Dates: Saturday, Ten-week session, March 23- June 8 (no class April 13 or April 27)

Course Description: Strengthen technical skills in painting and develop personal expression. Use acrylics, watercolor, and other media and explore the collection for examples and inspiration. The first half of the class focuses on fundamental skills, including color relationships and theory; during the second half, work independently and realize your ideas on canvas and panel. Materials provided.

Instructor: Justin Life

Justin Life received an MFA from Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts (‘07) and a BFA in Painting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (‘02); he also studied at the Winchester School of Art at Southampton University in England (‘02). His shows include “Affirming the Hand” at the Courtyard Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (‘05); the “Student Annual Exhibition” at Grossman Gallery, SMFA (‘06); “Boston Young Contemporaries” at 808 Gallery (‘07); “MFA Thesis Show” at Tufts University (‘07); “Flora and Fauna” at EM Gallery, Winston Salem, NC (‘09); and “Boston Drawing Project 10th Anniversary Show” at Carroll and Sons Gallery, Boston MA (‘09). Life also teaches at Tufts University and the Boston Architectural College.