Oil Painting: Portraits in Color
Oil Painting: Portraits in Color
Date and Time: Six consecutive Saturdays: July 12, July 19, July 26, August 2, August 9 & August 16, 2025
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Aaron MacDonald
Cost: $225 for all six sessions
Preregistration required
Delve into the rich tradition of portrait painting and learn the skills and techniques involved in creating captivating portraits. Teaching artist Aaron MacDonald will guide students through foundational concepts on value, paint application, proportion, and color in this 6 week comprehensive learning experience on oil painting. We hope you join us!
This six-part course will be taught on six consecutive Saturdays: July 12, July 19, July 26, August 2, August 9 & August 16, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This class is for ages 16 and over. The cost of the four-part course is $225 per person. All skill levels are welcome and all materials are provided. Preregistration is required and space is limited. The course will be held inside SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center located at 123 N 10th St., Santa Paula, CA. Free parking is available directly behind the building and students may enter through the front or back door.
Questions? Please call the Museum at (805) 525-5554 ext. 104 or email creativity@santapaulaartmuseum.org.
About Our Teaching Artist:
Aaron MacDonald is a painter native to Ventura County and has been on his artistic journey for nearly a decade. He aspires to the skill of the old masters and is a devotee to art in all its shapes and forms. Aaron is grateful to share his experience in drawing and painting and knows that knowledge, love, and exercise is an excellent formula for producing successful creations on canvas.