Jan 28th
10:30am–2:30pm EST
Unlock your creativity and explore the world of abstract painting in Washington, D.C. Learn important painting techniques to expand your skillset.
1 class in-person in Washington, D.C. has spots left, and 1 class live online is available.
Capital Photography Center @ 4th & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC
Discover the art of iPhone photography at the National Gallery of Art, where you'll learn how to capture stunning images and transform them into artistic expressions through the use of editing apps. Unleash your creativity and master the techniques of exposure, composition, and focus for optimal results. Don't miss this opportunity to explore endless photographic possibilities with your iPhone camera.
Sunday Jan 28th, 10:30am–2:30pm Eastern Time
Discover the secrets of creating captivating abstract art in this engaging course that combines traditional and contemporary approaches. Unleash your artistic voice, gain confidence in your abilities, and impress yourself and others with your newfound skills. Get ready to experiment, explore, and create stunning works that will leave a lasting impression.
Tuesday Jan 9th, 10am–12:30pm Eastern Time
(6 sessions)
The Art League @ 105 North Union St, Alexandria, VA
This class is for students at all levels who want to learn the abstract painting process. There are no limits to what an artist can create if they learn the basic language of abstraction and how to manipulate paint. The pure excitement of color, the mystery of line, the safety of structure, and the fun of mixed media are emphasized as the student begins to explore a different, more freeing way of painting. Still life and figure are often used as...
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Yellow Barn Studio @ 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC
An in-depth exploration for advanced and intermediate students. Develop your ideas and imagination, think outside the box but pay attention to texture, color, composition and spatial relationships to create exciting abstract paintings. Paint among a creative, supportive group. There is no instructor. Permission required prior to registration, just to make sure that this is the class for you.
Yellow Barn Studio @ 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC
Working with acrylic paint and mixed media, students will develop their eye and explore abstraction using using color, line, form and movement. Critiques and art history will be used to understand and develop abstract concepts and composition.
ArtsClub @ 1506 19th St NW, Washington, DC
Create O’Keeffe-inspired paintings of autumnal flowers and plants Georgia O’Keeffe was one of the world’s most widely recognized and celebrated artists, best known for her paintings of flowers and bones. Her style is characterized by tightly-cropped depictions of organic forms including plants and landscapes. Learn about O’Keefe's artistic journey -- from her humble beginnings in the Midwest to her final years in New Mexico and create...
Yellow Barn Studio @ 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC
he class primarily focuses on variety. You will make a series of paintings in which you investigate alternative possibilities to representation of the figure in an environment. Instructor provides some guidelines, examples and demonstrations for this investigation, but expect the series to lead you in unexpected directions. For students under the age of 18, you and your parent/guardian must obtain instructor permission prior to enrollment...
Yellow Barn Studio @ 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC
Learn how watercolors can help you become more aware as you create unique paintings in this interactive workshop. Follow the steps using wet-on-wet painting techniques and increase your confidence to control watercolors in different paintings. You’ll create abstract paintings in this workshop by learning brief activities to help reduce stress, improve awareness, and breathe more mindfully. 1 hour mindfulness exercises, 1 hour watercolor. ...
ArtsClub @ 1506 19th St NW, Washington, DC
Create abstract paintings in the style of Alma Thomas Alma Thomas was a painter and educator who was based in Washington D.C. for the majority of her life. She is best known for her mosaic-like style of painting with pronounced and isolated brushstrokes. Her unique method of mark-making has been deemed “the Alma stripe,” making her one of few artists to have a type of brushstroke named after them. Learn about Alma Thomas' incredible...
ArtsClub @ 1506 19th St NW, Washington, DC
Helen Frankenthaler was an American Abstract Expressionist painter best known for her “soak stain” paintings, which she created by diluting her paint and soaking it into unprimed canvas. Like Jackson Pollock, Frankenthaler didn’t use brushes, but rather poured her paint onto the canvas and used sponges to move it around. The result was a calming field of liquid-like color. Learn about Helen Frankenthaler and create your own calming soak stain...
Capital Photography Center @ 4th & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC
Smartphone Photography - Getting Started at the National Gallery of Art Learn to use the camera that’s always with you and go beyond taking a simple snapshot to create a photograph that’s an artistic expression unique to your vision. Join Michael Koren at the National Gallery of Art and tap into your creative side through mobile photography. Using our phone cameras, we’ll explore the Museum's offerings from abstract sculptures, colorful...
Arlington Arts Center @ 3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA
We think art can be exploratory and fun, so why not approach it as play? In art-making and other fields, play can be a vital tool for experimentation and innovation. Beginning students will gain confidence as they work through experimental painting exercises, while more advanced students will be challenged to do something new. In this acrylic painting course, problem solving, spontaneity, chance, and unique materials will direct artistic processes...
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