Hollis, NY Painting Lessons

As my student you will learn very important basic to intermediate foundation knowledge of the painting process. This involves Color theory, canvas preparations (wood, Canvas and other substrate choices), Brush selections, Mediums and thinning, Paint storage and reusing. We will work on transferring ideas from still life or sketch to canvas. We will cover brush stroke effects, blending, highlighting and work processes for an efficient and most importantly fun workflow.

I have taught over 500 students how to paint! Each painting lesson is tailored to your interest and where you want to develop skill. My schooling background is in figure painting, modern painting techniques, color theory and composition. I have been trained by masterful painters from all over the world and look forward to sharing all that I have learned with you.

My main medium is Oil,though i use all mediums( currently gouache and other aqeuos mixed mediums.)My goal is to help student in understanding how to approach a painting, manipulate paint and understand both abstraction and paint application, for all levels ofcourse. For each level my teaching and philosophy will drastically differ, all depend on the student's capability to understand, practice and apply.

I provide classical instruction in portraiture, still life and landscape in your studio or mine. In this traditional approach to drawing and painting, what will be taught and focused upon are perspective, value and composition in order for the student to develop strong visual language skills. The program of study begins with a specific focus on drawing, since drawing is the foundation upon which all great traditional art is built. Throughout this training, emphasis will be placed on accuracy, or more specifically, seeing and rendering correctly such things as line quality, hard and soft edges, proportion, positive and negative space through abstract form and the use of the full range of values.

Water color, Oil, Acrylic, Ink !! We can learn it all or focus on just one. Its all up to you.

my name is Anna and I have Master of art in animation and I love floral designs: and I am also a self taught painter and I love painting and crafts, I would love to have an art class with you which you can learn different painting skills while you are enjoying painting, my goal is that you experience real painting and have some real arts while you are practicing different techniques, so I try to teach some basics each lesson and we will work on a painting from beginning to finish , we can start with floral and abstract arts and coloring pre-sketch designs and then later we will create our own paintings. you don't need to have any experience ,you just need to enjoy what you are going to learn.I will try to be flexible with your schedule.
here are some techniques which we can practice for watercolor painting:
Introduction to Watercolor Painting And Getting Started
Choosing Your Equipment
Working with Color-working with brushes and BRUSHWORK
Basic Painting
Steps to Creating Your ...

I'm experienced in teaching Visual Arts in a variety of media for more than 17 years. My primary mediums used when painting are watercolor & acrylic.

My beliefs about teaching and learning begin with my desire to promote acceptance through art. Art is a language of expression available and accessible to everyone. I enjoy using various media for beginners as well as advanced levels.
I’ve always been attracted to religious paintings of the 15th century Flemish and Italian Renaissance artists. The gracefulness of the form was rendered with a perfect balance. The exquisite technical execution speaks to me of the enduring power of beauty.
I have a tremendous appreciation for a contemporary art. However, I am drawn more toward the classic academic art style.