In its 12th session
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Week 1
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Painting as Breath
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Limits as Creative Jumpstart
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Mixing Paint
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Application Skills
Week 2
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Palette Knife Painting
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Blending
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Color Mixing
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Color Systems
Week 3
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Complementaries
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Intention
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Brush Skills
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Fine Art and Craft
Week 4
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Invention
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Painting Clouds
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Editing and Open Processes
Week 5
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Transparency
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Abstraction
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Design
when
Wednesdays
9:30AM - 11:30 PM (PDT)
April 22nd - June 17th 2026
5 week class
Who is this class for?
Who wants Ruffles?
No Experience Required
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Ready to experiment.
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Interested in getting a well-rounded sense of all the possibilities of making paintings.
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Want to learn about abstraction and representaion.
cost
Class costs $245.00 for 5 classes 2 hrs each.
Sliding Scale and Payment Plans available.
Registration is confirmed by payment.
where
Meet on Zoom.
Link will be provided on registration.
supplies
Supplies list provided on registration.
Includes links for simple one click online purchase from Dick Blick Art Store.
You can also use any supplies you already have.
Basic Kit = $100
topics covered
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Paint, Palette, Brushes, Surfaces
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Mixing and applying paint
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Color Systems
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Complementary Colors
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Transparency as Abstraction and Design
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Cloud Painting - Flexibility and Editing
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Invented Forms
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Limits
teacher
Sam Payne
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MFA in Painting and Drawing
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Solo and group exhibitions
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10 years of teaching experience (University Level and Adult Continuing Education).
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10 years working in galleries in NYC.
Has the rare ability to teach the basics and at the same time give these foundations deep historical and creative meaning.
Class Description: Spring/Summer 2026
Not your typical Painting Class
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What we learn:
Fundamentals of materials
How to look at and talk about art.
Historical context with a focus on the history of avant-guard practices.
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What do you need for the class:
Demonstrations are in Acrylic but all mediums are welcome (Such as oil, gauche and watercolor).
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How is the class taught:
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2 cameras to teach the class on Zoom.
One is used for the slide shows and the talks and another is focused on my palette and painting demonstrations.
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Each week the students send pictures of the works they have made and the teacher presents all this work as a slide show for sharing, discussion and questions.
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Class is supported by youtube videos of demonstrations, instagram page and community forum.
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PDF of some slideshows and some recordings of class are provided.
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There is often a visiting artist in each session.
We will learn together and surprise ourselves with art.
Recent Student Work and Projects:
