Beginners and experts alike will benefit from participating in this intensive Oil Painting for all levels class, lead by Greeley artist Daniel Augenstein. Dan will present each session on topics that reinforce fundamentals and techniques then guide each participant to push through challenges and realize their full potential.
Instructor: Daniel Augenstein, While traveling with his wife, Daniel found many new scenes to paint! In 2024, besides many trips in the USA, they visited Iceland, Scotland, Amsterdam, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rico, Panama, Columbia, and the Cayman Islands. He packed his gouache watercolor paints to produce many small works during these trips.
Daniel has fallen in love with “plein-air” painting in oil and gouache. He has participated in many plein-air events in the western United States. At the 2024 Estes Valley Plein Air Event, he won awards at the “River Walk Paint Out” and “Best Miniature.” Many of these on-site pieces end up being references for larger studio paintings.
For nearly 50 years, Daniel has been a teacher of art and a practicing artist in Greeley, Colorado. He is amazed by how experiments and new learning continues to reveal new “right answers” to what is art and why do we create. Painting continues to be his passion. His work can be seen at the Lincoln Gallery in Loveland, the Madison and Main Gallery in Greeley, exhibited in national shows, and on his website, Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Skill Level: All levels welcome
Ages appropriate: 12 - 104
Min to run/Date: 5 by 2/3/2026
Equipment and Materials: Easels, tables, chairs, and drop cloths provided for all participants. Beginners will be provided a primed11x17 stretched canvas, use of brushes, palette, palette knives, basic bulk colors, and solvents for cleanup. Intermediate and advanced students are encouraged to bring their own canvas or project, tools, and paints.
Everyone should bring a reference photo or image to paint.
Some individuals may find the odors of paints or solvents mildly offensive, all solvents (Gamsol and Linseed Oil) are safe for travel on planes and will be used appropriately and sparingly.