Workshop | WILD BLOOM: Painting Abstract Flowers

Experiment with loose brushwork, unexpected color palettes, layering techniques, and mark-making to create lush, expressive florals. *Please don’t wait to register! Workshops that do not meet the minimum number of students 3 days prior to the session date will be canceled or rescheduled. Signing up early helps us ensure that the workshop can take place. Thank you! WILD BLOOM: Painting Abstract Flowers Let your florals run wild! In this energetic 3-hour acrylic workshop, we’ll explore the bold, beautiful world of abstract flower painting—where color leads, brushstrokes dance, and rules are made to be broken. Inspired by nature but driven by intuition, this class is all about capturing the essence of flowers—movement, energy, emotion—without getting caught up in perfect petals. You’ll experiment with loose brushwork, unexpected color palettes, layering techniques, and mark-making to create lush, expressive florals that feel alive and uniquely your own. Whether you're drawn to wild bouquets, garden chaos, or single blooms with attitude, this workshop will help you tap into your creative instincts and push your painting in new, exciting directions. Perfect for painters who want to loosen up, trust their gut, and let the flowers bloom off the edge of the canvas. 🎨 Some painting experience recommended 🖌️ All supplies included 🌸 Bring a smock—and get ready to paint like the garden’s on fire. 🥪 Bring a lunch! We'll take a short midday break to relax and recharge. Instructor Information: Renée Rey, an award-winning artist born in Sagamihara, Japan, lives and works in Delray Beach, Florida. Rey’s artwork has been recognized in national awards and exhibitions by notable museum and gallery professionals including Jade Dellinger, Director of Exhibits & Collections, Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, Fort Myers, FL; Julie Sasse, Chief Curator, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson AZ; Erin Wright, Commissioning Editor and Producer, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; and Gisela Carbonell, Curator, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, . Honored with the 2024 Dina Baker Fund Grant from the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Rey's work has graced galleries across the globe. Recent solo shows include Bailey Contemporary Arts Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL, Tauni De Lessep Gallery at Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL, and the Hammond Hall Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL. Her group exhibitions span the Baker Museum, Naples, FL, Flatiron Gallery, New York, NY, Studio 33, Spain, Art Brut Biennale, Netherlands, and Project Space Brut, South Korea. Rey was awarded artist residencies at Bailey Contemporary Arts (2023-2024), School of Visual Arts in New York (2019), and Sun Peaks Center for Art and Sustainability (2016). Her art is in the collections of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., New York, NY, First Albany, New York, NY, and Wasmer Art Collection at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL. She served as the International Curator for the 2021 art exhibition "Lo Cierto Es Lo Incierto" held in Soriano, Uruguay. A dynamic lecturer, Rey has inspired students at Florida Gulf Coast University, New College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. With nearly a decade of teaching drawing, painting, and creativity in Florida, Rey brings a wealth of experience and education to her work. Her background includes extensive undergraduate coursework in drawing, painting, 3-D design, performance art, and art history and graduate courses in film and computer art. She holds an MBA in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an A.A.S. in Interior Design from Parsons School of Design, an M.A. in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and a B.A. in Judaic Studies from the University at Albany. This diverse educational foundation infuses her artistic practice with exceptional depth and perspective.