Claudia Rilling | Our Painted History

Workshop: Our Painted History: A figurative workshop working from your personal family photographs

Dates: April 1-4, 2027

Days: 4

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM with midday break

Level: Intermediate or higher. If you are an advanced beginner, please reach out the instructor first: claudia@claudiarilling.com

Size: 12

Tuition: $950

Included: Complimentary lunch provided in studio daily

Work from archived family photographs to create artwork that feels deeply personal. Through a focus on shape relationships and breaking down complex forms into manageable parts, students will learn to transform to transform their figurative images with clarity and intention. Participants can work from old color photographs or those with sepia tones. We’ll explore composition, proportion, and how to apply various color palettes to these images. The course will include lectures, demos and plenty of hands-on instruction, ensuring that each students receives personalized guidance throughout the process. (While many students may choose to focus on photographs from old family archives, more recent images will work as well.)

Supplies Substrates (eg canvas, wood panels)

Oil or acrylic paint

Brushes

Photo References

All Questions

Please contact Claudia directly at claudia@claudiarilling.com.

Reviews

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"Claudia is a gifted painter and a very helpful, organized instructor. Each presentation and demo was well planned and executed. She really cares about her students and is diligent about circulating among them and providing helpful feedback. The workshop met my expectations and I enjoyed it thoroughly. I can’t wait to keep working on my painting!

- Naomi K

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"Claudia is organized and able to articulate complex concepts in a way that students can put into practice. Her work is amazing and it’s a treat to observe her painting and watch her decision making in real time. -Kathryn W Claudia has the rare gift of being a great teacher and a masterful painter. The combination of PowerPoint, demonstrating and individual instruction is perfect. She is organized, clear and professional. Her workshop will provide me with many ideas for furthering my own painting practice."

- Dee Dee V

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"This was a great workshop. Claudia is a master painter. She is very organized in her instruction and covered a lot in 4 days."

-Crystal L

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"Excellent, informative and inspiring! 5 stars! Claudia shared master works and highlighted the focus of the class each day with these examples as well as walking us through her own color mixing and the foundations of starting an expressive loose contemporary figure painting.

- Karen H

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"Welcoming, educational, professional, helpful and inspiring. Claudia is a very talented, approachable, hands-on teacher."

-Sarah S

Instructor Bio

Claudia Rilling paints in a semi-abstract style, drawing inspiration from landscapes, urbanscapes, flowers, and vintage family photographs. Her work is infused with a personal interpretation of these forms, where she emphasizes shape, color, and light. Claudia blends both loose and clean mark-making, giving each piece a sense of movement and also structure. Through her personal approach, she invites viewers to experience familiar subjects in a new way.

A Note from Claudia

"My teaching style is supportive, structured, and also allows for individual exploration. While I provide a tailored set of skills that students can apply to each painting, I also encourage them to work with their own sensibility, style, and temperament. I believe in offering plenty of information, as I feel a strong foundation in shape, color, and composition is essential. These principles are crucial to me as a painter, and I strive to share that knowledge in a way that helps each student grow and develop their unique voice."

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