Title: Painting in Oils: Explore & Enhance Your Work​

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Instructor: Elaine Carpenter

Location: Class held offsite in Alameda

 

Dates: 4 Sessions — January 22, 23 & 29, 30 

        
Day & Time: Thursdays & Fridays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm  

 

Medium: Oil

        
Description: Learn to paint with confidence using this classic, versatile, and beautiful medium. These sessions are designed for beginners, but are also useful for those experienced in oil painting who want to improve their skills. By the way, even the "Masters" felt the need to practice their skills.

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In this class, we work with simple still-life compositions to practice drawing, mixing colors, using a palette knife, and gaining skills in brushing our designs onto the canvas. It's a fun and creative experience. You will complete 2 small paintings during the 4 sessions.​

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Skill Level: Beginning to intermediate skill levels; 18+ years;  Minimum registration required for workshop to proceed.

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About the Instructor: My challenge as a teaching/working artist is to break down the oil painting process in a logical and, hopefully, clear progression. This process will introduce the basic elements of painting in oils: sketching, composition, color, value, light, and edges. Your learning and practice of these basic painting skills will prepare you for a lifetime of painting in oils.

 

Materials List:

• Downloadable materials list here

 

​Fees per workshop: 
​$180 Members; $205 Non-members