See It, Mix It, Paint It: Oil Painting for Beginners

See It, Mix It, Paint It: Oil Painting for Beginners

Fall Class | Registration opens Wednesday, August 5, 2026 6:00 AM EDT

414 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, PA 19086 United States
2nd floor Middle
Beginner
10/5/2026-11/9/2026
10:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT on Mon
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$305.00
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See It, Mix It, Paint It: Oil Painting for Beginners

Fall Class | Registration opens Wednesday, August 5, 2026 6:00 AM EDT

In this class you will learn to paint what you see in oil — how to look at a subject, mix the colors in front of you, and build a painting you are happy with. Each session helps you develop the confidence to interpret form and design, deepen your understanding of color, and complete a finished work.
This six-week class is built around three still life paintings, each developed over two sessions. In the first session you block in your composition and establish your color. In the second you return with fresh eyes, making corrections and pushing toward a finished result.
No previous oil painting experience necessary.

What Students Will Learn
• How to set up a palette and organize an oil painting session
• Value as the foundation of a convincing painting
• Color mixing: hue, value, temperature, and keeping paint clean
• How to block in a painting and return to it with critical eyes
• Brushwork and mark making — building intention in every stroke
• How to read your own work and make productive corrections
• A repeatable process for painting from observation

Schedule Note:
This is a 6-week class meeting on Mondays 10/5/2026 - 11/9/2026.

  • Paint (oils — student or artist grade, [water soluble oils are acceptable]):
    • Titanium White
    • Burnt Sienna
    • Ultramarine Blue
    • Winsor Blue (Green Shade) or Phthalo Blue
    • Yellow Ochre
    • Lemon Yellow
    • Cadmium Yellow Medium (or Cadmium-Free)
    • Winsor Red or Pyrrol Red

    Brushes:
    • 3 hog bristle brushes — an assortment of flat, bright, or filbert, sizes 4–10

    Other supplies:
    • Canvas panels, stretched canvas, or oil painting pad, 8×10 or 9×12 (three panels needed over the course)
    • Palette (wood, glass, or paper palette pad)
    • Odorless mineral spirits (Gamsol or Turpinoid recommended)
    • Alkyd gel medium or Liquin
    • Painters knife
    • Paper towels or rags
    • Sketchbook and 2B or 3B pencil

    *The instructor will bring some supplies for students to use during sessions.
Kate Mundie

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Kate Kern Mundie (b. 1974) is a mid-career artist rooted firmly in the rich tradition of American realism. Her work reflects both urban streets and rural landscapes, capturing moments of beauty in the environment. She considers her work part of the environmental realism movement. Through her paintings, she skillfully portrays the impact of climate change and human influence on the evolving landscape.

Kate Kern Mundie’s artwork is in the collection of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and numerous private collections. Kate is a two-time winner of the Fred & Naomi Hazell Faculty Fellowship from the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial. She has also been a recipient of an artist residency at the Elizabeth Bishop House in Nova Scotia, and the Thrive Together Network Virtual Artist Residency. Additionally, her work has been featured on film and book covers.

A proud alumna of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she studied printmaking and painting, Kate also holds a BFA. from the University of Pennsylvania. She resides in Philadelphia with her husband and fellow artist, James Mundie, and their children, while also being part of the artist community on Deer Isle in Maine. Kate’s work offers a profound exploration of the American landscape and the societal forces that shape it.