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Still Life Painting Workshop with Benjamin Wu (YoloArts)
February 26, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
YoloArts is hosting a unique opportunity for experienced adult artists age 18+ to deepen their knowledge of still life painting:
Join Bay Area artist Benjamin Wu for a painting demonstration and hands-on workshop in realistic still life painting on Saturday, February 26, 9 am to 4 pm, at The Barn Gallery in Woodland.
Artists bring their own supplies (oil paints and canvas or canvas board) and easel and there will be a break for lunch from 12-1 pm.
The Barn Gallery is located at 512 Gibson Road in Woodland. The deadline to register is February 24. Workshop fee is $175-$200. Registration information is available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/painting-workshop-with-benjamin-wu-tickets-224849048557.
About Benjamin Wu
Born in 1961, Benjamin Wu studied art at the Guangzhou Fine Art Institute in China from 1978 to 1985. Upon completion of the oil painting program, he became a teacher at the Guangzhou Fine Art Institute.
Wu came to the United States in 1986 to continue his artistic studies and received his MFA from Academy of Art University (formerly Academy of Art College) in San Francisco in 1991.
Influenced by the works of Vermeer and Rembrandt, Wu’s work has been featured in arts magazines and shown in exhibitions throughout the United States including Arizona, Colorado, and Texas, and internationally.
His paintings have garnered many awards including, most recently, the Frederic Remington Painting Award for Artistic Merit, Prix De West, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 2019.
See Wu’s work in Chasing the Light: From China to California a group exhibit now showing at The Barn Gallery in Woodland through February 26 featuring the work of: Eric Fei Guan, Lee Rue, Zhiwei Tu, Benjamin Wu and Richard Yang.
The Barn Gallery is located at 512 Gibson Road, Woodland, CA Gallery hours: Wed and Thu 2:30-5pm | Select Saturdays 12:30-3pm and by appointment. For more information, contact YoloArts at ya@yoloarts.org.
For more information email Janice Purnell, YoloArts Creative Director at ya@yoloarts.org.
