This program will be on sale soon! We are still confirming the details Beginning Oil Painting - In Person 6 Session Weekend Studio Arts Course 6 sessions from August 4 to September 15, 2024 Upcoming Session: Sunday, August 4, 2024 - 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET View all session dates Session Dates 1 August 4, 20242:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET 2 August 11, 20242:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET 3 August 18, 20242:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET 4 August 25, 20242:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET 5 September 8, 20242:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET 6 September 15, 20242:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET Code: 1E00KQ Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center1100 Jefferson Dr SWMetro: Smithsonian (Mall exit) Select your Tickets $245 Member $280 Non-Member Resize text Lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on experimentation introduce the medium of oil paint. Work from museum masterpieces, still-life arrangements, or your favorite photos to explore techniques that include color-mixing, scumbling, and glazing as you gain the technical background and experience needed to get started as a painter. Experience in drawing is helpful but not necessary. Guidelines for handling toxic chemicals and their waste products are stressed. Special Program Information The instructor is Shahin Talishkhan. This program includes 6 sessions, 3 hours each. NOTE: Registration will close for this program at 3 p.m. ET on Friday, August 2, 2024. General Information This studio arts program is in person and will not be recorded. Please refer to the "Materials for this program" section for any applicable supply list information and/or special documents for this program. Please note our Health and Safety guidance for this in-person program. View Common FAQs about our Studio Arts programs.