Learn to Paint.
Want to know how to paint? Just make an appointment. Or sign up for an on-going course.
All ages and skill levels are welcome. Choose from the following course titles. (For class descriptions scroll to bottom of page.)
By Appointment:
Mixing Color
Technical intro to Oil Painting
Creating Three Dimensions
Paint Whatever You Want
Abstract Processes
Painting for Children
On-going Classes:
Oil Painting
Thursdays 10:30-1:30 (1 space available)
What is an Appointment Like?
Choose the course you would like. Make an appointment for yourself and up to three other people. Get the required supplies and meet for the appointment time.
Classes are held in a small comfortable studio setting. The studio will be arranged for the lesson at hand. Each student receives personal attention. Ms. Williams will introduce the subject and ensure everyone is comfortable with the process that is going to take place. Then you will paint. After the session there will be a review and questions. No mess to clean up. Just enjoy the rest of your day!
Class Prices and Schedules
Adults
Time: 2 hours by appointment
Price: $40 per student ($50 if Brilliant Easel provides supplies)
Size: Maximum 4 students
Children
Time: 1 hour
Price: $20 per student
Size: Maximum 4 students
- Appointments can be made Monday – Friday between hours of 10AM and 8PM. Some Saturday appointments are available.
- A regular oil painting class meets Thursdays from 10:30-1:30. There is currently 1 opening in this class.
- Private lessons are available for adults, $50/ 1.5 hours, and children $40/ 1.5 hours. Private lessons meet once per week.
- Supplies. Adult students bring supplies to painting classes. Acquire a supply list when making an appointment or joining a class. Or for an additional $10.00 supplies will be provided, just come, paint and go, paint!
- Supplies are provided in children’s classes.
More about the Courses:
Technical Intro to Oil Painting
This is one of the most popular classes. Students learn what oil paint is, how it differs from other types of paint, the pro’s and con’s of these differences, the supplies needed to work with oils and finally, how to apply oil paint.
Students complete a painting. A great way to get back into painting or get started.
Mixing Color
Come to this course to learn how to mix any color you see. Learn the fundamental characteristics of color, how to identify these in a color, and how to manipulate them in paint. After instruction, you will successfully mix colors independently during the class. The medium for this class is acrylic paint. The principles apply to most paints and media.
Creating Three Dimensions
This class reveals the role of value in creating three-dimensional form and depth on the two-dimensional surface of a canvas or paper. Then we address how color relates to this form. Students complete one small painting.
Oil Painting
This is an on-going course. Students in this course learn the technical aspects of painting in oil and have the opportunity to apply these lessons to paintings of their own choice. The class meets once a week for three hours. We usually spend 3-6 weeks on one painting. Work at your own pace.
Paint Whatever You Want
This course focuses on achieving a certain product, the product you wish to create. This is project based and does not aim to create overall understandings of process. If you want to create a gift for someone, create a certain painting for your home, or paint a vision you are inspired to create. The instructor will guide you through the process. Often this class requires more than one session to achieve desired goals.
Abstract Processes
This is a fun and easy survey of a variety of mixed media techniques. Each student will create 8-10 baseball card sized works of art, referred to as Artists Trading Cards. We will focus on technique more than subject matter. Learn transfer techniques, layering techniques, abstract painting techniges, resists and more. Artists Trading Cards are great pieces of art that are regularly traded among the artists who create them.
Painting for Children
Children will choose their own subject and complete an acrylic painting. They will learn the basic mechanics of painting. This includes how to use and care for brushes, how to apply paint in a neat and complete fashion and how to cover the surface for a beautiful finished product, worthy of framing.
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