General Painting- Landscapes, Still life, Portraits, Abstracts. with sketches, photos, etc.
Beginner to advanced
Afsaneh Michaels
April 29 – June 10, 2025
Tuesday 9:30-12:30 pm
This painting course starts you with detailed introduction of materials from brushes to colors and helps you understand the painting process from beginning to end. You’ll learn about preparing the painting surface, composition, sketching your subject, color theory and the use of color, paint-handling, how brushes work as well the basics: form, line weight, volume and shading with paint. You will have at least one or two completed paintings at the end of the class.
Beginners start painting from still life set ups in the studio_sketching for painting then onto painting on canvas with acrylics, oil colors or water-based oil paints. Materials are discussed along with how to plan and compose a painting and various painting techniques. Watercolorists: Please join if you already know how to use your medium.
Intermediate and advanced artists may paint two or three paintings and use more advanced techniques.
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 (canvas, paper or boards). For questions please email the instructor.
Instructor: Afsaneh Michaels, AfsanehAm@gmail.com
April 29 – June 10, 2025
Tuesday 9:30-12:30 pm
Cost: $210.00 residents, non-residents $230.00
Place: Studio 1
Number of Students: 14
Materials: Your medium of choice and your setup plus your sketchbook and a canvas or a support of your choice. For more information about colors and brush and other painting materials please email the instructor