Oil Painting instruction

Want to learn classical oil painting techniques? Register for a class at Fairbanks studio – and get hooked on painting or drawing! 4 – week sessions are ongoing throughout the year and we tackle new topics each round. Below you can see examples of paintings made in class by students at all levels of experience. Call 270-978-1522, email fairbanksstudio@gmail.com or visit the studio on Facebook for more information.

The classes are offered to learners at all experience levels. Jump in as a beginner, or take your work to the next level.  An environment of supportive instruction is maintained. Typically the classes are composed of adults and older teens and class size is limited to 8 students. Classes for children are offered when enough interest arises.

Each 4-week session is themed to develop experience and understanding of a particular technique or concept. The class period combines a lecture or demonstration followed by individual instruction as students work on painting from still life setups designed to provide practice in the technique being studied.

INSTRUCTOR

Jennifer Fairbanks, the gallery owner, is a working artist in the classical realist tradition. Her work has been exhibited throughout Kentucky, New York, and Spain, and has found its way into private collections around the country. She holds a BA from Murray State University with an emphasis in painting and ceramics, and an MA from NYU in art therapy. In 1998 she received a grant from the Kentucky Arts Council to study painting in New York. There she studied figurative and portrait painting with Ron Sherr and Mary Beth McKenzie at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design. She has taught privately for many years, and has taught drawing at Murray State University as an adjunct instructor.

CLASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday afternoons – 1:00 – 3:30PM
Tuesday nights – 6:30 – 9:00PM

WORKSHOPS

Occasional weekend workshops on special topics are offered as time permits and as students indicate an interest. Examples of past topics include Portrait Painting and Drawing Bootcamp.

STUDENT WORK GALLERY

Check out the awesome paintings the Fairbanks Studio students have created! The gallery below includes work from students with all levels of previous painting experience.