NOTE: This is an In-Person Art Class.

🎨 1-Time Total Beginners Acrylic Painting Workshop: Learn to Paint an Impressionist Masterpiece

In-Person Acrylic Painting Workshop | Upper West Side NYC | No Experience Needed

Discover the joy of painting in this inspiring one-time Acrylic Painting Workshop at The Art Studio NY, NYC's #1-rated art studio. Whether you've never painted before or you're looking for a fun, creative experience in NYC, this beginner-friendly workshop will teach you how to paint a beautiful Impressionist-inspired masterpiece while learning professional acrylic painting techniques in a warm, encouraging, and fear-free environment.

Inspired by legendary Impressionist artists such as Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, and Camille Pissarro, you'll learn how to paint with loose, expressive brushstrokes, vibrant color, and beautiful light. Through step-by-step demonstrations and personalized instruction from a professional NYC artist, you'll discover that painting is not about perfection—it's about learning, relaxing, expressing yourself, and enjoying the creative process.

You'll leave with a finished acrylic painting on canvas you'll be proud to display, along with newfound confidence and artistic skills you can continue using long after the workshop ends.

✨ In This Beginners Acrylic Painting Workshop, You Will:

🎨 Learn essential acrylic painting techniques including color mixing, expressive brushwork, layering, composition, texture, paint application, and creating light and atmosphere

🖌 Discover the beauty of Impressionist painting while learning how to create loose, colorful landscapes, gardens, florals, or nature-inspired scenes

🌈 Explore the vibrant color palettes, broken brushstrokes, and luminous effects that made Monet, Cassatt, and Pissarro among history's most beloved artists

👩‍🎨 Receive personalized one-on-one guidance, live demonstrations, and encouraging instruction from a professional NYC artist and educator

✨ Build confidence while learning foundational painting skills that can be applied to future acrylic paintings

🖼 Create a finished Impressionist-style painting on canvas to proudly display in your home

🌿 Relax, unwind, and experience the science-backed wellness benefits of painting, including stress relief, mindfulness, increased creativity, and renewed confidence

🤝 Connect with a welcoming community of fellow beginners and creative New Yorkers in our supportive, non-judgmental art studio

💛 Returning students are always welcome! Every workshop features new inspiration, fresh subject matter, and additional painting techniques, making each experience unique and enriching.

Whether you're searching for beginner painting classes in NYC, acrylic painting workshops, learn to paint, Impressionist painting classes, or a fun and creative weekend activity, this one-time workshop is the perfect opportunity to relax, learn new skills, and create a beautiful painting you'll treasure.

Leave inspired with a completed work of art, greater artistic confidence, and the exciting realization that anyone can learn to paint.

Art Class Materials:

Some Materials are included.

Most art supplies are included. Acrylic or Oil Painting Workshops: Please bring one stretched canvas (11” x 14” or 16” x 20”)

or

purchase a discounted canvas in our art studio the day of your workshop. 

You can pay  for your canvas IN-PERSON or HERE online

Please arrive 10 minutes early if you wish to purchase to pick up or pay for your canvas.

Purchase supplies from our online materials list.