Name: Art Class: Oil-Painted Still Lifes
Start: 2026-07-11T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-07-11T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Columbia Museum of Art

Explore the process of oil painting to better understand color blending, brushwork, and compositional balance. Attendees get inspiration from the still lifes in the CMA Collection galleries and then create their own. Taught by artist and educator Laurel Archie. All skill levels welcome; some familiarity with drawing and painting is helpful. Ages 15 and up. All supplies and equipment provided.
$140 / $112 for members. Members get priority registration through Wednesday May 6. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation.
Laurel Archie is a professional painter and instructor in Columbia. An Illinois native, she studied fine arts at Loyola University Chicago, receiving her B.A. in 2007. She went on to complete her MFA in painting at the University of South Carolina; her graduate work was inspired by time studying modern art in Italy and France. After graduating, her figurative work expanded to include genre painting and still life traditions. Archie’s work continues to explore color theory, the tension between 2D and 3D, and the haptic nature of human interaction. Her awards include the USC College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s MFA Fellowship as well as The John Benz Painting Award. Archie currently teaches at Columbia College while maintaining a painting practice in her home studio with her husband and three children.
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