Floral Painting

Focus on traditional oil painting techniques that are rarely taught but incredibly useful for painters of all styles. Experiment with underpainting and grisaille techniques, as well as alla prima exercises to improve your understanding of composition, value, and color. The goal will be to explore the rich variety of painting approaches and methods...

Our popular intensive Oil Painting class equips beginners with the essentials to use this versatile paint medium to express their own ideas on canvas. Oil Painting is a longer process, the colors are more vivid, the paint remains wet for longer, allowing you more time to manipulate your work. In a full class course create an original finished...

Learn the basics on how to draw using step-by-step instructions. Techniques will be introduced such as hand and pencil mechanics, perspective and various amounts of progressive shading. Students will also learn the basics of using oils and acrylics on canvas. Objective studies and still life will be acquired during the lesson. Price includes the registration...

Figure: Painting the Model in Costume, with a Focus on Portrait Paint or draw the human figure in costume, delving into themes such as historical dress, the use of hats, musical instruments, and other evocative or historically significant props. Develop a fuller understanding of light and shadow, warm and cool colors, sculptural strokes, and simple,...

Get set up with the basics and in a few weeks develop confidence to paint with oils! Oil Painting is an exciting rich medium but a much longer process to learn, it can be intimidating at first as the paint remains wet for longer, but the benefits are this allows you more time to manipulate your work. In our full course you will learn how to create...

Dive into 92Y’s painting studios to further hone your oil painting skills and artistic voice. In this intermediate/advanced class, students will work on class prompts, individual assignments, and independent projects to challenge their technical and conceptual skills. Classes focus on advanced level representational topics, abstract ideas, and...

Explore the sumptuous, magical medium of paint. Learn the basics of how to mix colors, set up a palette and paint what you see. Working from direct observation and photographs, you’ll learn to create depth and luminosity as you explore the use of textures and different surfaces. All levels; no experience necessary. Prerequisite: Oil Painting...

Oil painting offers artists flexibility and a depth of color that is unsurpassed by any other artistic medium. Students in this course will have the opportunity to work in the subject matter of their choice – from portraiture and landscapes to abstract and experimental subjects. Students work on personalized projects across using oil...

Explore your potential as you handle the material of oil paint. Learn to stretch canvases, prepare surfaces, and clean brushes correctly. Become acquainted with the language of painting through different approaches to working from life. Historical examples will be presented. While not necessary, the student is encouraged to continue for the 16-week...

Explore the sumptuous, magical medium of oil. Learn the basics of how to work with oil paint, mix colors, set up a palette and paint what you see. Work from the still life and the figure, and paint in a supportive environment. One semester of Drawing is highly recommended. Supply List: Please Note: There are general items needed for all classes...