Workshops

Online Workshops

Color with Sensitivity: Digging Deeper, Online with Winslow Art Center
Date: Wednesdays, August 20-September 3, 2025
Times: 9:00-11:30 AM Pacific Time, 11:00 AM-1:30 PM Central Time, 12:00-2:30 PM Eastern Time, 5:00-7:30 PM London Time
Price: $225.00
Description: This is a continuation of Seeing and Mixing Color With Sensitivity Part One, but all experienced painters are welcomed to join regardless of their participation in the last class. During this 3 session class, we will develop our skills in perceiving and using color with sensitivity. Moving beyond fundamentals, we will do a series of exercises to challenge your use and manipulation of color. We will focus on identifying and painting subtle color relationships, creating an illusion of light and surface quality, working within limited value ranges, and ways to deviate from observed color. These short challenges should strengthen and expand the ways you use color in your personal work. There will be demos, presentations, feedback on individual work, and plenty of time for questions. You will be encouraged to partake in some shorter exercises during class and work on the longer projects outside of class for review the following week. This class is open to experienced acrylic or oil painters.


In Person Workshops and Classes:

Introduction to Oil Painting at New Orleans Academy of Fine Art
Dates/Time: Wednesdays, 6-9pm, Sept 10 – Dec 10, No class Oct 15 or Nov 24, twelve classes
Price: $654
Description: During this course, students will learn about and practice the fundamental techniques and processes of oil painting. Based primarily in observational painting, students will gain familiarity with oil painting materials and processes, strengthen their perceptual skills, and develop an understanding of color, value, and two-dimensional design. Through demonstrations, painting exercises, and group discussions, students will ease into the broad field of oil painting and gain the experience to further pursue individual painting endeavors. This class will be great for those with little to no painting experience or those interested in refining their skills starting with the basics. Experience with drawing fundamentals are recommended.

Color & Perception at New Orleans Academy of Fine Art
Dates/Time: Tuesdays, 9:30am-12:30pm, Sept 30 -Dec 9, no class on Oct 14 or Nov 25, nine classes
Price: $492
Description: Color is fundamental to any kind of painting, but it is also one of the most complex, challenging, and personal aspects. During this class, we will develop our skills in perceiving, mixing, and using color with sensitivity. We will do a series of mostly still life-oriented projects that will challenge us to engage with specific aspects of color. These exercises will expand our personal color vocabulary and help usto observe subtle color relationships and mix colors with greater acuity.Towards the end of the course, we will work on more self-directed paintings that involve an intentional color scheme. While this is not a traditional color theory class, we will dig into how we think about mixing colors, get to know the various color “personalities” on our palette, and experiment with ways to use our palette to mix any color we want. This class is appropriate for intermediate to advanced painters with at least some prior introductory painting experience. It is open to acrylic or oil painters.

Perceptual Color: Seeing, Mixing, and Painting with Sensitivity Three-Day Intensive at The Bascom Center for Visual Arts in Highlands, NC
Dates/Time: October 14-16th, 2025, 10am-4pm
Price: $500
Description: Color is fundamental to any kind of painting, but it is also one of the most complex, challenging, and personal aspects. During this three day workshop in beautiful Highlands, NC, we will develop our skills in perceiving, mixing, and using color with sensitivity. While this is not a traditional color theory class, we will dig into how we think about mixing colors, get to know various color “personalities”, and experiment with ways to use our palette to mix any color we want. We will work on a series of short still life exercises that will challenge us to engage with specific aspects of color. These exercises will expand our personal color language and help us to observe and mix colors with greater acuity. Later, we will work on more open-ended paintings based on direct observation. If weather and time permit, we may paint outside on the Bascom campus. There will be demos, discussions, individual guidance, and group critiques.

This class will be great for intermediate or advanced painters working in all styles that want to strengthen their use and understanding of color. Some foundational painting experience is required. Acrylic and oil painters are welcome. Lodging options available via The Bascom.


Online Technique Takeaway Recordings

Plein Air Strategies at Night- Online Class Recording with Winslow Art Center
Price: $40.00 for up to 60 days
Description: During this 1.5 hour presentation and demo, Ben Hamburger will discuss the challenging but exciting practice of painting on-site, en plein air at night time. He will go over his set up and equipment, provide some practical tips for painting nocturnally, and share a demonstration of his plein air nocturne painting process. There will be ample time for questions.

The Power of Neutrals Online Class Recording with Winslow Art Center
Price: $40.00 for up to 60 days
Description: Lots of people are worried about mixing mud, but when used well, a range of “muddy colors” not only make your saturated colors sing, but can enhance and enliven a painting. Also, most of the things we see are relatively neutral, so as a representational painter, the more you understand about mixing them, the better you will get at painting what you see with sensitivity. During this 1.5 hour Technique Takeaway, artist Ben Hamburger will demonstrate and discuss how he mixes and uses neutral colors in his work to add depth, variety, and mood. Though no feedback on student work will be provided, suggested exercises will be provided to help you mix rich neutral colors.