All Levels

Beginning Acrylic Painting

Melissa Dunn

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All Levels

Beginning Acrylic Painting

Melissa Dunn

REGISTRATION CLOSED. Check our Spring Session for new classes.

Basic painting techniques are a doorway to the creative process. Learn the versatility of acrylic paint step by step. Starting with the color wheel, we’ll explore the nuances of color mixing.  Then we’ll delve into the wide varieties of acrylic techniques, like how to build a ground, variations in brush handling, wet on wet application and layering.

These skills will be honed by painting interesting still life set-ups as well as experimentation with abstraction.  This all-levels course is perfect for the beginner as well as more experienced artists wanting to revisit the building blocks of painting.

Six week class, meets once a week for three hours

Starts Sat, Jan 17, 2026 - six week class
9:00am-12:00pm
9:00am-12:00pm
680 Oakleaf Office Lane Memphis, TN 38117
Materials Included: All supplies included
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(901) 625-5323
info@shapeshifterartschool.com

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Melissa Dunn
About the Instructor

Melissa Dunn

Melissa Dunn is a Memphis-based artist, musician and educator.  She came of age in the city’s music scene, splitting her time between playing in bands and making visual art. Music remains integral to her practice, although it’s now more of an inward-facing part of her studio life.  Her contemplative drawings and paintings are based in abstraction, bridging the world of her imagination with her lived experiences.  She’s received the Crosstown Artist Residency and a public art commission for Memphis International Airport. As a teaching artist dedicated to continuing-art education for adults, she has taught at Flicker Street Studios, studioELL and is a co-founder of ShapeShifter Art School.