Medium: Oil or acrylic
Level: All levels welcome
Class Dates: Wednesdays, August 5-26, 2026
Class Times:
• 10:00 am-noon Pacific Time
• 1:00 pm-3:00 pm Eastern Time
• 6:00 pm-8:00 pm UK Time
We’ve all been there.
A painting starts strong, then the focal point disappears, the values flatten out, the colors become muddy, and somehow the piece is both dramatically overworked and woefully unfinished at the same time. In Level Up, we’ will learn how to recognize what isn’t working, make thoughtful adjustments, and paint with intention.
Through presentations, live demonstrations, critiques, and weekly assignments, students will learn how to:
Along the way, we’ll talk honestly about the creative process, bad habits, overworking, fear of making it worse, and the uncomfortable but necessary skill of knowing when to just start over. This course is ideal for painters with some experience who want to sharpen their eye, improve their decision-making, and better understand why some paintings succeed while others fall flat.
In Level Up, our goal is not perfection. Our goal will be to gain the clarity, confidence, and skills to move a painting from “almost working” to realizing its full potential.
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$295.00
Chris Rapa is an Impressionist painter, devoting her practice to the pursuit of light—its shifting moods, fleeting revelations, and the way it transforms the every-day into something quietly extraordinary. Meaning is at the heart of her creative process as she seeks to weave emotion, intention, and narrative into every work. In addition to traditional impressionist techniques, she explores multimedia collage as a way to confront and illuminate the complex challenges faced by women today. Whether through luminous landscapes, colorful still life, or socially reflective collage, her art is driven by a desire to create connection. Chris is the President of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters and serves as Secretary on the Board of the American Impressionist Society. She is an Associate with Distinction member of the American Women Artists and a Signature member of AIS.
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