Studio Class: Methods and Techniques in Oil & Acrylic Painting

Starts on Thursday, October 3rd • 10:00am – 3:00pm
Marblehead Arts Association | 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead

Studio Class: Methods and Techniques in Oil & Acrylic Painting with professional, Boston-based artist Samuel Gareginyan. For over 16 years, Samuel has been a studio instructor at the MFA/Boston and is excited to work with intermediate to advanced students at the Marblehead Arts Association beginning on October 3rd for four (4) sessions.

Working in oil and acrylic, students will enhance their understanding of color relationships, composition as well as painting techniques using photographs of their own choice or Samuel will set up a still life as a source of observation.

The upcoming class dates are as follows: October 3, October 10, October 17, October 24.

MAA Members: $179 | Non-members: $209

About the Instructor

Samuel Gareginyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia. He graduated from Terlemezian Fine Art College and Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts. Samuel exhibited his works in Armenia, Russia, Lebanon, Spain, England, Turkey, Argentina and the United States. His paintings are in permanent collections and archives at the Museum of Modern Arts of Armenia, the Fund of the Artists Union of Armenia, Armenian Library and Museum of America. Since 1997 he lives in the United States exhibiting his works in the galleries and museums of America and abroad. Samuel has been a Studio Art Instructor at the MFA/Boston for over 16 years.

Samuel’s work can be seen at samuelg.com.

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Suggested Supply List for Oil

  • Palette knife
  • Refined linseed oil
  • Palette cups with lids
  • Canson Canva-Paper pad primed for oil and acrylic paints, 9 x 12 inch or larger
  • 1 Streched canvases 9 x 12 inch or larger
  • Oil paint, suggested brands/colors: Utrecht, Winsor & Newton, Rembrandt: Raw Umber, Titanium White, Ivory Black, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red light,Alizarin Crimson, Dioxazine Purple, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Yellow light, Ultramarine Blue, Viridian Green, Cadmium Orange, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Prussian Blue, Cerulean Blue
  • Disposable paper palettes
  • Soft synthetic brushes in a variety of round, flat and filbert sizes 2, 4, 6 and larger
  • Shop towels

Suggested Supply List for Acrylic

  • Blick acrylic paint, suggested colors: burnt sienna, burnt umber, white, cadmium red light, alizarin crimson, yellow ochre, cadmium yellow medium, cadmium lemon, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue
  • Disposable palette paper pad
  • Canvas board or stretched canvases: 9 x 12 inches, 3-5 total
  • One large flat brush, 1 inch wide
  • One small flat brush, 1/4 inch wide
  • One medium filbert brush, 3/4 inch wide
  • One small round brush, 1/8 inch wide
  • 11 x 14 Sketchbook
  • 4B Graphite pencil
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Sharpener

Register for this Class!

MAA Members: $179
Non-members: $209

If you are unable to enroll using the links on this page, please call us at (781) 631-2608 or email info@marbleheadarts.org to reserve your spot.