Ready to deep dive into the classical foundations of drawing and painting? In these courses contemporary realist painter Riley Doyle will guide you through drawing, monochromatic oil painting, and painting with a limited palette!
- Terms: Three 10-class terms across Fall, Winter, and Spring | you can pick one, two, or join all three!
- Fall – Drawing Foundations: September 9 – November 12, 2026
- Winter – Monochromatic Oil Painting: December 2, 2026 – February 24, 2027
- Spring – Limited Palette Oil Painting: March 10 – May 19, 2027
- Class Times: Wednesdays 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Price: $90 per class| $900 for full term | $2,295 for full year (15% discount)
- Supplies: All materials provided
- Level: Beginners welcome! Some previous art experience will help if starting with later terms but not required
Explore the foundations of classical drawing and painting with any or all of the courses below! Dive deep into an area of your artistic tool kit you’ve wanted to improve or get a discounted price when you sign up for all three to get the full experience built on the learnings of the previous term.
Fall – Drawing Foundations
The foundation-laying term. Core drawing concepts and techniques are introduced here — observational skills, structure, and
values — and these carry forward into everything that follows.
- 10 classes Wednesdays 10:00 – 1:00
- September 9 – November 12, 2026
- $900 for full term
- All supplies included
Winter – Monochromatic Oil Painting
Builds directly on the fall term. Students reinforce the drawing skills already introduced while taking on the added
complexity of working in oil paint, using a monochromatic palette to keep the focus on value and form before color enters the
picture.
- 10 classes Wednesdays 10:00 – 1:00
- December 2, 2026 – February 24, 2027 (no class Dec 23rd, Dec 30th, Feb 17th for winter breaks)
- $900 for full term
- All supplies included
Spring – Limited Palette Oil Painting
Color joins the mix. Working from a limited palette, students apply everything built in the first two terms to questions of
color mixing, temperature, and harmony — the natural next step after monochrome.
- 10 classes Wednesdays 10:00 – 1:00
- March 10 – May 19, 2027 (no class Apr 7th for spring break)
- $900 for full term
- All supplies included
Term Dates
| Term | Dates | # of Classes | Notes |
| Fall | Sept 9 – Nov 12, 2026 | 10 | |
| Winter | Dec 2, 2026 – Feb 24, 2027 | 10 | Skips Dec 23 & 30 (Winter Break), Feb 17 (Mid-Winter Break) |
| Spring | Mar 10 – May 19, 2027 | 10 | Skips Apr 7 (Spring Break) |
Instructor Bio
Riley Doyle (b. 1990) is a contemporary realist painter based in Duvall, WA. whose work is
informed by his academic figurative training, his interest in landscape and plein air practice, and
his participation and dialog with contemporary paintings and contemporary life. He works both
on location (en plein air) and in his home studio to capture moments from his environment,
imagination, and memory. Observing and painting the fleeting qualities of light is a common
theme in his work. Some of his most notable accolades include receiving the Stobart
Foundation Grant in 2017, being included in Southwest Art Magazine’s 21 Under 31 feature in
2018, being chosen as best artist under 30 several times between 2018-2020 in the Plein Air
Salon competition, receiving a Certificate of Excellence in 2020’s International Portrait
competition, and most recently receiving an Award of Distinction from the American
Impressionist Society in 2023. He was the Director of the Contemporary Landscape Atelier and
the Atelier Primer programs at Gage Academy, teaching figurative and landscape drawing and
oil painting since 2018.
To learn more visit rileydoyleart.com
