Painting & Drawing Classes
Cone Zero’s Painting & Drawing Classes will meet at our new location at
346 Main Street
Studio Rules for 346 Main Street click here
The studio at 346 Main Street is equipped with 14 easels, 12 large drawing boards, solvent storage, and solvent disposal for oil painting.
Painting from Life: All Levels
$245 | ($215 with code EARLYLIFE) | October 29 - November 26 | 6 - 9 pm | Wednesday evenings with Anya | 5 weeks
This class is designed to meet your technical needs as you explore representational painting. You’ll practice seeing the three-dimensional world through the eyes of an artist and creatively translating it onto a two-dimensional surface.
This class emphasizes individualized instruction and is suitable for absolute newbies to painting, as well as for experienced oil painters and people who have used acrylics or watercolor and want to learn how to paint with oil.
We will discuss how oil is different from other painting mediums, learning about supports, solvents, brushes, mixing colors, and the differences between glazing and alla prima techniques. Our first project will be a simple still life. Topics will include: composition, value/tone, brushstroke, and the economy of gesture. I will teach drawing topics, such as proportion and perspective, as needed. After that, students will work on individual projects while continuing to practice representational painting. We will look at a lot great painters, historic and contemporary, for inspiration. On week 5, the students will have the option to choose their best work for a show/critique.
Materials needed to start:
1. Primed stretched canvas or canvas boards OR primed wood panels. (No smaller than 8x10”) Walmart and Michael’s sell very affordable multipacks of these supports.
2. Oil paints. At minimum, you will need primary colors plus black and white. If you’re buying a paint set, I don’t recommend you get the cheapest one. Mid-priced will work fine!
3. Brushes. A cheap “all media” brush set, with a variety of shapes and sizes is great to start with.
4. Solvent: odorless mineral spirits (Odorless Turpenoid OR Gamsol)
5. Rags for wiping brushes.
6. Coated paper plates for palettes.
EARLYLIFE for early sign ups: $30 off, expires 1 week prior to class start
Cancellation policy: All sales and bookings are nonrefundable. Ongoing Classes can be rescheduled up to 24 hours prior, and Themed Classes, Workshops, and Events can be rescheduled up to one week prior.