MaryBeth was awarded The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists from The Richard H.Driehaus Foundation, as well as the Members’ Choice Honorable Mention Award in the Associate & Signature Division at the 27th National Juried Exhibi-tion of the Oil Painters of America for the painting “Orange Romance”. At the Virtuoso of the OPA, judge Daniel Greene awarded her third place for her painting Nature’s Blush in 2019. In 2020, She received an Award of Excellence at the OPA Wet Paint Studio Division for the OPA National Convention for “Roses Are Pink.”Karaus also was a Finalist in the Art Renewal Center’s International ARC Salon Competitions in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022.Karaus is an active member of the Cincinnati Art Club. In the 2021 Cincinnati Art Club’s Viewpoint Show, she was awarded First Place by judge John Michael Carter. She has taught several workshops locally. She currently displays her work at Eisele Gallery of Fine Art in Cincinnati, Ohio and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, Texas