This class is open to beginners and intermediates. It is designed for students with little to no experience in painting, who would like to learn techniques to help develop and improve their own artistic practice. Using landscape as the starting point, students will receive individual instruction as they experiment with different styles and methods of painting. The ultimate goal of the class is for each student to understand the painting process, and then to develop his or her own personal style. The preferred medium is oil but students are welcome to work in oil or acrylic.