Ready to start oil painting but don’t know where to start?
I’ve created this online art school with the absolute beginner in mind. I’ve made things super simple and clear: you’ll love my step-by-step instructions and FUN process that teaches you how to become a great painter in a lot less time.

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Buy 4 art supplies
You just need to buy 4 things to get started oil painting! Everything else you can find at home.

Follow my Duma Do 10-Step process
Learn the basics of oil painting AND the principles of art in 10 easy-to-follow steps.

Celebrate, share and repeat!
Finishing a painting feels GREAT! Then get excited about your next painting. This is how we build an arts practice WE LOVE!
Painting SMALL is the secret to learning to paint FAST
Mini paintings take just 30-90 minutes to finish. Now you DO have time to paint!
Start living your BEST LIFE today
Creating art is not only fun, it has many health benefits. It boosts our positive emotions, while reducing the negative ones like anxiety and depression. It even has cognitive benefits for the young and the old. I use it as my meditation time — yes, it calms the mind too! I firmly believe having an arts practice is as important as exercise or brushing your teeth. Looking at art makes us feel LOVE and when we do things we LOVE we immediately add more love and excitement to our life! Now how easy is that?
New!
Intro to Oil Painting Course
Featuring step-by-step VIDEOS and an easy-to-follow ROADMAP to help you find your own style. There is no other beginner course that teaches Alla Prima this way. I designed it from the ground up because I thought the others stifled creativity and were too confusing and BORING!
MINI paintings have CUTE POWER
You’ll love showing these off, decorating with them, or giving them as gifts. They also make great studies for your bigger paintings. And they’re a great way to start selling your art if you want to go pro! It’s just WIN WIN WIN!










Yes, you CAN learn to paint. It’s a skill and skills are learnable!
And my Duma Do Art Process makes it so simple, you can’t say no. Whether you want to paint for the sheer JOY of it, or you want to learn real fine art skills and start selling your art, I’ve got you covered. This is the system that I used to learn to paint FAST and get my work in 2 galleries in just 2 years. You can do it too!
Hi, I’m Irene Duma.
I’m a professional artist with a Fine Art History Degree. I call myself a late-blooming artist because it wasn’t until I was in my mid-fifties that I finally “gave myself permission” to paint. And boy am I glad , because I LOVE painting. And when you spend time doing something you love, you instantly add more love into your life. Nice, right? So, now I want to give you “permission to paint”. If you’ve ever wanted to be an artist or had a desire to try painting then consider this your gentle kick in the pants. If you have 3 hours, you can learn to paint! Let’s go!
Hear from some of my students

“… Do it! Oil painting is so much fun!…”

“… my improvement is impressive. And what a confidence builder!…”

“… Wow, Irene Duma’s Itty Bitty Mini Intro to Oil Painting Course packs a large and wondrous punch. I went in knowing next to nothing and only three hours later I had a 4″ x 4″ painting completed. From how to create your palette to choosing the right brushes to composition and sketching to determining darks, lights and middles, to colour mixing, mediums etc., I learned so much in such a short time. ….”

“… I am so grateful you came into my life. No one has ever explained the ABCs of painting to me in such an easy-to-understand — and exciting — way. You are really an excellent teacher. I now see the world — and my future paintings — in a completely different way. Thank you from the bottom of my heart….”
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It’s got everything you need to know to start — and it’s completely FREE!
It’s never too late to start painting
Scratch painting off your bucket list today and find out why painters NEVER RETIRE. (Hint: It’s because it’s too much fun to give up!)