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Learn the basics of operating an airbrush with basic airbrush techniques. Students will handle several types of airbrushes and discover the difference between single and double action. A combination of demonstrations and hands-on techniques will be used to teach color mixing, blending, mixed media, stenciling, and how to use different surfaces. All...

You will be provided four wine glasses to paint and all the art materials (enamel paints, brushes) and instruction you need. No experience required. NO ALCOHOL PROVIDED.

Wine down in this fun and romantic painting class.

Online Painting is a way to sustain a home painting practice with the support of a virtual community of process painters from around the world.  Join a growing community of painters who value the powerful practice of process painting as a tool for their ongoing creative development and personal growth. You'll receive personal attention from Stewart...

Stay warm in our studio, while we take through the steps of the DC skyline covered in snow.

Well-depicted images of reflections enhance the depth and power of your paintings and can even serve as principal subjects themselves. To achieve that effectiveness takes care but is easily possible.

Learn to use photographs to create beautiful and believable paintings. Students will have the opportunity to paint the subject matter of their choice—from portraits of loved ones to far away landscapes to lively scenes—while receiving instruction in painting techniques and advice on the challenges of working from photos. 

Whether it’s a complete underwater seascape or merely a convincing portrait of your favorite fish, octopus, or coral, painting the aqueous world is a tricky but rewarding challenge. Come learn the basics of how to paint undersea scenes under the guidance of the lead teacher of the WMAS. All supplies provided.

Our area offers easy access to a wide range of ocean, bay, and estuary locales susceptible of warming the seascape painter’s heart and capable of endless rich variation dependent on changes in Sunlight, wind, water, and other natural variables.  With Firouzeh’s help, learn to make the best use of those possibilities...

Painting from Life (MPA) All levels welcome! Learn the fundamentals of painting with your choice of medium. We will explore color theory, value, composition and more while observing from life and photographs. 

This course provides an outlet to develop a personal pictorial language for both the beginner and the advanced painter. Painting subjects include the figure, still life, landscape, abstraction, and the imagination. Instruction is geared towards the individual student.

Are you looking for a new “look” for those less than pretty pieces?? Try Chalk Paint®..no need to strip prime or sand prior to painting. Learn how to paint furniture using this awesome paint, Annie Sloan Chalk Paint…how to distress, how to use dark and light wax and much more. We will learn 5 techniques ( 2 color distress/rustic/modern finish/wash/craquleur),...

Explore both realist and expressive approaches to depicting the surrounding world. Students learn to show space on a 2-D surface through linear and atmospheric perspective, and examine composition, color, and techniques for the landscape painter. All levels welcome. Oil and acrylics are the mediums of choice.