Affordable Online Courses

Exploring Impressionism
In this self-paced course you'll learn about the culture, style, painters, and major works of the Impressionist movement. Even if you've never taken an art history course, the Impressionist style, settings, and subject matter draws will draw you into French life over a century ago.

Online Art Course (European)
If you are planning a trip to Europe, or just want a better understanding of European art, this course will introduce you to the most important works of European art on a personal and familiar level. You'll learn where to find the works, how to get the most out of the viewing experience, and you'll receive a wealth of commentary and interesting historical information based on the instructor's deep love of art and culture and extensive travel experiences.

How To Paint Landscape/Seascape
This course teaches you how to paint two scenes. The Tropical Beach scene teaches you how to create a pretty sky, water, sandy beach, grasses, palm tree, distant islands, and a cute sail boat. The Countryside scene teaches you how to paint an autumn sky, barns, meadows, winding path, and pretty flower clusters.

Figure Drawing
In this class students will learn how to create accurate and realistic renderings of the human figure. We will explore techniques and methods used to achieve depth, proportion, and balance. This class is intended for anybody who is interested in learning how to draw the human figure correctly and improving their drawing abilities. It is ideal to have some knowledge of the fundamentals of drawing for this course, but all students will come out of the class with a clear and simple understanding on how to create lifelike drawings of the human figure.

Books at Amazon.com

Art: The World's Greatest Paintings Explored and Explained

Sketchbook Kit: With Charcoal, Pencils, & Eraser