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Acrylic Painting Workshop (Valente)

Location

Valente Branch
826 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02141

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Learn how to create beautiful and colorful acrylic paintings! In this class you will be
introduced to painting with acrylic, including techniques in color mixing, observational
painting, and composition. At your own pace you will learn how to paint still lifes using
acrylic paint in a relaxed and welcoming environment. This class will cover wet on wet
and wet and dry brush techniques, sgraffito/combing, overlays/glazing, gel mediums,
pattern making, and masking. You will come away from this class with beautiful
paintings of your own and a greater understanding and appreciation for the medium of
acrylic painting. Registration Required.


This class is suitable for beginners and can be adjusted for all levels of experience.


This class is taught by Brooke Lambert.


Brooke is a professional printmaker and painter. She holds a BFA from Massachusetts
College of Art and Design and shows her work widely in New England, New York, and
beyond. Brooke works in Studio 291 at Western Avenue Studios & Lofts in Lowell, MA.
She is currently represented by The Society of American Graphic Artists and Equity
Gallery in New York, NY and Galaray House, contemporary art gallery in Lexington,
MA. She has thirteen years of teaching experience and currently teaches adult art
workshops and holds artist demos at several locations in New England.

 

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Last Updated: 4/22/2026
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