Oil Painting for Beginners, Abstraction

Learn how to stretch and prepare a canvas, mix paint, create a color chart, and make your own glass palette. You will also learn brush handling, and become familiar with solvents, mediums, and practices (indoor/outdoor options). We will build skill over time, using some simple exercises on gessoed paper to start, then move to canvas. We will discuss our work at the end of each class and share thoughts about our experiences, challenges, and observations.