Description

Oil Painting: Color and Light
for Adults 18+
Saturdays 9:30am - 12:00pmMarch 7 - May 9, 2026 (8 weeks)Skip: March 28 & April 4

Students are required to purchase their own brushes and bring optional household materials. All other supplies will be provided.

Required Brushes: Size 4, Size 6, Size 8

Recommended Brushes: Size 10

Suggested Household Items:
One small airtight plastic container (sandwich size)
Paper towels or cloth rags

This course is for beginner students or those with some oil painting experience who would like to expand upon their skills. This class will include research and art history all while learning and exploring the fundamentals of oil painting. You will be instructed through lectures, demonstrations, and one-on-one instruction. Students will learn from observation and progress to become skilled and confident in creating work of art with oil paint.

This semester's course will investigate color theory, such as how color can be transformed by placing it alongside another color.

Students are encouraged to repeat the class. Special topics and new material will be explored each semester.

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• Online registration closes three business days before the first class, however space may still be available! Please contact the office to check academy@gmu.edu or 703-993-9889. A $10 late registration fee may apply.
  
  
• Add academy@gmu.edu to your email contact list in order to receive important information before the class starts. Email is our primary method of communication to enrolled students.

Activity Sub-Category

Adults

Location

Mason Fairfax Campus