Painting: Sea & Sky: Techniques for Painting Seascapes
4 Week Class | Registration opens 2026-04-14 12:00 PM
This course introduces essential techniques for painting seascapes, focusing on water, sky, and atmospheric effects. During this course you will learn how to depict different water conditions, cloud formations, and lighting variations using acrylic or oil paint.Through guided exercises, you will practice blending, layering, and brushwork techniques to create depth and movement in your paintings. You will also explore colour mixing to achieve realistic blues, reflections, and tonal contrasts.
Base Tuition: $240 + Material Fee: $6 = $246 Total ___________________________________________________________________________________
- What You Will Learn
- How to paint different water conditions, including calm seas and waves
- Techniques for painting realistic skies, Including clouds, sunsets and reflections
- Colour mixing strategies for blues, grays and warm sky tones
- Brushwork techniques for smooth blending and creating movement in water
- Composition principles for structuring a balanced seascape
Leila Refahi
Leila is a visual artist, researcher, and educator working across painting, installation, and digital media. Her practice explores environmental issues such as climate change, ecological loss, and endangered species, with a strong focus on socially engaged and participatory art. Through her work, she is interested in how art can raise environmental awareness and contribute to shared knowledge within communities. Refahi has presented six solo exhibitions and participated in over 60 national and international group exhibitions and festivals.