Oil Painting - learn the classical techniques of this beautiful art

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🎨 Master Oil Painting: The Art of Commanding Light, Color, and Emotion

Welcome to the Master Oil Painting Lessons — an immersive journey designed for artists ready to elevate their craft beyond technique and into true artistic mastery. Here, you’ll refine your control over composition, color harmony, and brushwork while developing the signature style that sets a master apart from a painter.

Through these lessons, we’ll dive deep into the secrets of the old masters — from layered glazing and scumbling to the orchestration of warm and cool tones that make a canvas breathe with life. You’ll learn how to infuse intention into every stroke, translate emotion into atmosphere, and use light not merely to illuminate, but to reveal truth and spirit.

Each session is a dialogue between precision and intuition, discipline and freedom — a bridge between classical tradition and your own creative voice.

🖌️ This is where artistry transcends technique.
Let’s begin your transformation from skilled painter to master of oil.

Extra information

Here’s a basic essential equipment list — perfect for beginners starting in oil painting without getting overwhelmed or overspending:

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🎨 Essential Oil Painting Equipment List

🖌️ 1. Brushes

A small variety is enough to begin:

2 Flat brushes (medium and large) – for blocking in shapes.

2 Round brushes (small and medium) – for lines and details.

1 Filbert brush – for smooth blending and curved edges.

💡 Synthetic or natural hog bristles are both great starters.

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🎨 2. Paints

Start with a limited palette of high-quality artist oils. This helps you learn color mixing and saves money.
Recommended basic colors:

Titanium White

Cadmium Yellow (or Yellow Ochre)

Cadmium Red (or Alizarin Crimson)

Ultramarine Blue

Burnt Umber

Burnt Sienna

💡 With these six colors, you can mix nearly any hue.

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🧴 3. Mediums & Solvents

Used to thin paint and clean brushes:

Linseed oil – for smoother paint and subtle shine.

Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) – for thinning paint and cleaning brushes.

💡 Keep mediums in small jars with lids.

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🖼️ 4. Painting Surface

Choose a ready-to-use surface:

Pre-stretched canvas

Canvas board

Oil painting paper (great for practice)

💡 Make sure it says “oil primed” or “ready for oil paint.”

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🧰 5. Tools

Palette – wood, glass, or disposable paper.

Palette knife – for mixing paint.

Rags or paper towels – for cleaning and wiping brushes.

Brush cleaner jar – or any container for solvent.

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💡 6. Studio Basics

Easel – table or floor-standing.

Good lighting – natural light or a daylight lamp.

Apron or old clothes – oil paint stains permanently.

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✅ Optional (but very useful):

Varnish – to protect your finished painting after it dries.

Gloves – if you want to avoid skin contact with solvents.

Small sketchbook – for planning compositions.

Location

Online from Finland

About Me

Neal is a classical realist oil painter and dedicated teacher whose work is rooted in the timeless traditions of representational art. Drawing inspiration from the Old Masters, he combines rigorous technical skill with a deep respect for observation, craftsmanship, and beauty.

Trained in the principles of the atelier method, Neal emphasizes drawing as the foundation of painting, the careful study of light and form, and a disciplined approach to composition and color. Each painting reflects a commitment to truth — not only the visible truth of nature, but the quieter, inner truth that emerges through patient work and honest seeing.

As a teacher, Neal is known for his clear, structured instruction and an encouraging, attentive manner. He guides students to build confidence in their technique while cultivating sensitivity, intention, and personal vision. Neal believes that mastery in realism arises from both discipline and humility — a willingness to look closely, think deeply, and strive for integrity in every brushstroke.

Based in the nature of Finland, Neal continues to paint and teach in the classical realist tradition, working to preserve and pass on the enduring values of craftsmanship, beauty, and authenticity in contemporary art.

Education

1985 - 1987
Chesterfeld College of Art and Design
National Diploma in Art and Design
1987 - 1989
Colchester ART Institute
Higher National Diploma in Graphic Arts

Experience / Qualifications

Junior Graphic Artist
Design in Action, Wimbledon, London
Design Projects:
Fortnum and Mason, Guinness Distillers, Britvic, STC Communications, Eden vale, Cover,
RAR Imobiliaria, Qualcast, Milk Marketing Board, Vyella, British Airways
1991 - 1992
Graphic Artist
Creative/RSP, Landsberger Str 42B, Munchen, Germany
Design Projects:
Virgin Schallplatten: Nicki, Stephan Rauscher,
Christina Ebner, Wolfgang Herman, Planjet, Polaris,TWT,
Cinema Posters: Frozen Assets, Midnight Heat,
The Pest, Highlander
1992 - 1994
Graphic Artist
Sportive Werbagentur, Fraunhofer Str 8 Martinsried, Munchen.
Design Projects:
BMW: ( Aftersales, Accessoires, Calender, Airport Service, Golf Open, )
3M Thinsulate, Journal Sportive

1994 - 1999
Freelance Graphic Artist
2 Briar Bush, Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Clients: Catriona Mclean Consultancy,Pet and Garden, Life in Scotland
22nd February 1999, Irvine, Scotland
Awarded the contract to design images for 52 laser-cut stainless steel panels to run across The Millennium
Bridge of Scotland
Client-Royal Fine Arts Commission and The Big Idea (Nobel Exhibition Trust)
1999 - 2001
Dublin Ireland
Freelance Graphic Artist
Clients: Cadburys, American Express, Corrib Gas, Galwaywest, Sandycove
2001 - 2010
Freelance Graphic Artist
Production of a series of drawings to illustrate a modern Lowland Scots translation of Omar Khayyam’s
11th Century Ruba’iyat. These ancient quatrains have been a catalyst for Scottish Poet Rab Wilson who has
created a unique body of work.
Designer for the International Road Assessment Programme. This major project has included the design of:
Reports, Brochures, Postcards, Banners and a DVD.
2011 - 2025
Artist and Graphic Artist
Commissions of Portraiture and other art works
Exhibitions.
Exhibition of works - Veikkolan Kirjasto 7 – 26. 04. 2014
Exhibition of works - Espoo Iso Omena 2 - 16. 02 2015
Exhibition of works - Fogga Art Gallery 3 - 17. 08 2016
Exhibition of works - Porsche International Horse Show 20 – 23. 10. 2016
Exhibition of works -Kafa Roastery 22. 03 – 30. 06 2018
Exhibition of works - Rotary Art Spectacular Brisbane 13. 05 – 18. 05. 2019
Exhibition of works - Itua ja Satoa Maatilapuoti Kirkkonummi Finland Summer 2021

Age

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

60 minutes

90 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Skills

Art

Painting

Availability of a typical week

(GMT -04:00)

New York

Online via webcam

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20-24

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