Workshop with Rana Geralis

November 7, 2026 from 10 AM – 4 PM

Paint Annapolis 2026 Juried Artist Rana Geralis will be teaching a plein air workshop

Rana Geralis teaches color, composition, and palette knife technique in this fabulous one-day workshop! Learn how she creates a painting step-by-step, from the initial idea, to the sketch, through to the finished product. She’ll show students how she depicts shapes and simplifies her subject with light and shadow. A returning Paint Annapolis Juried plein air artist working with palette knives, Geralis uses shapes and an incredible range of colors to create paintings with dramatic shadows that are still are bright and serene.

Get an inside look into her process, receive personalized instruction, and walk away with new skills and two new paintings.

Although Rana will be demonstrating using palette knives without solvents, students wishing to use brushes are welcome to sign up for this class.

Learn the essentials of plein air palette knife painting, see a demo, and brush up on your painting skills!

Students will see first hand how Rana uses paint to bring light and life into her incredible artworks.

details

what

Plein air still-life painting workshop with Rana Geralis, Paint Annapolis Juried Artist

who

Open to all artists who pay the $125 registration fee

Minimum 6 people required; maximum 12

No previous plein air or painting experience required

when

November 7, 2026 from 10 AM – 4 PM 

where

location TBA

why

Brush up on your composition and palette knife skills

Take inspiration from and learn from the incredibly talented Rana Geralis

what to bring?

A detailed supply list will be published closer to the event

Artists are also recommended to bring a hat, water, paper towels, q-tips, sunscreen, bug spray, and whatever else you need to be comfortable outside for a gorgeous day of painting.

About Rana

Rana Geralis was born in the beautiful countryside in Lynchburg, Virginia, near the Blue Ridge Mountains. She was exposed to the beauty of nature at a very early age. This beginning has translated into a deep love and appreciation of the outdoors. 

Rana later moved to Columbia, Maryland, where she now resides with her husband and daughter. She attended The Maryland College of Art & Design and has taken numerous plein air and figurative workshops.

Rana is represented by Horsespirits arts gallery, the Artists’ Gallery in Historic Ellicott City and is a member of the Art League in The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA. Her work has won several awards in juried shows. She enjoys working in oil as well as other mediums.