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UPCOMING CLASSES

Still Life Painting

Adults and Teens ages 16 and up

Contact me if you’re interested in signing up for the next class!

Join me for a painting class series at my studio in south Austin for a fun and engaging opportunity to enhance your art skills, meet a like-minded community, and build a strong foundation in painting.

We will build your art skills, focusing on color mixing and value structure while you paint what you love. You’ll receive direct painting and color mixing instruction in a small class format, presentations with historical and contemporary art examples, and constructive weekly critiques.

You will take away increased color mixing confidence applicable across different mediums and media, take-home color mixing diagrams for continued practice, and at least one full-color painting of your chosen still-life object.

Dates: coming soon

Pre-Requisite: Curious and Committed to Growth, All Skill Levels

Class Size: 9 students maximum, 4 minimum

Instructor: Karen Maness

Location: Karen Maness Art Studio

What future classes interest you?

As a teaching artist, I love to share what I have discovered in my lifelong studio practice with committed students who are ready to engage in their personal and artistic growth.

My teaching is informed by my 30-year career as a scenic artist, training at the Florence Academy of Art, and ongoing research into motion picture scenic art history.

I am excited to share the thrilling diversity of what is possible within the mediums and discipline of painting.

Course materials - Supply List FOR ACRYLIC PAINTING

Please bring the following supplies with you to class:

You will need the following acrylic paint colors:

  • Warm Red - I recommend Cadmium Red Medium

  • Cool Red - I recommend Quinacridone Red or Alizarin Crimson Hue

  • Warm Yellow - I recommend Cadmium Yellow Medium

  • Cool Yellow - I recommend Lemon Yellow

  • Warm Blue - I recommend Ultramarine Blue

  • Cool Blue - I recommend Phthalo Blue

  • Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)

  • Titanium White – Large Tube

  • Black