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...

Encaustic is the name for both a wax painting and a painting process involving heat to apply and fuse the medium. The name encaustic comes from the greek enkaustikos which means “to heat” or “to burn”. Heat is used throughout the encaustic painting process to layer and melt the wax elements onto the canvas. In this class you will guided on...

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...

Express your inner artist through acrylic paint by learning about color mixing, tone value, texture, and composition. From a reference picture or a still life setup, participants will learn fundamental techniques while cultivating a personal painting style rooted in perception, imagination, or abstraction.  Small class sizes allow for plenty...

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...

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...

Discover the creative and technical potentials of oil painting in a course that focuses on the fundamentals, from setting up your palette to mixing colors, alongside next-level techniques that will elevate your practice.  Technical exercises hone observational skills so that emerging artists can cultivate a sensibility about how to portray an...

Within spiritual symbolism, a mandala is a geometric figure representing the universe. Modern psychology mandalas can represent the ego and self. Using repetitive patterns to create mandalas stimulates focus, relaxation, and access to transcendental states of mind and being.  In this workshop we create mandalas of intention to call in the aspects...

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...

Ever look at an abstract painting and think: “I can do that!”? Here’s your chance to try! Learn about Abstract Expressionist painters who were part of the “Color Field” movement, then make your own abstract paintings! During this event we’ll learn about iconic artists, including Helen Frankenthaler, Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman. Then...

By working from observation, students will master both technical and conceptual aspects of drawing and painting. Color theory and color mixing will be discussed. The goal is to teach students to create a realistic image through mastering tonal (in drawing) or color (in painting) relationships. No experience for drawing is required, but for painting...

This exciting class provides students with the unique opportunity to copy paintings and sculptures directly from originals in the galleries of the Metropoitan Museum of Art. Utilizing the Met's collection as a primary source of inspiration, students will develop intensive technical study, problem solving, and dialogue with artists and artworks of...

Unforgettable romantic experience for couples!  A body painting class for couples at our studio location in Brooklyn, NYC. 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. ...

Ron Ramsey has developed unique artistic techniques that will allow you to create a complete landscape, portrait or still life acrylic painting in each educational and enjoyable class session. Besides basic layering, his techniques (not all with the brush) will help beginners to quickly learn an impressionistic style, and experienced painters to incorporate...