Acrylic Painting Basics

Acrylic Painting Basics

Acrylic painting is great for painting in all styles, all approaches and all experience levels! In this class, students will receive guidance and instruction in basic acrylic painting practices including but not limited to: layering and technical handling of the paint, some brief color theory, opacity control, value control, texture, and more. Over three weeks, students will enjoy learning and practicing these techniques with acrylic paint, and going on to complete their own paintings, applying the lessons learned in class.

Alexandra Schnabel

Alexandra Schnabel is a painter and art instructor who lives and works in Bucks County PA. Alexandra discovered her passion for oil painting at the Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Arts, and went on to earn her BFA from Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts. She now enjoys creating artwork that explores the human condition and the variable emotional experience in response to the visual world, with themes that ponder the self and relationship with how we engage with the world around us. She frequently shows locally and enjoys engaging with the local art community, however she’s always looking forward to her next adventure in plein air painting, traveling, and collecting inspiration and experience with the visual world. She teaches a variety of community based classes locally as well as private lessons and creativity mentorship programs out of her home studio.