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General Painting _ Afsaneh Michaels_ Beginner to Advanced _December 9 – January 20_ Tuesdays_ 9:30am-12:30 pm _Studio 1

General Painting- Landscapes, Still life, Portraits, Abstracts. sketches, photos, etc.
Beginner to advanced
December 9 – January 20, 2026
Tuesday 9:30-12:30 pm
Studio 1

This painting course introduces you to the painting process and the common stages and techniques that artists follow to create a work of art. This process can vary greatly depending on the artist, the medium and the subject matter.
You learn and follow the process starting with conception of an idea or an inspiration, gathering references, designing and composing your canvas or painting surface, selecting materials and colors, and executing the painting by sketching and blocking. Each stage is described and explained by the instructor.

Beginners, always start painting from still life set ups in the studio and will do several still life paintings before choosing their own subject matter.
Intermediate and advanced artists may paint several paintings and use more advanced techniques as well as their own subjects and learn to identify the techniques of choice and perhaps develop a style. Any subject of choice is allowed from still life to landscapes, or abstracts.

Come with your existing setup with colors, brushes, pencils, and other tools plus your
sketchbook and canvas. The first class will include a discussion of materials and supports/painting surface (canvas, paper or boards). For questions please email the instructor.

 

Afsaneh Michaels, Instructor

Afsaneh A. Michaels is San Francisco Bay Area fine artist, illustrator, graphic designer, and teacher with over 30 years of creative experience.Afsaneh was raised from an early age in Europe and the U.S. She studied art and design at Edinburgh College of Art in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2000. After Edinburgh, Afsaneh over to Florence Italy where she studded drawing and painting. She has exhibited work in galleries around the Bay Area, and the east coast.In the early part of her career Afsaneh worked as an urban and country planner with the United Nations in Africa in Kenya and Malawi and later transitioned into art and exhibit design and worked at the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi where she designed an exhibit for anthropologist, Richard Leakey. Later she worked at the Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Designing exhibits and collaborating with colleagues in various International museums.Afsaneh has always been an artist and after Edinburgh she moved to Florence in Italy where she started teaching small groups of adults and children in painting and drawing. Afsaneh loves to teach and uses a coaching style- mentoring each individual, guiding and developing their vision and direction while building foundational skills towards the student’s art practice. www.AfsanehMichaelStudio.com