Geoff Allen Workshop
Studio Still Life
About Geoff Allen:
Geoff Allen is a multiple award-winning watercolor artist based in a small coastal town north of San Diego.
Artist Statement:
To borrow Alfred Korzybski’s phrase, “The map is not the territory”, meaning the map is merely a plan and the “territory” is reacting in the moment, whatever the conditions may be.” Watercolor echoes this idea of immediacy and nature. I find that watercolor is both medium and metaphor, and at times both a blessing and a curse. I love that aspect of art making – when something is slightly out of my control and presents a challenge. It allows me to feel that I am playing with mysterious forces beyond my own understanding.
May 19 – 21, 2026
9 am – 3 pm each day
Tuesday – Thursday
Sacramento Fine Arts Center Studio
5330 Gibbons Drive, Carmichael, CA, 95608
About the Workshop:
Join award-winning watercolorist Geoff Allen for a three-day still life workshop focused on painting fruit and flowers from life. Each day begins with foundational lessons in watercolor handling, including the relationship between brush mixture and paper moisture, and the expressive use of lost and found edges.
This class is designed for students with some watercolor experience through intermediate level. Through a combination of demonstrations and hands-on exercises, students will explore color mixing, contour drawing, and brush handling while observing natural forms and light firsthand.
Geoff emphasizes an impressionistic approach to watercolor, encouraging spontaneity and expression through techniques like wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, dry brushing, lifting, splattering—and, most importantly, knowing how to use water itself as a creative tool.
Geoff’s goal is to help you grow as a painter—and to see the beauty of light, form, and nature in a whole new way.
Curses and Blessings
Geoff Allen
The Fine Print:
- Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis
- Payment is due in full upon registration.
- Students will receive a registration confirmation letter by email within one (1) week after their check is received.
- You are considered fully enrolled once you have paid in full.
If you need to cancel:
- Cancellations made forty-five (45) days before the first day of class receive a full refund, less a 15% processing fee. To receive the refund, a written notification must be received forty-five (45) days or more before the beginning of the workshop to [email protected]. You will receive a cancellation confirmation email once your cancellation has been processed.
- Any cancellations made less than 45 days in advance of the first day will receive no refund.
