Impressionist Painting for Beginners (19F25)

September 29–November 24, 2025
9 weeks, Mondays

Taught by: Joan Nichols

Learn to paint loosely and expressively with beautiful, bright colors in this Beginner Modern Impressionist class. Joan will teach you a four-step process based on the French Impressionists from the late 1800s, using acrylic paints instead of oil paints. You will learn how to mix colors and understand the difference between transparent and opaque paint, along with the four-step process, which includes using charcoal expressively for quick sketches, painting an under-painting, understanding what “re-establish the line” means, and how to add opaque paints and complete the piece. You will go from not knowing how to paint to painting simple landscapes and florals like the Impressionists, using a modern palette of acrylic paints.

Materials

Students need to purchase materials for this class. See the materials lists for further information.

Registration Information

Registration for this program starts on Monday, August 18, at 10:00 am for MAG Members, and Monday, August 25, at 10:00 am for Not-Yet-Members. Online registration ends on Saturday, September 27, at 1:30 pm.

Programs with inadequate enrollment are cancelled one week before the first meeting. We will attempt to contact you via email to find an alternative program or to refund your registration fee.