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Oil Painting Classes Boston

Learn the art of oil painting in Boston, where you can develop your skills in techniques such as glazing, color mixing, and brushwork to create stunning, lifelike masterpieces.

Unfortunately, no classes in-person in Boston have spots left, but 2 classes live online are available.

Online Water - Soluble Oils 401

Pastimes for a Lifetime @ Live Online via Zoom

Discover the eco-friendly joy of oil painting with water-soluble oils. Learn the techniques of mixing colors and brushwork while creating stunning traditional and contemporary pieces. Say yes to this delicious and non-toxic medium at Pastimes for a Lifetime.

Tuesday Dec 5th, 3–4pm Pacific Time

 (4 sessions)

$160

4 sessions

Online Oil Pastel 101

Pastimes for a Lifetime @ Live Online via Zoom

Discover the world of oil pastels with this online art course. Unleash your creativity as you learn color theory, blending techniques, and how to create stunning works of art that resemble oil paintings. Perfect for beginners looking for a mess-free and vibrant medium.

Tuesday Dec 5th, 3–4pm Pacific Time

 (4 sessions)

$160

4 sessions

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Oil Painting

Museum of Fine Arts @ 465 Huntington Avenue , Boston, MA

Learn the fundamental skills of oil painting through drawing and painting still life. Color relationships, composition and oil painting technique will be emphasized. Students are responsible for providing their own supplies. Supply List: Oil Paints (Suggested Colors: Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow, Viridian, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue, Dioxazine Purple, Mars Black , Titanium White) Walnut or Linseed Oil ...

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$300

10 sessions

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Still Life Oil Painting Intensive

Museum of Fine Arts @ 465 Huntington Avenue , Boston, MA

Learn the fundamental skills of oil painting through the use of this still life painting intensive. The focus will be on basic composition, value with an emphasis on impressionist color relationships.  Previous drawing experience is required. All levels of painting ability are welcome from beginner to advanced students.  Student may work from a still life or individual project. Instruction is on an individual basis.   Students...

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$400

10 sessions

Oil Painting

Lexington Arts and Crafts @ 130 Waltham St, Lexington, MA

Paul is an award winning artist and has been teaching for more than twenty years. He will begin each class with a demo from a photo, explaining his thought process for composition, shape value and color.  You may paint his photo or bring your own. He teaches both underpainting and direct methods of  painting and critiques each piece at the beginning of each class. There is a $5 materials fee to cover the cost of photo copies. 

$323

8 sessions

Painting Nature: Techniques in "Alla Prima" Painting

North River Arts Society @ 157 Old Main St, Boston, MA

This workshop will help students develop their painting skills through painting vegetables, fruits and other natural objects from direct observation.  There will be a painting demonstration in the morning, and students will create their own paintings in the afternoon. Techniques in oil painting will be taught, but artists who work in acrylics are also encouraged to attend. Jenny will provide the natural objects.

Still Life in Oil

Lexington Arts and Crafts @ 130 Waltham St, Lexington, MA

In this class, students will work with real flowers and fruit to paint a dynamic still life. Students of all levels will improve their understanding of color temperature, value, drawing, edges and composition. If you have always wanted to try oil paints, this is a great place to begin. Pearl McCarthy will do a demonstration for beginners and give each student the individual attention they need. Students will learn to paint peonies, sunflowers, roses,...

$275

8 sessions

Oil Painter to Printmaker Workshop

Hopkinton Center for the Arts @ 98 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton, MA

This two-day, eight hour workshop will cover the process of taking a basic printmaking process into the field. Using your current oil painting supplies and some simple tools, you can create beautiful, unique prints, all without a press! By adding this technique to your painting repertoire, you will have opportunities to show with organizations like the Boston Printmakers and the Monotype Guild of New England.  Each day will include classroom...

$165

2 sessions

Classical and Modern Materials for Oil Painters

Academy of Realist Art Boston @ 112 South St, Boston, MA

The master oil painter is one who knows their materials as keenly as the techniques they use to create a work of art. Understanding good painting practices and how to make your own oil paint/ surfaces may seem intimidating at first but it is actually incredibly simple, rewarding and inexpensive!! Throughout the course of three days we will cover everything you need to know about making your very own surfaces and paints. We will go over an introduction...

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$375

2 sessions

Best Present Ever, Oil Painting from Photos

Academy of Realist Art Boston @ 112 South St, Boston, MA

Just in time for the holidays! Bring in a photograph to create a painting for someone special. This is a twist on our oil painting fundamentals class. Do your children sit still for hours at a time? Do you have wild animals just hanging around your house waiting to be painted? Do you have everything want at all times no matter what? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you probably don’t need to know the best ways to work from photo-reference....

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$700

5 sessions

Portrait Sketching in Oils

North River Arts Society @ 157 Old Main St, Boston, MA

This will be an exciting workshop, whether for a student looking to understand how to construct the head quickly and accurately, or the more experienced artist looking to add a greater depth and understanding of form, line, and color to their work.  An academic approach to sketching the head. Students may draw in charcoal if they prefer, or work in grisaille. Leo will demonstrate each day in full color, painting from the live model at length...

$395

2 sessions

Color Theory for Oil Painting: Color Optics Part 2

Museum of Fine Arts @ 465 Huntington Avenue , Boston, MA

Build upon the fundamentals of color theory and explore more advanced use of color optics for visual artists through the use of color mixing and chart creations. Major color theories will be discussed.  Students are responsible for providing their own supplies.

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$300

10 sessions

Acrylic Painting

Lexington Arts and Crafts @ 130 Waltham St, Lexington, MA

Experience the magic and versatility of this fast drying medium.Through demonstrations and one-on-one critiques, Maris will bring out the best in each student. Color mixing, brush work and composition will be emphasized, using imagination and reference materials of your choice.  Oil painters are welcomed.

$338

10 sessions

Theory of Painting & Drawing

The Boston School of Painting @ 86 Joy St, Somerville, MA

This class offers skills building using Graphite Drawing concentrated on the Charles Bargue Drawing Course , Charcoal Drawing using plaster casts of classical sculpture, Oil Painting in still life as students progress in their skill and handling and Color study as it relates to exploration of color, exploring the relationships between Hue, Value and Chroma. 

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Spring Still Life Painting

Milton Art Center @ 334 Edge Hill Rd, Milton, MA

Join us for a fun introduction to the materials and mechanics of glazing in oil painting. You will learn about composition, drawing, value, and color while working from still life. At the end of the 5 sessions you will have completed at least one finished oil painting. No experience is necessary. Glazing is a multi-step process in which you will paint the entire painting first in a grisaille (greys) underpainting to get your tonal values down....

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$180

5 sessions

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