Oil Painting Courses in Berlin
Learn oil painting in small, supportive groups in Charlottenburg and Neukölln. Clear demonstrations and individual guidance help you build confidence, understand materials and develop your own paintings.
Choose a Foundation course, develop your practice with Intermediate Oil Painting, or immerse yourself in a five-day Intensive. Core oil-painting materials are included.
Find your course
Saturday Foundation · Charlottenburg · from 9 January 2027
Monday Foundation · Neukölln · from 11 January 2027
Intermediate · Neukölln · from 4 December 2026
Spring Intermediate with Hannah · Neukölln · Tuesdays, 2 March–4 May 2027
Five-day Intensive · Charlottenburg · 30 November–4 December 2026
Five-day Intensive · Charlottenburg
30 November–4 December 2026 · 10:00–17:00
Monday–Friday · 30 teaching hours · maximum 7 participants
Studio: Kamminer Straße 9, 10589 Berlin
Fee: €675 · solidarity €580 · all materials included
Develop an original painting through studio practice, visual research and museum observation, with demonstrations, individual guidance and group critique. Taught in English.
Approved Berlin Bildungszeit · recognition no. 136266.
Still Life in Oils with Hannah Turner-Duffin
Saturday, 28 November 2026 · 10:30–13:30
Charlottenburg · €90
Three hours working from a still life. Practise observation, composition, colour mixing and paint handling with individual guidance. Suitable for beginners and returning painters; all materials included.
Saturday Foundation · Charlottenburg
A structured introduction for beginners and returning painters. Learn colour mixing, tone, composition, brushwork and how to develop a painting, with demonstrations and individual guidance.
9 January–27 February 2027 · 10:00–13:00
Six Saturdays: 9, 16 and 23 January; 13, 20 and 27 February. No classes on 30 January or 6 February.
Studio: Kamminer Straße 9, 10589 Berlin
Tutor: Louise Lenz
Fee: €650 · solidarity €580
All oil-painting materials and individual evaluations before and after the course are included. Please bring a sketchbook, drawing materials and printed visual references.
Intermediate · Neukölln
Develop an independent painting project with demonstrations, individual feedback and group critique. For painters with a Foundation course or equivalent experience. Taught in English; worksheets in German.
4 December 2026–19 February 2027 · 18:00–21:00
Eight Fridays: 4, 11 and 18 December; 8, 15 and 22 January; 12 and 19 February. Maximum 6 painters.
Studio: Neukölln · two minutes from Rathaus Neukölln U7
Tutor: Emma Seach
Fee: €650 · all materials included
Alumni save 20% with code ALUMNI. A €150 deposit secures your place.
Winter Monday Foundation · Neukölln
Build confidence with oil painting through guided exercises, individual feedback and practical work on tone, colour and composition. Suitable for beginners and returning painters.
11 January–15 February 2027 · 18:00–21:00
Six Monday evenings · 18 hours
Studio: Neukölln · two minutes from Rathaus Neukölln U7
Fee: €650 · solidarity €580
All oil-painting materials included. Payment plans available on request.
Please bring a sketchbook, drawing materials and printed visual references.
Paintings in London exhibition at Bischoff/Weiss by Louise Lenz
Two portrait - oil painting on canvas by Louise Lenz
Spring Intermediate · Charlottenburg
With Hannah Turner-Duffin · Tuesdays, 18:00–21:00 · 2 March–4 May 2027
Eight sessions: 2, 9, 16 March; 6, 13, 20, 27 April; 4 May. No classes on 23 or 30 March (Easter break).
For Foundation graduates and painters with equivalent experience. Develop your own painting project through demonstrations, individual guidance and group critique.
Charlottenburg - Kamminerstr. 9, 10589, 5 minutes from S bahnJungfernheide / U7 Mierendorfplatz · Maximum 6 · Materials included · €650 / alumni €520 with ALUMNI.
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What you’ll learn
Build practical skills in observation, drawing, composition, tone and colour mixing. Explore underpainting and layered oil techniques, then develop a painting of your own with individual tutor feedback.
Small-group teaching
Learn through demonstrations, guided exercises, studio practice and group discussion. Core studio materials for class exercises are provided. Bring a sketchbook, drawing pencils and printed visual references.