Workshop: Oil Painting for Beginners

Oil painting is often considered to be the “ultimate” way to paint as well as mysterious and incredibly messy.  Oils are both forgiving and challenging and are loved by many artists.  This beginner’s class will introduce you to basic techniques that will help you get off on the right foot and give you the opportunity to experience these wonderful paints without a lot of expense or struggle.  You will learn the basic techniques using the safest oil paint products on the market today.  These are real oil paints, not water-soluble oils (which are a different product and require different materials and handling).

On Day 1, we will cover the differences among painting surfaces, variations in different oil paint companies, toxic vs non-toxic paints and solvents, and different kinds of oil brushes.  We will discuss, demonstrate, and practice both blending and impasto painting, using a palette knife, how and why (or…