Waldorf, MD Acrylic Painting Lessons

Students will learn how to mix colors using primary colors along with complimentary and intermediate colors. They will also learn how to create a composition using still life items, mixed mediums, and a variety of brush strokes to create a dry brush, watercolor, and layering effect on canvas and canvas paper. For in home art lessons, all art supplies are included in the price.

Acrylic Painting 101

"Still life is the key that unlocks the secrets to great
painting. When painted with extraordinary perception
and ability, objects have the potential to allegorically
represent the full range of the human condition." Nelson Shanks

This still-life lessons will emphasize finding the rhythm in painting and learning when to make the shifts between balancing composition, drawing and color within a painting.

The workshop will commence from setting up a still-life and working out a composition with thumbnail sketches, then developing a color study, and then an open grisaille, the actual painting, working out the drawing issues, color development, keeping paint layers thin and even, and finding the areas where there would be more build-up of impasto and texture, and finally the last touch: removing what is not needed, and adding finishing details.

Painting is a great creative outlet for people to spend time relaxing and make something beautiful that brings you pride and joy. Anyone can paint! All it takes is time and a willingness to make mistakes and learn from them. I’ve been painting for 8 years and teaching for 1. I welcome all students who are interested in picking up painting as new hobby or returning after a long time away. We’ll build out your painting techniques and color theory so you can paint from real life or something abstract.

Acrylic Painting Workshops have been proven winners in teaching the fundamentals of acrylic painting, Covering everything from stretching canvas, placing a protective coating and base, paints and brushes with examples to walk you through to creating wonderful pieces of art. For advanced levels the Grisalle method is a mature way of providing an underpainting study for your work.

I have more than 10 years of experience in teaching drawing and painting in university and college.
I cover realistic style to abstract art with watercolor, oil, or acrylic. Also, you will learn a variety of techniques like glazing, impasto, and alla prima. subject matter can start with still life and continue architecture, landscape, and figurative art.

Students can expect to focus on learning a good foundation. I am familiar with several different approaches when working with acrylic paints. They include but are not limited to; direct painting, graphic approach, building up of layers using glazes and dry brushing. I also sensitive to the surfaces acrylic is used on; paper, canvas, fabric, metal and wood are just a few.

I have been ant artist my entire life, starting with drawing at age four, and being in love with not only it, but learning about it and expanding my skills in it over the decades.
I started painting when I was about eight years old, and I have been working to improve on my self expression ever since.

My style is mainly brightly coloured, pop style paintings, inspired by anything from celebrities, to inspiring quotes, to just whatever I'm feeling today.

I have been teaching and tutoring art as well as language for over fifteen years, and I can help you with pretty much anything you want to know. We will cover everything from dimension, light and shadow, and basically to not be afraid of colour, because in letting go of what you think is wrong, you manage just be able yo express yourself, which is what art is for.

I do have some assignments that I give through books that have inspired me, I will have a small list of books that you can look for through Amazon, or you can just

I have a background in all painting media , as well as know how to stretch your own canvas, and make watercolors from products found in your own backyard, saving $$ on watercolor supplies. I also have a B.A. in Arts from Binghamton University.

I have been teaching professionally for more than 10 years. I can teach a total beginner and I can guarantee the profound change in his skill level (regardless of his age), after 2 months of the attentive following of my instructions. I like to watch the progress of my student and this is what brings me the best satisfaction in my occupation.
I think that every human being is unique with his own unique way of thinking and perception of the common things. When teaching, I believe in dialogue, for this reason, I never record my lessons on video, except for the promotional needs. I like to meet new students, to understand their way of thinking and to invent the individual teaching approach or methodology for each one of them.

I am currently a Junior at Kennesaw State University concentrating in digital animation. I was a painting instructor at Painting with a Twist. So, we can have fun while I teach you the basics using subject matter that you enjoy to paint. I can also teach advanced artists more techniques and how to create a successful composition.