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• A-201 Painless Painting - Tuesday Mornings (FA25)

  • Start
    September 09, 2025
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  • End
    October 21, 2025
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
  • Spaces left
    0

  Registration deadline: June 10

  Ages 16+

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  Explore oil and acrylic painting in a relaxed atmosphere. Experienced painters can work to develop their personal style or try a new technique. New artists will be taught the basics of composition, color theory, and painting techniques. Paint from a provided still life or bring a photo/picture to paint. Each class includes demos and individual instruction. Materials list can be found below or if you have your own supplies, feel free to bring them to class instead. Oil and Acrylic Kits available through the NHAC and can be picked up the first day of class.  Must order one week prior: 

  Oil Kit

  Acrylic Kit

  
  

  Materials List

  
  

  Instructor: Kim Freithaler

  
  

  Dates: Tuesdays 9/9 - 10/21 (no class 9/16)

  6 sessions

  Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

  Cancellation Policy: Registrations may be cancelled up to seven days before the start of class by contacting the office. Cancellation of this class will result in a $25 cancellation fee, to be deducted from the refund amount.
  

  
  

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• A-204 Beginner Painting for Adults (FA25)

  • Start
    September 09, 2025
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  • End
    October 21, 2025
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
  • Spaces left
    8

  Register

  Registration deadline: Sept 2

  Ages 18+

  
  

  Also consider the second session beginning Oct 28!

  
  

  Students will focus on blending with value studies and the process of preparing a canvas before painting it. We will discuss the ways in which you can find multiple colors within a picture. If requested, skin tones will also be discussed and students will be taught to blend their own. By the end of this class, students will have a better understanding of color theory.

   

  Instructor: Jamie Monaghan

   

  Dates: Tuesdays 9/9 - 10/21 (NO CLASS 9/16)

  6 sessions 

  Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  Because this class is after office hours, please use the red side door to enter.
  

  
  

  Materials List:

  
  

  For paint, you can use oil or acrylic. The list of colors I teach with are:

  - Titanium White

  - Mars Black

  - Raw Umber

  - Burnt Sienna

  - Alizarin Crimson

  - Naphthol Crimson

  - Cobalt Blue

  - Phthalocyanine Blue

  - Yellow Ochre

  - Cadmium Yellow Deep or Medium Hue

  
  

  For your brushes, please be sure to get brushes with a good spring to it and a variety of sizes. The types I use most in my classes are listed below, but feel free to get all types if you would like.

  - Angled

  - Flat

  - Filbert

  - Round

  
  

  Additionally, please bring a glass or paper palette.

  
  

  If you are painting in oils, you will need linseed oil or lean medium.

  Cancellation Policy: Registrations may be cancelled up to seven days before the start of class by contacting the office. Cancellation of this class will result in a $25 cancellation fee, to be deducted from the refund amount.
  

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• A-219 Portrait Painting in Acrylics (FA25)

  • Start
    September 10, 2025
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  • End
    October 15, 2025
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
  • Spaces left
    6

  Register

  Registration deadline: Sept 3

  Ages 18+

  This class will help painters with some experience dive into painting portraits in acrylic from photo references. Students will learn many topics, including selecting and cropping reference photos, mixing realistic skin tones, creating different textures, judging values, and tips for fixing mistakes or investigating their work when something just seems "off." The course will be structured around working on one portrait over the course of six sessions. Materials list below.

  
  

  Instructor: Cheryl Templeton

  Dates: Wednesdays 9/10 - 10/15
  6 sessions

  Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  MATERIALS LIST:

  I will have some supplies for students to try out during class, including many brushes, palette paper, a mister, additional paint colors, and painting mediums.

  Your reference photos! I will send more information on choosing reference photos.

  A 16"x20" or 18"x24" stretched canvas pre-primed and ready to use.

  Recommended paint colors (I use Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylics):
  

  • Burnt Sienna
  • Titanium White
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Cadmium Red Medium
  • Naples Yellow
  • Yellow Ochre/Yellow Oxide
  • Burnt Umber
  • Raw Umber

  Acrylic glazing medium and slow-dry medium.

  A range of brush sizes, including one quite large 1.5"-2" brush for background work (like you might get at a home improvement store). I tend to use bright brushes, but flats and filberts can also come in handy.

  Stay-wet palette is recommended, such as Masterson Sta-Wet Red Premier Palette 12"x16".

  Palette paper in grey, such as Jack Richeson Grey Matters Paper Palette.

  Small misting spray bottle to moisten paint on a palette.

  Grayscale value finder. You can purchase one or create your own (I'll send a YouTube link).

  Cancellation Policy: Registrations may be cancelled up to seven days before the start of class by contacting the office. Cancellation of this class will result in a $25 cancellation fee, to be deducted from the refund amount.

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• A-202 Painless Painting - Wednesday Evenings (FA25)

  • Start
    September 10, 2025
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  • End
    October 22, 2025
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Registration deadline: Sept 3
  Please note: Ages 21+

  Can't make this day and time? Look here.

  
  

  Explore oil and/or acrylic painting in a relaxed atmosphere while enjoying a glass of wine. It's optional, but you can bring your favorite wine to share. Seasoned painters can work to develop their personal style or try a new technique. New artists will learn the basics of composition, color theory, and painting techniques. Paint from a provided still life or bring a photo/picture to paint.

  
  

  Materials list can be found below or if you have your own supplies, feel free to bring them to class instead. Oil and Acrylic Kits available through the NHAC and can be picked up the first day of class. Must order one week prior:
  

  Oil Kit

  Acrylic Kit

  
  

  Materials List

  
  

  Instructor: Kim Freithaler

  
  

  Dates: Wednesdays 9/10 - 10/22 (no class 9/17)

  6 sessions

  Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

  Because this class is after office hours, please use the red side door to enter.
  

  Cancellation Policy: Registrations may be cancelled up to seven days before the start of class by contacting the office. Cancellation of this class will result in a $25 cancellation fee, to be deducted from the refund amount.
  

  
  

  
  

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• WS-207 Palette Knife Acrylic Painting (FA25)

  • Start
    October 02, 2025
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  • End
    October 09, 2025
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
  • Spaces left
    8

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  Registration deadline: Sept 25
  

  Ages 14+

  Learn and fall in love with palette knife painting! The loose and abstract look, texture, and style of it brings so much freedom and fun to a painting. It is relaxing and freeing and feels like you're breaking the rules a little. Come join in the fun. All materials included. 

  Instructor: Sheila Hawthorne Klotz

  
  

  Date: Thursdays 10/2 & 10/9

  2 sessions

  Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

  
  

  Cancellation Policy: Registrations may be cancelled up to seven days before the start of class by contacting the office. Cancellation of this class will result in a $25 cancellation fee, to be deducted from the refund amount.

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• WS-214 Impressionist Acrylic Painting (FA25)

  • Start
    October 16, 2025
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  • End
    October 23, 2025
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
  • Spaces left
    1

  Register

  Registration deadline: Oct 9

  Ages 14+

  Do you want to have fun while learning to paint like the French Impressionist Masters? Join us for an informal class learning style and using small, visible brush strokes that offer the bare impression of form, unblended color and an emphasis on the accurate depiction of natural light. All materials included.

  Instructor: Sheila Hawthorne Klotz

  Dates: Thursdays 10/16 & 10/23

  2 sessions

  Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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• A-204.2 Beginner Painting for Adults (FA25)

  • Start
    October 28, 2025
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  • End
    December 09, 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
  • Spaces left
    9

  Register

  Registration deadline: Oct 21

  Ages 18+

   

  Students will focus on blending with value studies and the process of preparing a canvas before painting it. We will discuss the ways in which you can find multiple colors within a picture. If requested, skin tones will also be discussed and students will be taught to blend their own. By the end of this class, students will have a better understanding of color theory.

   

  Instructor: Jamie Monaghan

   

  Dates: Tuesdays 10/28 - 12/9 (No class 11/25)

  6 sessions 

  Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  Because this class is after office hours, please use the red side door to enter.
  

  
  

  Materials List:

  
  

  For paint, you can use oil or acrylic. The list of colors I teach with are:

  - Titanium White

  - Mars Black

  - Raw Umber

  - Burnt Sienna

  - Alizarin Crimson

  - Naphthol Crimson

  - Cobalt Blue

  - Phthalocyanine Blue

  - Yellow Ochre

  - Cadmium Yellow Deep or Medium Hue

  
  

  For your brushes, please be sure to get brushes with a good spring to it and a variety of sizes. The types I use most in my classes are listed below, but feel free to get all types if you would like.

  - Angled

  - Flat

  - Filbert

  - Round

  
  

  Additionally, please bring a glass or paper palette.

  
  

  If you are painting in oils, you will need linseed oil or lean medium.

  Cancellation Policy: Registrations may be cancelled up to seven days before the start of class by contacting the office. Cancellation of this class will result in a $25 cancellation fee, to be deducted from the refund amount.
  

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• A-213 Georgia O'Keeffe Color Mixing Studies (FA25)

  • Start
    November 03, 2025
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  • End
    November 17, 2025
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
  • Spaces left
    5

  Register

  Registration deadline: Oct 27

  Ages 18+

  Using Georgia O'Keefe's landscapes, we will explore color mixing and the importance of values in a painting. We will use acrylic paints and canvases to expand our color mixing skills. The first paintings will be done as a class. Students will work from their own reference photo for the second painting. All materials included.

  
  

  Instructor: Diane Pontoriero

  Date: Mondays 11/3 & 11/17
  3 sessions

  Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Cancellation Policy: Registrations may be cancelled up to seven days before the start of class by contacting the office. Cancellation of this class will result in a $25 cancellation fee, to be deducted from the refund amount.

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