Sonoma Community Center
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Next-Level Oil Painting – Intermediate Course
Thursday, March 13 from 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Class Details
Schedule
Thursday, March 13 – May 1, 2025
5:30 – 8:30 PM
Instructor
Michael Bartlett
Location
Ages
Adults
Skill Levels
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Registration Cost
About the class
Following the Introduction to Oil Painting course, the next level will continue to reveal the secrets of the richness of the oil painting medium. We will begin to learn how to successfully design paintings through composition, guided color mixing, and creation of the illusion of spatial reality on the picture plane. This will involve a deeper exploration of the mediums of oil painting and application techniques such as glazing and using the palette knife. This course will also place emphasis on color harmony and simple color interaction.
- Composition – Students will examine and learn to use composition armatures and discover the importance of Notan, the dynamic balance of light and dark.
- Color Mixing – Students will continue to develop oil paint mixing skills on the palette and expand their color making technique. Emphasis will be placed on hue identification and mixing pigment color to match hue, value, and temperature.
- Painting Design – This course will address landscape, seascape, still life, figurative, and architectural subjects.
Prerequisite – This is not a course for someone who has no experience with the oil painting medium. Students should have completed an introductory level oil painting course with me or another teacher. Experience or participation in any other oil painting course is a qualification. We will be covering a lot of material, and the course will move quickly.
If you are not sure this class is a good fit for you, feel free to email the instructor at michael@mbartlett-finearts.com
About the instructor
Michael Bartlett
Instructor / Artist
https://www.michaelebartlett.com/
Class FAQ
All Memberships(Excluding the $50/year tier) receive 10% off any purchase above $40. You should have received your discount code in your membership confirmation email.
If you have any questions regarding the use of your code, you can contact Sean Baskin at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org or call the office at (707)938-4626.
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The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.
We ask that you notify us at least 10 business days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 business days notice, we will not be able to provide a full refund. A flat cancellation fee of $15 will be charged to cover the transaction fee.
Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee (minus the payment processing and services fee), or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.
All credits must be used within 1 year.
Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org to request a late addition.
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