Oil Painting 101

Oil Painting 101

Class | This program is completed

Beginner
2/1/2024-2/15/2024
6:00 PM-9:00 PM on Th
$170.00

Oil Painting 101

Class | This program is completed

Have you ever wanted to learn how to paint but were too afraid to enter a class with people who have been at it for years? Have you dabbled in painting but feel that you may have started out on the wrong foot? This class is designed to go through the fundamentals and solidify a foundation from which to build upon! Learn about different kinds of brushes, mediums, surfaces and how they will affect a painting result. Learn the methods of direct and also indirect painting (glazing) to see which style resonates with your artistic strengths! Working with a limited palette, students will learn to mix colors that are truer to life to develop a color system that will propel you into the wonderful world of painting! www.dustinklassen.com 

Klassen, Dustin
Dustin Klassen

Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Dustin J. Klassen always enjoyed creating artwork and even started out studying art in college until getting involved in a career in Education. Although he has always loved teaching and coaching something was missing and after an 8 year successful career working for two Universities, he decided it was the right time to attend a workshop at Scottsdale Artists School. After completing the workshop the decision was made to go back to school to finish his art degree. He earned his Bachelor’s in Fine Art from Arizona State University a few years later. Disappointed in the lack of focus towards representational art in the program, Dustin also took time studying with both local and international artists to broaden his understanding of the representational art world - working with the likes of Matt Dickson, Robert Lemler, David Leffel, Max Ginsburg among many more at Scottsdale Artist’s School. This education gave a broad understanding of what it took to build a successful painting regardless of the style. While Dustin’s work has been called trompe l'oeil, he strives to keep an edge to his paintings so that they are read as paintings when they are seen in person, preferring to hide symbolism into his pieces while still showing how his paintings were built. Dustin now paints full time while teaching privately as well as workshops from Los Angeles to Maryland. Dustin and his Wife Yola currently reside outside of the small town of Hedgesville, WV. Less than 2 hours from Washington D.C.