Foundations of Painting - ALL LEVELS

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of painting, including materials, color mixing, brush techniques, and a range of painting styles and subjects. Students will practice core skills that build confidence and support the completion of finished paintings. A list of recommended supplies is available on the materials list at communityarts.org/materials. Materials are not included in the course fee..

• Event location: Studio B (SH-A)
• Course ID: 82645
• Instructor: Riley Polek-Davis
• Bio: Riley A. Polek-Davis earned her MFA in Painting and Illustration from CSU Northridge in 2023. Her current paintings incorporate mixed media materials, such as oils, aged house paints, biodegradable glitter and translucent mediums to showcase glamorized elements of the body both inside and out. She finds inspiration from the phenomenon of color, surrealism, music, the human body, and the beautiful and bizarre. Along with her teaching career, she has been a live mural painter for Music & Art festivals up and down the West Coast, and an independent artist for the last 12 years. Her teaching style encourages radical freedom of expression in a fun and inclusive environment.