Paint with Restraint with Michelle Reid

What if you could create a stronger painting using fewer brushstrokes?

In this oil painting workshop, we'll challenge ourselves to paint a still life using a limited number of brushstrokes. By restricting our marks, we'll learn to make each one count—focusing on bold shapes, confident decisions, and expressive brushwork rather than endless adjustments and overworking.

Along the way, you'll also learn the fundamentals of working with oil paints, including paint handling, brush selection, color mixing, and how to build a painting efficiently from the very first stroke.

This exercise encourages you to simplify what you see, identify the most important information, and place paint with intention. The result is often a painting that feels fresher, more dynamic, and more alive.

Whether you're new to oils, prone to fussing over details, or simply want to loosen up your technique, this class will help you develop confidence, economy of brushwork, and a deeper understanding of what truly matters in a painting.

Less paint. Fewer strokes. Stronger paintings.

All materials provided.

Instructor: Michelle Reid

Times: 12 - 4pm

Dates: Monday, July 27th

Registration Details: 4 hours, 1 day

This is a Technical workshop

Please note! Art Noise requires a minimum of 3 participants to run any class or workshop. Classes or workshops that do not hit the minimum participant requirement will be cancelled with a 72 hour notice. 

100% refunds will only be given if the cancellation is made up to 7 days (1 week) prior to the class/workshop start date, and no refunds will be given less than 1 week prior to the start of class. However the option to transfer to another class (if space available) or store credit will be offered instead. If a participant missed the class/workshop without prior notice, Art Noise reserves the right to deny a class transfer or store credit to compensate for materials purchased and Instructor wages.