Painting Workshop

Unwind with colour and creativity in a guided still life painting workshop in Camberwell.



3 hours Class size 1 to 6 guests       £65 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

Get Settled In

Get Settled In

Arrive at the artist’s studio in Camberwell and get set up with quality painting materials, including canvas, acrylic paints, brushes, and equipment. Settle into the creative atmosphere and get ready to explore colour and composition.


Explore Colour and Composition

Explore Colour and Composition

Begin by observing carefully arranged still life compositions and reference images. You’ll learn how to think about shape, balance, colour palettes, and placement on the canvas before starting your painting.


Paint Your Still Life

Paint Your Still Life

Using acrylic paint on canvas, you’ll be guided through essential painting techniques, including layering, brushwork, mixing colours, and creating depth through light and shadow. Whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to build confidence, support will be available throughout the session.


Admire Your Finished Painting

Admire Your Finished Painting

At the end of this immersive creative experience, you’ll take home your own still life acrylic painting on canvas — a personal artwork and a beautiful memento of your time in the studio.


Join this engaging still life painting workshop in Camberwell and explore colour, composition, and creative expression through hands-on painting with acrylics. Working from beautifully arranged still life compositions and reference images, you'll learn how to really observe shapes, balance elements on your canvas, build thoughtful colour palettes, and grow in confidence with every brushstroke.
Whether you're picking up a brush for the first time or you're looking to refine skills you already have, you'll be guided step by step in a welcoming, supportive studio environment. You'll discover essential painting techniques – composition planning, colour mixing, acrylic application, layering, brushwork, and using light and shadow to create real depth and atmosphere. Throughout, you'll be encouraged to develop your own interpretation of the subject, finding your creative voice whilst receiving genuine advice and support.
Your tutor is Antonino Pilade, founder of the Contemporary Reflection Art Studio, a visual artist and filmmaker whose interactive teaching style will help you feel confident, inspired, and genuinely free to experiment. His approach is all about unlocking your creativity, not constraining it.
By the end of the session, you'll have a finished canvas you've created yourself – something to proudly take home and display. More importantly, you'll leave with a real understanding of painting with acrylics and the confidence and inspiration to keep creating long after the workshop ends.
What you'll get
  • Canvas.
  • Acrylic paints.
  • Brushes.
  • Painting equipment.
  • Reference images and still life setup.
  • Advice.
  • Support.
  • Your finished acrylic painting to take home.
Location

Contemporary Reflection Art Studio, Addington Square, London

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Hi, I’m Antonino Pilade — an Italian artist and filmmaker born in Catania in 1976 — and the founder of Contemporary Reflection Art Studio. My passion for art started early, exploring painting, ceramics, and sculpture, and over the years, my work has grown into a multidisciplinary practice combining visual art, film, photography, and experimental media. I’ve been based in London since 2009/10, but my artistic journey has taken me across Italy and Europe, collaborating with incredible artists and institutions.
I held my very first solo exhibition, Metropolitani, back in 1997 at the Monumental Cloister of St Chiara in Naples — an experience that set me on the path to blending mediums and storytelling in bold ways. Since then, I’ve exhibited at venues such as the Pavilion de l’Arsenal Museum of Architecture (Paris), Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea di Rosanna Musumeci (Sicily), and Vernon Gallery (Prague) for the Tina-B Contemporary Art Festival. My work has included everything from large-scale ceramic and video installations, to site-specific interactive pieces like The 4th State for the Kilburn Festival in Camden.
Collaboration has been a huge part of my career — whether working with renowned photojournalists like Sergio Siano (IL MATTINO), or directing music videos, short films, and independent features between 2014–2020. I even co-founded the UK’s first Italian TV channel, Italia UK TV, where I served as a director and developed original programming.
In recent years, my Contemporary Reflection series has been a space for exploring photography, sculpture, and mixed media to examine identity, relationships, and social inequality. A highlight for me was winning the Gold Award at the 2023 London Photography Awards for my project EGO, and the latest exhibition ANEMOS which I curated at Magan Gallery.
Through my studio, I aim to create not just art, but conversation — inviting people to reflect, feel, and connect. Whether through exhibitions, teaching, or collaborative projects, my goal is to make art a mirror for contemporary life, one that speaks both personally and universally.

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