Oil Painting
November 12, 2026 - December 10, 2026
4 Sessions
Thursdays 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Teaching Artist:
Julie Smith
Join local artist Julie Smith for an in-depth look at painted flowers. Using “(Nothing but) Flowers” Karma Press as a guide, students will work with oil paint on canvas to explore the vast possibilities of expressing ideas through the motif of flowers. Work from still life set ups and reference photos.
All skill levels are welcome. Download required material list.
NO CLASS ON THANKSGIVING 10/26.
About the Teaching Artist: Julie Shelton Smith earned a BFA in painting and printmaking from the University of Texas at Austin. She attended the Center of the Eye School of Photography in Aspen, CO where she studied with Garry Winogrand, Minor White and others.
Smith earned an MFA with honors from Rhode Island School of Design. Smith splits her time between Telluride and Provincetown, MA, and Newport, RI. She is represented by 411 Gallery in Provincetown, MA ( fourelevengallery.com) and Jessica Hagen Fine Arts in Newport, RI. Smith won Best in Show at the Newport Art Museum’s Juried Exhibition in 2001.
Education Policies and Procedures
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Financial Aid
Financial aid is available. Please submit an application to the education manager by 2 weeks before class begins.
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Location and Parking
Newport Art Museum School camps are held in the Museum's School located at the Coleman Center for Creative Studies at 26 Liberty Street. Please park in our museum parking lots or on Liberty Street.
Material List
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