Oil Painting for Beginners
9/26/202512:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Location: Art Place Studios, 2015 Asheville Hwy, Hendersonville, NC 28791
Event Description
Instructor: Wendy Loren
Date: 9/26/2025
Time: 12 pm - 4 pm
Members: $85 Non-Members: $100
By the end of the workshop, you'll walk away with your own beautiful oil painting and the skills to continue your artistic journey. No prior experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm and a willingness to explore the world of oil paints!
This class is for those who have always wanted to paint with oil paints but didn’t know where to begin. It’s also for anyone who may already be painting with oils or other mediums but would like to improve their skills. In this class, you will learn essential techniques and methods needed to create a successful still life oil painting. I will share my painting process from start to finish and provide tips, tricks, tools, techniques, and other valuable resources. Students will have an opportunity to create a still life painting of their own using a provided photo reference. Demonstrations, guided support, and visual steps will be included. Begin your journey today in discovering the wonderful world of oil painting.
All supplies included for this class! Students are welcome to bring any materials that you may have already acquired.
Please wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty or an apron if needed.
Artist Bio:
Wendy believes that there is beauty all around us, and if we choose to see with both our heart and eyes, we can see more clearly. As an artist, she seeks to capture the light and beauty that she encounters daily. Like many Master artists, her desire is not just to represent exactly what is in front of her but instead to convey her own inspired interpretation of the subject. She achieves this by painting alla prima, or direct method, and uses expressive brushwork to create a painterly effect. She has dabbled in all mediums throughout the years, but prefers to work with oils.
At the age of 18, her father worked for the big yellow box ”Kodak” in upstate New York, where she grew up. He bought her a camera when she was a senior in high school. Wendy was enrolled in the graphic communications program, where she learned to develop film in a darkroom and grew to love photography and art.
Wendy has taught for over 15 years in a public school setting. It wasn’t until she retired from teaching that she had the opportunity to devote more time to painting. Wendy currently has an art studio in Hendersonville, where she resides with her family. She has taken many classes and workshops from well-known artists and has a great appreciation for art. She hopes to continue to teach, inspire, and mentor others on their artistic journey.
Date: 9/26/2025
Time: 12 pm - 4 pm
Members: $85 Non-Members: $100
By the end of the workshop, you'll walk away with your own beautiful oil painting and the skills to continue your artistic journey. No prior experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm and a willingness to explore the world of oil paints!
This class is for those who have always wanted to paint with oil paints but didn’t know where to begin. It’s also for anyone who may already be painting with oils or other mediums but would like to improve their skills. In this class, you will learn essential techniques and methods needed to create a successful still life oil painting. I will share my painting process from start to finish and provide tips, tricks, tools, techniques, and other valuable resources. Students will have an opportunity to create a still life painting of their own using a provided photo reference. Demonstrations, guided support, and visual steps will be included. Begin your journey today in discovering the wonderful world of oil painting.
All supplies included for this class! Students are welcome to bring any materials that you may have already acquired.
Please wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty or an apron if needed.
Artist Bio:
Wendy believes that there is beauty all around us, and if we choose to see with both our heart and eyes, we can see more clearly. As an artist, she seeks to capture the light and beauty that she encounters daily. Like many Master artists, her desire is not just to represent exactly what is in front of her but instead to convey her own inspired interpretation of the subject. She achieves this by painting alla prima, or direct method, and uses expressive brushwork to create a painterly effect. She has dabbled in all mediums throughout the years, but prefers to work with oils.
At the age of 18, her father worked for the big yellow box ”Kodak” in upstate New York, where she grew up. He bought her a camera when she was a senior in high school. Wendy was enrolled in the graphic communications program, where she learned to develop film in a darkroom and grew to love photography and art.
Wendy has taught for over 15 years in a public school setting. It wasn’t until she retired from teaching that she had the opportunity to devote more time to painting. Wendy currently has an art studio in Hendersonville, where she resides with her family. She has taken many classes and workshops from well-known artists and has a great appreciation for art. She hopes to continue to teach, inspire, and mentor others on their artistic journey.