Corcoran College of Art and Design

+ Painting

The Touchscreen Artist: Sketching in the Gallery

No sections available this semester

PT0821 (non-credit)
Explore using your iPad or other touch-screen device, to digitally draw and paint directly from the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s permanent collection.

Painting Autumn Plants in Their Environment

No sections available this semester

BG1362 (1.0 credits)
Artists will have the opportunity to paint autumn plants found outdoors in historic Bartholdi Park and the National Garden or the many plants and varied settings found in the Conservatory.

The Artist's Journal

No sections available this semester

FA3751 (3.0 credits)
This course is designed to expose the student and traveler to the many possibilities inherent in the artist book as a vehicle of self-expression.

Painting Workshop

PT0800 (non-credit)
For all skill levels; subject matter will include both still life and the figure.

Seven Sessions with Landscapes

No sections available this semester

PT0801 (non-credit)
Explore the principles of landscape painting with visits to popular landscape painting sites.

Academic Painting Workshop

PT0810 (non-credit)
In this non-credit course students learn to see specific realistic images as a set of abstract shapes, tonal values and colors in relation to the whole.

Painting Short Course

PT0812 (non-credit)
This course offers basic instruction for beginners, while intermediate and advanced students progress on an individual basis.

Figure Painting Short Course

PT0830 (non-credit)
Students explore how the human body may be represented in paint both realistically and semi-abstractly.

From Drawing to Painting Short Course

No sections available this semester

PT0845 (non-credit)
Explore the relationship between drawing and painting and ways to use drawing as a building block for painting.

Still Life Painting Short Course

No sections available this semester

PT0850 (non-credit)
This class is ideal for students of all levels, who will learn the techniques of alla prima oil painting working from still life setups.