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Explore the essentials of acrylic painting in this beginner-friendly course. Work with acrylic paints, mediums, and modern tools while sampling both realism and abstract styles. Receive step-by-step guidance and personalized feedback, no drawing skills required. Ideal for aspiring artists ready to create beautiful works.

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Intro to Watercolor Painting (Level 1)

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Experience the joy of creating loose, fluid watercolor paintings in this engaging course. Build essential techniques and receive personalized feedback from an experienced instructor. Tap into your artistic potential and grow your confidence in producing beautiful watercolor works.

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Waterfall Wine and Paint Night

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Enjoy a relaxing painting experience overlooking the ocean in beautiful La Jolla. Create a scenic waterfall with step-by-step guidance from a professional artist, perfect for beginners. Take in stunning sunset views while expressing your creativity. All ages are welcome, and food is available for purchase.

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Fall Sunset Paint and Cyder

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Capture the beauty of a San Diego fall sunset in this beginner-friendly painting experience. Follow step-by-step guidance while personalizing your artwork with your choice of colors. Enjoy an included pint of cyder or a non-alcoholic option in a relaxed, creative setting. Free parking is available.

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Abstract Figures: Level 3

Art on 30th

4.6 41 reviews

This expressive figurative painting class begins with loose, gestural drawing from a clothed model and guides students toward creating abstracted, dynamic figure paintings using bold color, simplified shapes, and inventive compositions. Through demos, artist studies, and individualized feedback, students will develop both sketches and 1–2 paintings that reflect their own story and a freer, more intuitive approach to the human figure.

Intermediate
Small class sizes
18 and older
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4434 30th Street, San Diego
15 hours over 5 sessions

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Description

Express yourself and tell your own story. We will begin with a session of loose, gestural life drawing with a clothed model.

In this class, Shirin will share with you many of her secrets to creating figurative abstract paintings!

Topics covered:

seeing key shapes in the face
simplifying and abstracting a figure
using expressive color
using a photo as a jumping off point
seeing your painting as a whole composition and not just a "subject matter and its background.”

Students will study other artists who paint figures, and create unique paintings. You'll learn how to incorporate expressive color and unusual compositions to make your figurative paintings loose and free. Some weeks may feature demos on how to use gold leafing and mixed media.

Each week, there will be a new lesson and students can repeat this course as often as they'd like. Students will get 1-on-1 guidance from the instructor and group feedback.

Students will even get to sketch with a live model and walk away with several developed gestural sketches in addition to their 1-2 paintings.

Supply List for Students to Bring:

This is a studio class and students will be using their supplies on the first week.

2 medium canvases
all your painting supplies (paints, palette knife, and various size brushes etc.)
various drawing materials and paper for the day with a live model
$10 model fee
cotton rags or Blue Shop Towels

Refund Policy

Cancelled Class Policy

Occasionally the school may find it necessary to cancel a course or workshop due to scheduling conflicts or instructor cancellation. If this occurs, registered students will be contacted and will be refunded the full course tuition and any additional fees.

Refund Policy

If something should come up and you are unable to attend your class/workshop, please give us 3 business days notice prior to the start of the class/workshop for a refund less 5% cancellation fee.

After 3 business days, no refunds will be given.

Make Up Policy

Life happens and you may miss a class. You will be allowed to make up one class from the session.

Please request a “make up slip” that is active for the next 30 days. DO NOT just show up to redeem a make up slip as full classes will have NO CHOICE but to turn away the make up student if there are no available tables/space.

You may make up your class in any class that has room, it does not need to be the class that you originally took.

Make ups are limited to one class per session.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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Art on 30th

Art on 30th is a vibrant art school and community in San Diego that offers classes for artists of all levels. With dedicated gallery space, private artist studios, and monthly sessions on "How to Take Your Art to Market," it provides a supportive and inspiring environment for artists to create and grow.

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