From Still Life to Abstraction

Painting for all! This class covers foundational painting skills through a progression from observational still life to increasingly abstract approaches. Students explore value, color, composition, and gesture through hands-on studio exercises that emphasize seeing, perception, and material experimentation. Working from direct observation and lived experience, students learn to simplify, translate, and transform visual information into expressive painted forms. Students may work in acrylic or oil paint. Most demonstrations will be using oil paint.