Oil Painting

Oil Painting

Adult Class | Registration opens Monday, July 6, 2026 8:00 AM EDT

All levels welcome.
9/14/2026-11/16/2026
6:00 PM-9:00 PM EDT on Mon
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$275.00
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Oil Painting

Adult Class | Registration opens Monday, July 6, 2026 8:00 AM EDT

A structured course for the beginning student that introduces painting materials and basic techniques. The focus is on oil painting, but acrylics are permitted. Previous drawing experience strongly recommended.

What You Will Learn:
- Painting materials and tools
- Alla prima painting technique
- Basic color theory
- Chiaroscuro
- Glazing and scumbling

Please note: There is no class scheduled for 9/21 (Yom Kippur) or 10/12 (Indigenous Peoples' Day).

  • - 4 canvases (16” X 20” suggested); do not use canvas board or canvas paper


  • - Palette, or pad of disposable palette sheets

  • - Palette cup

  • - Odorless paint thinner (quart or larger recommended)

  • - Large jar with lid

  • - Small jar with lid

  • - Refined linseed oil or prepared oil painting medium

  • - Metal painting or palette knife

  • - Natural bristle brushes in a variety of sizes and shapes

  • -  Soft vine charcoal (thin stick - optional).

  • - Spray fixative (optional)

  • - Paper towels or soft, lint-free rags

  • - Paints: Titanium white (large tube), Burnt sienna, Yellow ochre, Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow (medium) or permanent yellow (medium), Cadmium red (medium) or Napthol Red, Quinacridone Magenta, Ultramarine blue, Cerulean blue or Cobalt Turquoise, Ivory black

David Heshmatpour

Dave (he/him) is a multidisciplinary visual artist working in painting, sculpture, drawing, and digital photography. He earned a degree in Applied Science, specializing in welding technology, before graduating with a BFA specializing in painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 2020. He lives and works alongside his very good dog Ruskin in Philadelphia.