THE MAGIC OF INTERIORS | OIL PAINTING | KAYLA MARTELL
Dates: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th August 2026
Times: 10am - 4pm
Location:Enniskerry
Skill Level: Basic understanding of working with oil paint required
Please see detailed class information below
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aBOUT THE CLASS
See past the ordinary to find the magic in every room in your house with this fun and lively weekly class! Kayla will teach you how to plan compositions in dirty dishes, a busy stove, a mess of pillows, and how to capture the light to tell your own stories in these scenes. With loose and lively brushwork, get the most out of your oil paints with intentional mark-making that shows your vision. Learn to enjoy every mark from the first to the last and love your painting!
Course Overview
Warm-up exercises that will have you painting looser for your entire piece.
Analysing the composition of different interiors and choosing your own from a selection
Paint a black and white version of our selected interior.
Then move into a colour version with an underpainting.
In-depth colour mixing before we begin our painting.
Live demo of painting an interior from start to finish.
Ongoing feedback on your own work.
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Loosen your style with quick, expressive warm-up exercises.
Find the story in everyday messes by learning how to compose busy interiors.
Master the fundamentals with a black and white value study and a colorful underpainting.
Mix accurate colors to capture the unique light of indoor spaces.
Watch a live demo of an interior painting from start to finish.
Receive personal feedback on your work to help you grow each week.
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In-studio
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Reference:
Kayla will be providing a print out reference image. If you have an iPad/tablet you are welcome to bring it and use a digital version too.
Paints
Minimum: three primary colours + white
My palette: Caribbean turquoise, ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, cadmium red, cadmium orange, cadmium yellow, lemon yellow, and Titanium white (any artist-grade paint is fine)
Brushes & Tools
A flexible palette knife for mixing paint on the palette
A glass, disposable, or similar painting palette; I will be using a grey glass palette
A medium-large-sized flat brush; I will be using a medium-long handle flat (size 5) both from Rosemary & Co synthetic Ivory range
Odourless solvent (Michael Harding Miracle Medium Solvent preferred)
Any suitable surface for oil painting (you can even just use printer paper!)
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
