Oil Over Acrylic, Bold and Free

Achieve unexpected results by confident means with this technique that marries a wildly dramatic contrast layer to the rich embellishment of beautiful oil paint.

This very contemporary technique is accomplished in two stages: a fast, textured layer in dark acrylic, and transparent with opaque finishing over the top in oil. The class includes 2 Friday mornings and several panels and paint (valued at $30) are included in tuition.

Sara Oakley is an old curmudgeon of an artist who is completely out of patience with biographies. She owns art related businesses, has painted professionally for more than 50 years and has taught for 40 of those. She’s getting good at it. Although she’s famously not very good with real people, she loves artists and art collectors. Laughter and irreverence are essential in her classes, but the information is comprehensive and delivered by someone who can actually make art most of the time. And even when she screws up, she will show you where she went wrong and how to fix it. Nobody’s perfect.