Oil Painting: Portraits in Color
Oil Painting: Portraits in Color
Date and Time: Four consecutive Saturdays: October 24, October 31, November 7, November 14, 2026
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Aaron MacDonald
Cost: $170 for all four sessions
Preregistration required
Delve into the rich tradition of portrait painting and learn the skills and techniques involved in creating captivating portraits. Teaching artist Aaron MacDonald will guide students through foundational concepts in value, paint application, proportion, and color in this four-week comprehensive learning experience on oil painting.
This four-part course will be taught on four consecutive Saturdays: October 24, October 31, November 7, November 14, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This class is for ages 16 and over. The cost of the four-part course is $170 per person. All skill levels are welcome and all materials are provided. Preregistration is required and space is limited. The course will be held inside SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center located at 123 N 10th St., Santa Paula, CA. Free parking is available directly behind the building and students may enter through the front or back door.
Questions? Please call the Museum at (805) 525-5554 ext. 104 or email creativity@santapaulaartmuseum.org.
About Our Teaching Artist:
Aaron MacDonald is a painter native to Ventura County and has been on his artistic journey for nearly a decade. He aspires to the skill of the old masters and is a devotee to art in all its shapes and forms. Aaron is grateful to share his experience in drawing and painting and knows that knowledge, love, and exercise is an excellent formula for producing successful creations on canvas.
Student Testimonials:
““Caring and supportive. Interesting. Well informed about different techniques. Well done””
““The material was well-presented. The instructor was clear with directions, supportive in comments, and created a relaxed, supportive atmosphere in the class. I took the class to try to find may way back to painting after losing everything in the Palisades fire. I have felt unmoored, paralyzed. After this class, I feel like a person again, an artist who can begin to move forward once more. It was FABULOUS!””