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Beginning Oil Painting - In Person

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Beginning Oil Painting - In Person

8 Session Weekend Studio Arts Course

8 sessions from January 12 ​to March 9, 2025​
Upcoming Session:
Sunday, ​January 12, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Session Dates
1
January 12, 2025
10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET
2
January 26, 2025
10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET
3
February 2, 2025
10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET
4
February 9, 2025
10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET
5
February 16, 2025
10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET
6
February 23, 2025
10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET
7
March 2, 2025
10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET
8
March 9, 2025
10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET
Code: 1E00ST
Location:
S. Dillon Ripley Center
1100 Jefferson Dr SW
Metro: Smithsonian (Mall exit)
Registration
$275
Member
$310
Non-Member
Materials for this program
  1. Supply List

Please Note: This class has an updated schedule (originally January 19 to March 9, 2025).

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.

Guidelines for handling toxic chemicals and their waste products are stressed. Participants should have basic drawing skills for this class. The Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain class is recommended as a good foundation for drawing skills.

Special Program Information

  • The instructor is Shahin Talishkhan.
  • This program includes 8 sessions, 3 hours each.
  • Update: This class does not meet on January 18.
  • NOTE: Registration will close for this program at 3 p.m. ET on Friday, January 10, 2025.

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.