Online Painting Course

Instructor: Jerry Fresia, AIS Master Artist

Online Painting Course

Open Access

Our painting workshops function more as a school in that we teach a very specific, structured method that was developed in late 19th century Paris. And as is the case in learning a proper method of painting, the concepts and practices internal to it are learned gradually and over time. Therefore, our online course is a great way to get regular and personal instruction after, or in between, the live classes taught in Bellagio, Italy, and St. Petersburg, Florida.

Course Description

“Painting As Enchantment: The Authentic Impressionist Method” is an approach to painting passed down from great master artists to their students and from them down to me and now on to you.

This online painting workshop is an integration of text, images, and video that allows students, with a simple click, to move from textual explanation to a video demonstration. Students have access to the material for one full year and can post images and converse with each other. And that’s not all. Jerry, an American Impressionist Society Master, will critique each and every image you post as you work through the assignments. In other words, much like a live workshop, a master artist will direct and guide your study each step of the way.

In this online painting workshop, you will learn how to:

• break the painting process down into 5 stages

• achieve harmony with a full color underpainting

• simplify by reducing everything to 3 values

• not to see the subject but only line and color

• escape into a realm where wonder is revitalized

Subscription Fee

The course material consists of 26 complete lessons, 25 video clips and dozens of images and pages of text. Think of it as a book with videos, which may be viewed on computers, ipads/tablets, and smartphones. It is, essentially, the live course online but even more comprehensively articulated. Jerry also adds to it regularly, incorporating live Zoom lectures which are posted as well.

Get a PREVIEW of the course here. You can subscribe to the online workshop in two ways:

Interactive Access (395 euros/year): This allows you to post images of your work – up to 2 per week – and receive personal direction and critique for one full year. It also gives you access to mini-lectures and group discussions via the platform as well as the growing body of learning material. Everyone in the class is able to view student submissions and Jerry’s critique. But what makes the online course special is that students comment on each others work, and ask further questions of Jerry. So it is really a vibrant community.

Read-only Access (50 euros/year): This one-time payment allows you access to the entire course material for 1 year.

Testimonials

“I’m so excited by your teachings. I was thinking you should do podcasts and audiobooks too.” – Chris

“I have just reviewed your whole course again, and realized anew that this information is GOLD! Precious DIAMONDS really! I am so grateful to be able to say you taught / are teaching me to paint!! Many taught me to draw. Jerry Fresia taught me to paint. Wow!” ” – Cecilia

“I have wasted so much money taking workshops that cost more than your course. They teach only from photos and each one does it differently so it gets very confusing for the beginner. In addition they require more paints, mediums, etc…. than you actually need or use… much more and that adds to the cost. I agree with Karen that your online course is the best instruction I have had…..I think there are many painters out there that are nothing more than “copiers”. They just don’t get what it means to be moved.” – Susan

“Now you point it out, it’s obvious!! I’m beginning to see that the time spent in the underpainting is vitally important. I am right in saying that the underpainting should also be more desaturated as well as lighter? I’m finding your feedback and looking at everyones else’s work and comments very helpful. Thanks.” – Mike

“I like your new course. It is very informative and I have learned much deeply this time. The new course is well designed and explained very clearly. The discussion session is also very educative. It helps me understand more by reading other students’ comments and your feedback. In all, it is a very good course.” – Hugh

Yes, thank Heaven for the stages!!! I don’t know how I ever painted without them!!! – Frances

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