ATELIER ROSE X SLOW BURN STUDIOS PRESENT
[Painting Beyond the Photograph w/Samantha Wilson]
Date: November 28-29, 2026
Time: Saturday & Sunday, 10 AM – 1 PM both days
Location: In-person @ Atelier Rose (Paris 20e, metro Alexandre Dumas/Buzenval)
Price: €145-220 sliding-scale (early bird until October 30)
*Maximum 6 artists
**Materials included
Image Courtesy of Samantha Wilson
about the workshop
Atelier Rose is thrilled to welcome extraordinary Scottish artist Samantha Wilson (of Slow Burn Studio) for an experimental painting intensive exploring liquid watercolour, powder pigments pigment and charcoal drawing.
Join us in-person at Atelier Rose for a two-day experimental painting intensive exploring the expressive possibilities of liquid watercolour, powdered pigment and charcoal.
Drawing inspiration from artists including Marlene Dumas, Wangechi Mutu and Jim Dine, we will explore how fluid colour, expressive line and intuitive mark-making can transform photographic imagery beyond its original form.
Working from photographs as starting points, participants will be encouraged to loosen their approach to image-making, allowing water, pigment and chance to guide the creative process. Through layering, experimentation and drawing, we will explore how an image can dissolve, shift and re-emerge in unexpected ways.
Moving beyond the pursuit of technical perfection, this workshop invites participants to explore the atmosphere, emotion and hidden possibilities of an image, discovering what might exist beyond its immediate appearance.
An opportunity to slow down, experiment freely and reconnect with the tactile pleasures of water, pigment, paper and the hand.
No previous painting or drawing experience is necessary.
Image Courtesy of Samantha Wilson
pricing
EARLY BIRD (enroll by October 30):
1. Supported rate: 145 euros
[For current members/past participants with Atelier Rose and/or Slow Burn studios and those with major financial constraints]
2. Standard rate: 175 euros
[Reflects the true cost of the program and sustains Atelier Rose]
3. Community supporter rate: 205 euros
[For those able to pay more to help keep the atelier accessible to others]
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REGULAR PRICE (enroll after October 30):
1. Supported rate: 160 euros
[For current members/past participants with Atelier Rose and/or Slow Burn studios and those with major financial constraints]
2. Standard rate: 190 euros
[Reflects the true cost of the program and sustains Atelier Rose]
3. Community supporter rate: 220 euros
[For those able to pay more to help keep the atelier accessible to others]
Reach out to contact@atelierroseparis.com if cost is a barrier for you. We are happy to offer payment plans and discuss options to help make your participation possible. 🙂
Image Courtesy of Samantha Wilson
Artist bio
Samantha Wilson
Samantha Wilson (b. 1990, Scotland) is a Glasgow-based contemporary figurative painter whose practice draws on an extensive, self-curated archive of found, institutional and personal photographs collected over the past decade. Through processes of juxtaposition, layering and erasure, she creates psychologically charged images exploring vulnerability, memory and the ethics of looking. Working with liquid watercolour, powdered pigments and charcoal on paper and oil on canvas, her figures move between emergence and concealment, resisting fixed narratives and inviting slower, more attentive encounters.
Wilson holds a BA and MFA in Fine Art from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design and an MRes in Art & Humanities from the Royal College of Art, London, where her research examined painting as an empathetic practice. Wilson has received several awards and scholarships, including a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) Scholarship (2021) and the Royal Scottish Academy’s John Kinross Scholarship to Florence (2015). She was also selected for RSA New Contemporaries (2015) and has undertaken international artist residencies in India, Kenya and Barcelona.
Her work has been exhibited across the UK and internationally, with selected exhibitions including East End Open, Horsepower, Glasgow (2026); Soft, Quay Arts Biennial, Isle of Wight (2025); Rest in Limbo (solo), Fitzrovia Gallery, London (2024); Earthwise, Beaconsfield Contemporary, London (2023); Inner Workings, Cooke Latham Gallery, London (2023); and RSA New Contemporaries, Edinburgh (2015). Her work is held in public and private collections, including the Royal Scottish Academy’s John Kinross Collection and the University of Dundee.
Alongside her painting practice, Wilson is the founder of Slow Burn Studio in Glasgow, an independent educational initiative dedicated to drawing, painting and creative development.
Website: www.samanthawilsonart.com
Instagram: @samantha_wilson_art
Image Courtesy of Samantha Wilson
Enroll
Only 6 spots available. Payment link will be removed once full.
Once you have paid and confirmed your place, you will be sent a confirmation email within 24 hours with further information.
Email contact@atelierroseparis.com with any questions or inquiries you may have.
Refund policy:
Our masterclasses are intentionally small and our guest teachers travel to Paris to lead them. For this reason, we are unfortunately unable to offer refunds once payment has been processed.