More Painting Classes in NYC, New York

This 3 hour workshop is an overview of Encaustic painting. Participants will learn the fundamentals of working in this medium and will have a chance to explore multiple techniques. We will learn how to melt, mix, and apply the wax to create smooth and textured surfaces as well as how to incise the wax to create intricate drawings. Collage and photocopy...

We offer private lessons - all levels from total beginners to advance level. Find your creative flow through painting/drawing and mixed media. You will learn to trust the creative process, your intuition and natural creative impulses and learn a step by step method and create art from your heart. Notes: Scheduling for private...

Sumi-e, also called Suiboku-ga, is the art of ink wash-painting. Characteristically, it is an East Asian art, and has been practiced there for well over a thousand years. Sumi-e depicts the spirit or essence of an object or scene rather than its outward appearance — and does so in the fewest possible strokes. Because of this simplicity, the...

Explore the rich variety of figure painting methods by looking at the underlying structure of the human form and means of achieving a vivid, varied surface that truly brings the form to life. Explore a rich variety of methods, including brushwork, knife techniques, glazing, and anatomy. Develop a critical eye by de-emphasizing distracting details to...

Drip, drop, drip, drop does not mean we're watching puddles form. Color Worship lets you selectively place alcohol based inks on to your paper for a "holy fuck!" result. This class is goooood. So good that it only takes 45 minutes for us to teach it to you and will absolutely be the next piece of art you give to your significant other when you forgot...

This is an exciting class in which you will learn methods & professional techniques to create abstract expressionist paintings- the perfect course for more ambitious artists who would like to develop their own personal style. Explore your creative potential, discover themes that work for you, develop visual awareness & deepen your understanding...

Utilizing Photographs of Statues and sculpture from Antiquity, here we shall learn how to draw the human figure in an informal setting with no embarrassment. Proportion and indepth video demonstrations of drawing the Head, Eyes Noses, as well as how to draw hands and legs are all covered. This includes printed handouts, PowerPoint and Keynote lectures...

Unforgettable romantic experience for couples! A body painting class for couples at our studio location. A romantic and playful date activity where couples paint each other in a dark studio lit by black lights. You don't need to bring any thing to the class. We will provide all the supplies to create your masterpiece. In this class, you have...

Working from the live model, students will learn to work in a direct alla-prima approach where they will aim for good draftsmanship, values and color. This is a fundamental skill in painting, and learning to mix colors in the right value and placing them correctly in the composition takes much practice.  There will be constant demonstrations...

This class focuses on practical and historical figure-drawing and painting methods. A clear process for ascertaining proper proportions, establishing anatomical accuracy, and modeling form in light and shadow will be thoroughly discussed. The class is designed to eliminate guesswork and trial-and-error in painting and drawing, and is suited to beginning,...

This class emphasizes process in Abstract Painting. Through theme based exercises, the class together creates variations in a particular focus, using primarily acrylic, charcoal, and ink. Develop your own intuitive responses by placing greater emphasis on spontaneity and visual sensation by using repetition, color, line, and lyricism. Registration...

This course aims to teach beginning and intermediate artists the basics of still life painting through traditional techniques and the examination of the history of still life.  Special emphasis and discussion will be placed on still life examples found in local museums so they can be experienced directly. Students will learn the basics of composition,...

In this largely experimental class, learn to paint with no restrictions & unlimited imagination while exploring professional techniques and create abstract expressionist paintings. This is the perfect course for anyone who wants to develop their own style. In the first few weeks, we will learn how color & texture works, investigate texture...

The student begins training at the Isabel O'Neil Studio Workshop with the Basic Painting Techniques course. Techniques learned in this course give the craftsman a solid foundation for future courses. Surface preparation, shellacking, paint application, antiquing, waxing and varnishing are learned on practice boards and executed on a chair or small...

 Under the guidance of a professional teaching artist, learn the craft of composing landscape on canvas. In the first few weeks of class, we will discuss landscape genre, place & scale & the use and employment of light through color. We will address the process of choosing locations as well as the challenges of working outdoors (weather...