SPRING ADULT: Good to Great: How To Paint a Better Picture

Course Description:     
Are you looking to take your oil painting further and elevate your skills from foundational to advanced? This course is designed to guide the intermediate painter towards a more confident and realized approach in the creative process. Building on the fundamentals of painting and drawing, this class will support each painter's individual pursuits and interests in realist painting. A classic and academic approach is employed to address where each student is and how to have them advance. Individual topics and subject matter are encouraged and step by step instruction, demonstration, and lecture will scaffold growth.

Instructor: Aleksander Betko
Aleksander Betko is a contemporary artist who attended Art Student’s league of New York studying under Harvey Dinnerstein and Peter Cox. He later went on to Purchase College and finished his BFA at UMASS Lowell. Extending past realist painting, Aleksander is also a craftsman that has completed numerous contracted projects ranging from cabinet and shelf fabrication and to in home custom builds. Aleksander’s devotion to fine art mirrors his... Learn More »
Age range: 
Adult
Students min/max: 
4/12
Duration: 
8 weeks
Day/time: 
Fridays, April 10 - June 5, 10:00am - 1:00pm (no class 4/24)
Dates: 
April 10, 2026
April 17, 2026
May 1, 2026
May 8, 2026
May 15, 2026
May 22, 2026
May 29, 2026
June 5, 2026
Location: 
Room 224
Cost: 
$420