Vibrant Views (Online Course) Winter 2027 w/ Abby Ober

Sale Price: $238.50 Original Price: $265.00

February 7 to February 28 (Wednesdays), 12:30 AM to 3:00 PM, Eastern Time

**All sessions are live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. All recordings will be available to students for 3 months after the final session, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.

Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite. Our business hours are 10:00 AM through 5:00 PM. All course information and email correspondence will be sent during business hours. If students purchase a course, workshop, demo or recording outside business hours or during the weekend the course information or recording will be sent the following business day.

DEMO: https://youtu.be/ZpKUvZdpkUU

Course Description

This 4 week course we will create smaller works emphasizing color and moving away from realistic expressions of form to create impactful art. After exploring these artists and their methods, you will learn about mixing color mixing from a limited palette, strategies to simplify a scene, and ways to create light.

Course Outline

Week 1: Welcome & Introduction, slideshow of Fauvist art, demonstration showing how to approach this style of painting. Demo, questions & homework

Week 2: Flattened Interior inspired by Matisse..Simplifying a scene and creating patterns. Demo, questions & homework.

Week 3:Land or Sea inspired by Derain...Pushing your palette and balancing shapes. Demo, questions & homework

Week 4: Flowers inspired by Dufy...Combining line with washes of color. Demo, questions and homework


Course Materials

Acrylic or Gouache Professional Grade Paint:  Find a simple set of 6-8 colors and white

Several synthetic brushes, flats and rounds under 1 inch size

Mastersons Sta-Wet Palette for acrylic or watercolor palette(gouache)

Substrates: Watercolor paper for gouache  OR smaller canvases or acrylic pad for acrylic. We will work no larger than 8 x 10

Jar for water, paper towels

Your imagery to work from: Landscapes, seascapes, flowers, interiors. Instructor will provide one each week as an an option.


February 7 to February 28 (Wednesdays), 12:30 AM to 3:00 PM, Eastern Time

**All sessions are live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. All recordings will be available to students for 3 months after the final session, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.

Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite. Our business hours are 10:00 AM through 5:00 PM. All course information and email correspondence will be sent during business hours. If students purchase a course, workshop, demo or recording outside business hours or during the weekend the course information or recording will be sent the following business day.

DEMO: https://youtu.be/ZpKUvZdpkUU

Course Description

This 4 week course we will create smaller works emphasizing color and moving away from realistic expressions of form to create impactful art. After exploring these artists and their methods, you will learn about mixing color mixing from a limited palette, strategies to simplify a scene, and ways to create light.

Course Outline

Week 1: Welcome & Introduction, slideshow of Fauvist art, demonstration showing how to approach this style of painting. Demo, questions & homework

Week 2: Flattened Interior inspired by Matisse..Simplifying a scene and creating patterns. Demo, questions & homework.

Week 3:Land or Sea inspired by Derain...Pushing your palette and balancing shapes. Demo, questions & homework

Week 4: Flowers inspired by Dufy...Combining line with washes of color. Demo, questions and homework


Course Materials

Acrylic or Gouache Professional Grade Paint:  Find a simple set of 6-8 colors and white

Several synthetic brushes, flats and rounds under 1 inch size

Mastersons Sta-Wet Palette for acrylic or watercolor palette(gouache)

Substrates: Watercolor paper for gouache  OR smaller canvases or acrylic pad for acrylic. We will work no larger than 8 x 10

Jar for water, paper towels

Your imagery to work from: Landscapes, seascapes, flowers, interiors. Instructor will provide one each week as an an option.