UPCOMING WORKSHOPS BEING HOSTED AT MCRAE ART STUDIOS
Emily Ball in Orlando in January/February 2027
McRae Artists Debbie & Brian Miller and Lynn & John Whipple know that artists need new sources of inspiration and encouragement to keep their creative energies flowing. So they are thrilled to bring Emily Ball — an artist who has inspired them — “across the pond” from the UK to help you shake off the post-holiday doldrums and get the new year started off right.
This year Emily will be offering two workshops:
Still Life Re-imagined: When the Painted Still Life Encounters Collage, Improvisation and Play
January 29–31, 2027 | Friday to Sunday | 9am-4pm each day
The still life has a long tradition in art history, but this workshop invites you to expand the tradition with fresh approaches and insights.
Join Emily Ball for three days of painting, collage, improvisation and serious creative play. Working from objects that could range from the ordinary to the deeply personal, you’ll explore fresh ways to disrupt the expected, take creative risks, and allow your paintings to evolve in surprising directions.
Through demonstrations, prompts, collage, group discussion and plenty of hands-on painting, Emily will help you develop a richer visual language while learning to trust your instincts and embrace the creative possibilities of not knowing.
Come ready to experiment, play—and discover where your painting might take you next.
Open to advanced beginner artists (and beyond) working in oils, acrylics or mixed media.
Limited to 12 students & only a few spots available.
Click here to learn more and register.
Master Class
February 3–7, 2027 | Wednesday–Sunday | 9am-4pm each day
Ready to re-invigorate your studio practice?
Join acclaimed British artist and teacher Emily Ball for an intensive five-day Master Class designed for established artists who want to push their work forward, take creative risks, and discover new possibilities.
Bring an ongoing body of work or use the week to explore something entirely new. Through individual tutorials, demonstrations, prompts, group discussion, collaboration and improvisation, Emily will help you step beyond familiar ways of working and approach your creative practice with fresh eyes.
Expect serious creative play—five immersive days of experimentation, discovery and working alongside other experienced artists equally committed to growing their practice. And come away refreshed, challenged, and with a larger creative “kit bag” of ideas and approaches to carry back into your studio.
Limited to 12 students. Currently sold out, but click here to find out more an add you name to the waiting list.