Sep 23rd
10:30am–2:30pm EDT
Abstract Painting Classes
Washington, D.C.
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iPhone Photography - Getting Started
Capital Photography Center @ 4th & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565
Learn to use the iPhone camera and go beyond taking a simple snapshot to creating a photograph that’s an artistic expression unique to your vision. Join us at the National Gallery of Art and tap into your creative side through mobile photography. Using our iPhone cameras, we’ll explore the Museum's offerings from abstract sculptures, colorful paintings and wall hangings, to the architecture of the building as well. We’ll find endless photographic...
Saturday Sep 23rd, 10:30am–2:30pm Eastern Time
Approaches to Abstraction with Watercolor
Explore abstraction in watercolor. Develop your watercolor skills, discover new ways to use watercolor’s unique qualities to move from concept to completion and take your work in fascinating new directions. For the Supply List, please CLICK HERE
Tuesday Nov 7th, 1–3:30pm Eastern Time
(6 sessions)
Abstraction for Drawing and Painting
Through a series of easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and carefully structured assignments and practical projects, we’ll create a series of abstract paintings and drawings together. We will explore how to use traditions and contemporary approaches to create a more effective and memorable experience for the viewer while also embracing the experimental. First, we'll discuss some fundamental concepts in the art historical context, and then...
Tuesday Nov 7th, 10am–12:30pm Eastern Time
(6 sessions)
Abstract Painting
McLean Community Center @ 1446 Chain Bridge Rd, Virginia, DC 22101
Abstract Painting Through an art historical lens, we will explore the principles of Impressionism, lyrical abstraction, and abstract expressionism. We will attempt dynamic mark making and complex color combinations whilst developing a personal voice in the realm of abstract painting.
$370
8 sessions
Abstract Painting: Objective and Non-Objective
Yellow Barn Studio @ 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC 20812
An in-depth exploration for beginning and intermediate students into abstract painting. The first half of the course students work from observation exploring different ways of representing what they see. In the second part of the course, students will develop ideas of mark-making and explore color relationships while working non-objectively away from direct source material. Class time will be divided into lectures, demos, painting, and cr...
$300
10 sessions
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Abstract Drawing And Painting (Beginning/Intermediate)
The Art League @ 105 North Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314
This class is for students at all levels who want to learn the abstract painting process. There are no limits to what an artist can create if they learn the basic language of abstraction and how to manipulate paint. The pure excitement of color, the mystery of line, the safety of structure, and the fun of mixed media are emphasized as the student begins to explore a different, more freeing way of painting. Still life and figure are often used as...
$220
9 sessions
Abstract Painting
The Art League @ 105 North Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Students of all levels develop a working knowledge of abstract painting and acrylic that challenges them to see and interpret in new ways. Learn color, line, movement, and form are taught through individual instruction and group discussion. Subjects include landscape, still life, and figure as well as non-representation. Model fees are extra.
$300
9 sessions
Advanced Acrylic Abstract Painting
Yellow Barn Studio @ 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC 20812
An in-depth exploration for advanced and intermediate students. Develop your ideas and imagination, think outside the box but pay attention to texture, color, composition and spatial relationships to create exciting abstract paintings. Paint among a creative, supportive group. There is no instructor. Permission required prior to registration, just to make sure that this is the class for you.
$160
10 sessions
Abstract Painting (Oil Or Acrylic)
The Art League @ 105 North Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314
This class develops studentsÕ painting skills through the self-expression of color and form. Students use color concepts from Post-Impressionism to Action Painting. The motifs of landscape, figure, and still life are examined along with the classic compositional elements of line, balance, and contrast. For novice and experienced painters, students discover the different levels of abstract - from semi-abstract to non-representational. Students respond...
$220
9 sessions
Abstract Art--New & Creative Approaches
The Art League @ 105 North Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Students explore imaginative ways to create abstract art by using a wide array of materials such as charcoal, pastel, ink, and paint. Students study line, color, and composition along with new methods to create texture, layers, and bold marks. A different contemporary artist is introduced in each class to inspire new approaches to abstraction. Critiques and demonstrations contribute to this intuitive process.
$235
8 sessions
Abstract In Oil Or Acrylic - Beyond The Tangible
The Art League @ 105 North Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314
This class focuses on the development of non-objective paintings. Beginners concentrate on painting basics and compositional structure while advanced students reach more deeply into 20th century and contemporary styles of abstraction. All students explore personal expression, mark-making techniques, and painting on a variety of surfaces. Pulling from the real world of figures and objects, the course investigates formal issues and new ways of working....
$290
9 sessions
Get Your Abstract On: 4 Week Workshop
VisArts at Rockville @ 155 Gibbs St, Washington, DC 20850
This class is about imagination and experimentation and this four-week class will both teach and inspire you. The first class will cover the many art supplies that can be used in abstract compositions and will also cover color mixing, color composition and the use of mixed media in Abstract art. In subsequent classes students will create using paint, collage papers, gels, mediums and non-brush techniques working on different size canvases....
$180
4 sessions
Abstract Expressionist Painting- Acrylic
Yellow Barn Studio @ 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC 20812
Working with acrylic paint and mixed media, students will develop their eye and explore abstraction using using color, line, form and movement. Critiques and art history will be used to understand and develop abstract concepts and composition.
$300
9 sessions
Painting: Abstracting the Figure
Yellow Barn Studio @ 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC 20812
he class primarily focuses on variety. You will make a series of paintings in which you investigate alternative possibilities to representation of the figure in an environment. Instructor provides some guidelines, examples and demonstrations for this investigation, but expect the series to lead you in unexpected directions. For students under the age of 18, you and your parent/guardian must obtain instructor permission prior to enrollment...
$300
10 sessions
Mindful Watercolor Workshop
Yellow Barn Studio @ 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC 20812
Learn how watercolors can help you become more aware as you create unique paintings in this interactive workshop. Follow the steps using wet-on-wet painting techniques and increase your confidence to control watercolors in different paintings. You’ll create abstract paintings in this workshop by learning brief activities to help reduce stress, improve awareness, and breathe more mindfully. 1 hour mindfulness exercises, 1 hour watercolor. ...
$45
