CLASSES
IN-PERSON & ONLINE
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THE ART LEAGUE
105 NORTH UNION STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA 2231
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SPRING 2025
EXPRESSIVE FIGURE DRAWING
Contemporary Realism &
Mixed-media
Learn the essential steps to bring a figure drawing to a high level of completion with dynamic and expressive qualities. This course will enable concentrated focus on the figure. Each week, emphasis is placed on careful observation of gesture, proportion, anatomical structure, line quality, and composition. As your drawing progresses, the focus will shift to components of creating a three-dimensional form, which includes rendering light and shadow, subtle tonal gradations, value, and personal mark-making. Learn to combine mixed-media materials to elevate your work.
Model fees are extra.
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ONLINE-The online class is taught via the Zoom digital platform. It includes lectures on technique, discussions of historic and contemporary masterworks of art to support the lesson, and instructor demonstrations. Extensive prepared notes are available on the class website, recordings, and a student gallery. Private and group critiques of students' work will occur during the last hour of class.
Model fees are extra.
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Tuesday
9:30 am - 12:30 pm IN-PERSON (6 weeks)
2:00 - 4:30 pm ONLINE (6 weeks)
Sunday
2-5 pm IN-PERSON (4 weeks)
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SPIRNG 2025
EXPRESSIVE WATERCOLOR
Magic of Watercolor
Monday
9:30 am - 12:30 pm IN-PERSON (6weeks)
2:00 - 4:30 pm ONLINE (6 weeks)
7-9:30 pm IN-PERSON (6 weeks)
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In this class, gain confidence and capture your interests in loose, vibrant, and expressive watercolor, clearly understanding what makes watercolor unique. This summer focus will encompass larger, loose watercolors and how to plan a more involved painting. Using nature, landscape, the human figure and still, students will explore the expressive character of painting with watercolor in the plein air setting. Embrace the magical qualities of watercolor, creating fresh, vital, and alive works of art while honing your brush and paint control to create luminous mixes and subtle nuances. The finished piece will be a record of that journey. ​
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This class will be using the platform Zoom.​
For more information, contact
The Art League School at 703-683-2323.
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WORKSHOPS ​
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LIGHT and COLOR OF SPAIN
The Art of Plein Air Watercolor
Coastal and Medieval Region from
Barcelona to Costa Brava
May 16 - 23, 2025
Experience the magic of Spain's Costa Brava region, where the rugged shoreline has inspired artists for centuries. Join us as we paint in the most beautiful villages along the Costa Brava, where vibrant colors and light dance across breathtaking seascapes and medieval towns.
This unforgettable plein-air painting excursion will be led by Susan O'Neill and is designed for participants of all skill levels.
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Register with The Art League.​​​
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THE ART LEAGUE
Plein Air Watercolor Workshop
HAWAII
2026
DETAILS to come​
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LIGHT OF ITALY
Plein Air Watercolor Workshop
Viterbo and the Mountains of Lazio, Italy
June 2026 ​
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EXPRESSIVE FIGURE DRAWING
FRANCISCAN LIFE PROCESS CENTER
49331-9489 LOWELL CAMPUS, 11650 DOWNES ST,
LOWELL, MI 49331-9489
616-897-7842
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I am excited to announce that I will be teaching an in-person figure drawing workshop in Grand Rapids, a date yet to be determined - The Expressive Figure: Drawing the Human Spirit
It will be held on the exquisite grounds of the Franciscan Life Process Center. Please see this link for more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../susan-oneill-the... Capture the life and vitality of the human form through both classical and contemporary interpretations using charcoal and mixed media. This workshop will encompass how to capture the figure with confidence and energy.
Rescheduled due to COVID
DETAILS to come
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