Studio Art Classes

Watercolor Basics

Thursday, April 3–Thursday, June 12, 2025
10:30 am–1:00 pm
Education Dept Art Studio (Classroom 305B)
Ticket Required

Occurring every Thursday except 4/24

Members
$289.00
Nonmembers
$341.00
Add to Calendar 2025-04-03 10:30:00 2025-04-03 13:00:00 Watercolor Basics 04/03/2025 10:30 AM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [email protected] America/New_York public

Learn beginner level watercolor techniques to construct dynamic compositions.  Study color mixing, brush use, water and paint mixing, wet on wet vs wet on dry, and more. Classes will visit the collection to gain inspiration.

Students are responsible for providing their own supplies. View the supply list here.

Occurring every Thursday except 4/24

Course Number
W2-S
Medium
Painting
Watercolor
Level
Beginner
Number of Sessions
10
Age
18+

Ticket Information

Registration for February, April, and Summer vacation week classes ends at Noon the Friday before the class starts.

Before registering for classes, please review Program Information and Policies.

To order tickets by phone, call 1-800-440-6975 ($6 processing fee applies); no in-person ticket sales.

All ticket sales are final. Tickets may not be refunded, are nontransferable, nor may they be resold.

Ticketing Policies

Accessibility

Due to the building’s historic architecture, the third-floor classrooms, 305A, 305B, 305D and 305E, are not wheelchair-accessible and must be accessed by stairs. Please let us know in advance if the student has limited mobility; we can make accommodations, including relocating the class to an accessible space.

To inform the Studio Art Class program of any access needs, please e-mail [email protected] or call our office at 617-369-3295.

About the Instructor

Eli Portman was born and raised in the Greater Boston area. He graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton with a Bachelors Degree in studio art in the spring of 2014. Portman has created murals and custom artwork for local businesses and events, and displayed his work in universities, libraries, cafes, and art galleries all over the city of Boston. He is a member of the Copley Society of Art, and regularly has his illustrations published in various media. He specializes in illustrations of city scenes and watercolor landscapes.

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