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Oil Painting Basics with Shushana Rucker

Oil Painting Basics with Shushana Rucker

$250.00
This course will introduce students to the basics of oil painting. Students will learn how to handle materials, mix colors, and build a painting from start to finish. The tools and processes covered are adaptable for use in a home studio setup. Techniques will include color mixing, brushwork, layering, and basic surface preparation. Students will work from simple observation and/or reference while developing an understanding of value and composition.

Date:  6 weeks, Friday, June 19 - July 31, 2026 (No class on July 3)
Time:  10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Fee:  $250
Register by:   June 12 (space is limited)
** Sign up with a friend and receive 10% off both registrations.  Use discount code ClassSummer26 at checkout. 

Shushana Rucker is a Philadelphia-based painter and printmaker whose work investigates architecture, landscape, and connection. She earned her MFA from the University of Delaware and a Certificate from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Her work has been widely exhibited, and she has been the recipient of numerous awards including a 2022 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship. Rucker is also an avid arts educator with over 20 years of experience teaching all age levels.