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Wayne Jiang – Autumn Floral Acrylic Painting in Classic Realism Style (Online); Fridays, October 2-16, 2026

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Medium: Acrylic
Level: All levels welcome
Class Dates: Fridays, October 2-16, 2026
Class Times:
• 10:00 am-12:30 pm Pacific Time
• 1:00 pm-3:30 pm Eastern Time
• 6:00 pm-8:30 pm UK Time

Are you inspired by all the autumn flowers? Let’s capture the brilliance and subtle beauty of garden flowers in your paintings. In this workshop you’ll learn some of the layering and glazing acrylic techniques developed by Wayne over the last three decades. These techniques resemble the look of classic realism in the old masters’ oil paintings—but we’ll be using acrylic paint. We’ll apply these techniques and create translucent and delicate floral acrylic paintings in the classic realism style. Specifically, you’ll learn:

  • To create texture and translucent surfaces with glazing and layering using combinations of opaque and transparent layering,
  • The discipline of using a limited classic color palette to get the classic realism look,
  • How to mix subtle shades of saturated to muted colors to enhance the nuances of flower petals,
  • The discipline of underpainting techniques as a base for painting,
  • How to see light and shadow and apply it to your painting,
  • The logic and rules of where to put in details and where to leave them out,
  • To apply hard and soft edges to create focal points and make your painting more three dimensional.

This workshop will include painting demos, student work feedback sessions, slideshow presentations, and eye training exercises. This combination of activities is designed to help refine your acrylic painting technique, observation skills, and understanding of classic realism floral paintings from the old masters.

$225.00

Wayne Jiang is a Portland-based realist acrylic painter. Combining the aesthetic of 17th century Baroque paintings and the composition of modern documentary photography, his works have been described as the contemporary interpretations of Vermeer and Hopper. His work has been widely exhibited in museums and galleries such as the Morris Graves Museum of Art, Triton Museum, Crocker Museum, Lan Su Chinese Garden, History San José, and Guardino Gallery.As an art educator, Wayne specializes in teaching acrylic both in person and online. He has 3 decades of experience working with acrylic and 13 years teaching the medium. His students are artists with diverse skill levels: from someone who has never painted to professional artists who want to refine their acrylic technique or learn a new medium. Wayne’s deep interest in art history is incorporated in both his paintings and how he teaches.

About This Online Class:

  • This class is taught live via Zoom. To take this class, you need a microphone and camera enabled computer OR an iPad /smart tablet OR a smart phone (android or IOS) and a strong internet connection.
  • You will have access to a private class message board on our website where you can share work, comment and ask questions. (Exact use of the message board, critique of student work and general class format is at the discretion of the instructor, please check course description for details.)
  • Class will be recorded and recordings expire one year after the final day of the course.
  • Participants will receive an email with the Zoom link and class details 5-7 days before the class starts (don’t forget to check your junk folder). Zoom link will also be posted in the class message board. Check your confirmation email for a message board link or visit your Online Classrooms to find your active classes.

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