STREAMING PROGRAM INFORMATION
- This program is part of our Smithsonian Associates Streaming series.
- Platform: Zoom
- Online registration is required.
- For multiple registrations, you will be asked to supply individual names and email addresses.
Oil painting techniques have evolved over the centuries, with each generation of artists learning from earlier masters and adding to that body of knowledge through trial, error, and experience.
In this class, students explore the techniques of artists and schools from the early Renaissance to today. Sessions include lectures, painting demonstrations, and exercises designed to offer an opportunity to practice the skills of the masters, using the exact colors, canvas types, and paint application techniques.
Students learn technical secrets to understand how artists achieved their signature effects; the objective is not to copy the style of a famous artist, but to learn skills that can be utilized in their own work. The combination of art history and hands-on painting can broaden any artist’s range of skills.
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World Art History Certificate elective: Earn 1/2 credit*
Other Information
- The instructor is Adrienne Wyman.
- 6 sessions; 3 hours each
- This studio arts program is a Zoom Meeting to allow for patron and instructor interaction.
Patron Information
- Once registered, patrons will receive two emails: one is an automatic email confirmation and the second will include a link to the Zoom meeting as a follow-up (usually given within 24 hours of registration).
- NOTE: If you do not receive your follow-up email from Zoom, please email Customer Service for assistance.
GETTING STARTED WITH ZOOM
*Enrolled participants in the World Art History Certificate Program receive 1/2 elective credit. Not yet enrolled? Learn about the program, its benefits, and how to register here.
