What you'll paint
You'll leave with this
One day, one finished piece. You start with a blank canvas and walk out carrying your own painting.
Alla Prima Floral in Oils by Stephanie Linden. Yours won't look like this one, and that's the whole idea.
One-Day In-Person Class in Sarasota
with Stephanie Linden
Only 10 seats. Every supply included. All levels welcome.
What you'll paint
One day, one finished piece. You start with a blank canvas and walk out carrying your own painting.
Alla Prima Floral in Oils by Stephanie Linden. Yours won't look like this one, and that's the whole idea.
What the day is actually like
Alla prima means you finish it in one sitting, so the whole day has a shape: sketch, block in, then the long middle stretch where the painting starts behaving. Stephanie will be at your shoulder for the parts that usually go wrong, which in oils is mostly the order you put things down.
Four hours is longer than it sounds. It's long enough that your phone ends up face down somewhere behind you, and long enough that you stop narrating what you're doing and just do it. Most people book for the painting and leave talking about the day.
You'll be at an easel with nine other people, none of whom need anything from you. Nobody's checking the news at your table, and there's no feed to scroll because your hands are covered in paint. The only decision you owe anyone for the next few hours is what color goes down next.
And it'll be yours. You're taught the actual principle, then you make your own calls, with a professional artist behind you catching the ones that would have cost you the painting. Ten easels, ten different canvases, every time. Nobody goes home carrying a copy of the instructor's picture.
Inside the room
Real classes at the gallery, and real people holding what they made that day. These are from other classes, in the same room, at the same easels you'll be using.
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What you'll learn
You keep these. They're what make the next painting easier, the one you do at home on your own kitchen table.
Learn the thin to thick order that makes oils behave, so your layers cure properly.
Take a floral arrangement from first sketch to finished piece with a plan that holds.
Work color harmony and value together so the flowers read as solid, believable form.
Use brushwork and blending to put real light and softness into the finished painting.
No shopping list
Just bring yourself. Wear something you don't mind getting paint on.
Who teaches it
Stephanie comes from a family of artists and artisans, and art has been a lifelong passion. After a full career as a physician she began showing her art again in 2019. A graduate of the Mastery Program, she's now a professional artist and Artist Mentor at MAI, known for her gift with color and light.
The details
Date: September 5, 2026
Time: 11am to 3pm ET
Instructor: Stephanie Linden
Level: All Levels
Seats: 10 total
Milan Art Gallery
72 S Palm Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236
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Doors open a few minutes early so you can settle in.
One day, ten seats
Block out the day, leave your phone in your bag, and come make something. Beginners are genuinely welcome, most of the room has never taken a class with us, and everyone goes home with a painting they want on a wall.
10 seats total. All supplies included.
Before you book
No. Every art supply, the surface, and the painting sources are provided. Just wear something you don't mind getting paint on.
Yes. Most people in the room have never taken a class with us before, and the instructor walks you through every step.
At Milan Art Gallery, 72 S Palm Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, in downtown Sarasota. Doors open a few minutes before 11am.
Ten. It's kept small on purpose so the instructor can actually get to everyone.
This comes up more than any other question, and the honest answer is that the people who say it tend to leave with the pieces everyone crowds around. You're being taught a method you can follow step by step. If you can follow along for a day, you'll finish a painting.
Somebody has to be, and it genuinely doesn't matter, because nobody is comparing. Everyone is deep in their own canvas by the second hour. The classes are all levels on purpose, and most of the room is doing this for the first time.
All sales for in-person events are final, and seats can't be transferred to another date. If something comes up, email info@milanart.com.
All sales for in-person events, including workshops, retreats, intensives, and other experiences, are final. We do not offer refunds or credit for cancellations or no-shows. Funds cannot be transferred to another event. By registering for any in-person event, you're agreeing to this policy and helping us keep every event well prepared for everyone.