Beginner Oil Painting
taught by Lisa David
Getting started in oil painting begins with a simple question: What do you want to paint? Your answer helps determine your supplies, setup, and approach. In this class, you’ll learn the fundamentals of oil painting — including materials, color mixing, color value, composition, glazing, brushwork, and more.
Along the way, we’ll clear up common misconceptions about oil painting, show you how to choose the right tools for your subject, and guide you through each step so you can successfully create your first works. By the end, you’ll have both a solid foundation and the confidence to continue exploring oil painting on your own.
You will complete 2–3 finished paintings — both still-life and landscape studies — while gaining practical experience in the studio.
All materials will be provided.
6 session class, Tuesdays, January 13-February 10 and February 24, 2026 from 6:00-9:00 PM
$315 member/$369 non-member
Price breakdown:
$270 member/$324 non-member plus $45 material fee
About the instructor
Award-winning artist Lisa David was born and raised in upstate New York, where she spent much of her childhood camping in the Adirondack Mountains. Those early experiences sparked a lifelong love for the region and continue to inspire her work. A child of the sixties and seventies with a suburban upbringing that was, at times, a bit offbeat, Lisa finds beauty and nostalgia in vintage subjects—often capturing them with playful energy and a bold use of color.
Lisa began her career running a successful production pottery business. When the physical demands of clay led her to shift focus, she pursued a teaching degree and became a National Board Certified Art Teacher. For 20 years, she taught high school art, nurturing creativity in young artists while continuing to grow her own practice.
Now retired from public education, Lisa teaches advanced drawing and painting at the Saratoga Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY. She continues to paint from her cabin in the Adirondacks, where the landscape, light, and memories of summers past still fuel her artistic passion.
Member, Oil Painters of America
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