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Wed, Apr 9, 2025 - Apr 30, 2025
6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Class Experience
This class is perfect for students who have already completed our Beginner Oil Painting Class and want to keep up a healthy practice or work on more personal or challenging projects but don’t worry, this will still be a relaxed evening of “me time.” Relax and create fully realized oil paintings, good enough to hang proudly in your home or give as thoughtful gifts. Please note your canvas may take days to dry. Work can be left in our studio during the duration of your course syllabus. Make sure you write your name on your canvas!
*** For single-class sign-ups please manage your expectations, because of the longer process with Oil Painting, you may need more time and/ or more than one class to complete your work
Sample Class Format
- In this course we will
- Look at how to get to the most of your tools to add depth and clarity. Oil Painting is a longer process, the paint remains wetter longer allowing you to blend directly on your canvas.
- Students are encouraged to bring in their own subject matter to work from: photos or still life objects that they have a personal connection with, we guarantee this will give your work a more personal unique flavor.
- Learn how to choose the correct palette for your subject matter. It is extremely important to create mood, tone, and emotionality with your subject, be that an inanimate object or a portrait.
- Choose the right style to capture the mood of your subject: Surrealism, realism, expressive or abstract.
- Choose nontraditional angles or views for your subject- upshots or 3/4 views and think outside the box! Look at reflection and light and backgrounds and how they affect your subject.
- Explore how to push work further by the practice of creating values, gradients,s and transitions.
- Demo a range of exciting brushstroke applications: paint using a dry brush to get more textural effects for highlighting. For this purpose, we will look to master artists, past and present for inspiration and how to employ their techniques in our own paintings.
Other Things To Know
To reschedule a single class, purchase a Rescheduling Ticket 24 hours before class.
To reschedule a full semester, email us for a credit (less a $75 admin fee). No refunds will be provided.
What To Bring
- Oil paint and the use of brushes is supplied
- CANVAS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR COURSE FEE. Please purchase a canvas and bring it with you to class, we recommend a medium size canvas to begin with. Canvas may be purchased at your local art store (support small business when you can!). Please note you may need more than one canvas for a full course pkg.
- A limited selection of canvases can also be purchased in our studio for $35 and upwards. If you are purchasing a canvas from our studio, payment is due at class time, we do NOT offer IOU’s so please have the exact change with you.
- Speciality supplies like gloss/ glazes, or pouring mediums and glazes are NOT supplied , if you require these materials please bring them with you to class.
Reviews for Oil Painting
Anne A.
Jul 4, 2024
Loved:
I love that Nick was so open to my suggestions and questions and really gently and openly guided my painting session. I am so grateful for all the staff who are so supportive and kind and helpful.✨💫🙏🎨
Oil Painting
Location: Creatively Wild Art Studio | Instructor: Nick Hill
Response from Creatively Wild Art Studio
Thanks, Anne!! Nick absolutely LOVED working with you! We're looking forward to welcoming you back soon (we're running a 20% off any full semester sale until August 10!).
Reviews for Creatively Wild Art Studio
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Based on 116 provider ratings
hyla s.
Feb 23, 2025
Loved:
Excellent class and projects. My daughter had a great time and really liked the teachers.
Improvements:
Based on what my daughter said there wasn’t a ton of room for creativity- she felt like she had to stick to the way the teacher said to do the projects.
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Jan 29, 2025
Loved:
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Improvements:
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About Creatively Wild Art Studio
Since 2009, Creatively Wild Art Studio has been providing top-quality visual arts instruction in the heart of DUMBO, Brooklyn. Our studio is committed to presenting an innovative and vibrant range of learning opportunities accessible to all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. We balance our classes with professional skill development and a fun approach so students are relaxed and open to learning. Our team of teaching artists (made up of working artists) is committed to delivering first-class instruction through professional-level skills, equipping students with the tools they need for their art journeys. We strive to be an open source of enrichment: let's go Creatively Wild!
We offer full courses and drop-in options for all ages and levels all year long.:
-Adults 18+ | all levels
-Teens 9-17 | all levels
-Kids 4-8 | all levels
-Toddlers 2 months- 4 yrs
-Online classes for teens 9-17 yrs
-In-person and online private classes for all ages and levels in any media
Our award-winning program includes school break camps for kids and teens. We're nominated as the Best Camp in Brooklyn (Best of Brooklyn Awards) for the third year running! Our camps are offered throughout the year: summer, spring break, winter break, and most public holidays and school recesses.
We also offer birthday parties, adult painting parties, and corporate team building. Check out our website for more!
