In the video, the teacher is teaching the composition of red, yellow and blue, a famous work by Dutch painter Mondrian, from the artistic characteristics to the story behind it. Bai Li in front of the screen was fascinated. "I have a special feeling. I like it at once." Bai Li, who had never been in contact with oil painting, was deeply moved by this work. From then on, she couldn't extricate herself and began to learn oil painting. This is the first class of the basic class of Tang Yingshan online oil painting commune (hereinafter referred to as online oil painting commune) of the National Open University. Hundreds of oil painting zero foundation students started from this class and stepped into the door of oil painting learning. With the improvement of material and cultural living standards, the public's demand for aesthetic education is becoming stronger and stronger. Art education is not only the need for the all-round development of children and adolescents, but also favored by adults. Adults have a fast pace of life and fragmented learning time. Online courses have become a choice for them to approach art. Online learning is flexible and convenient The reason why Bai Li was moved by the composition of red, yellow and blue has something to do with her work experience. Retired from Henan Academy of Sciences, she has been engaged in chemical colorimetric analysis and has been dealing with the three primary colors of red, yellow and blue for more than 20 years. Bai Li was very interested in painting since she was a child, but she didn't have a chance to learn when she was young. Novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak in 2020, Bai Li pondered what he could learn at home. One day, a message caught her attention - "everyone can draw world famous paintings". "I was afraid of oil painting and thought it was too advanced, but this sentence moved me. Everyone can, and I'll try it." Said Bailey. Also attracted by this sentence are the mountains and forests from Guilin, Guangxi. "I like things in China and the United States, but I only took a simple art class in primary school and never came into contact with oil painting. It can be said to be a real oil painting 'Xiaobai'." Shanlin told reporters that he just signed up with the idea of trying. He didn't expect to stick to it as soon as he studied. At present, online learning has been 17 months. Shanlin arranges the time to study oil painting after work, such as watching teaching videos during lunch break, copying works after work, sometimes creating in the evening and painting until the early morning. "The time for online painting learning is flexible, and the teaching video can be watched repeatedly, so that I can make no mistake in my work, life and study." Shanlin said that online courses are not only affordable, but also guided by professional teachers in art colleges. The emergence of novel coronavirus pneumonia has increased demand for online learning, giving birth to a diversified online art course. Online oil painting commune is one example. Since its establishment, the online oil painting commune has successively launched a series of courses such as "salute to the master Monet", "everyone can draw world famous paintings" and "zero basic oil painting course". As of January 2022, more than 36000 students have registered. They are not only from both sides of the Strait and Hong Kong and Macao, but also from the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia, Kenya and other countries. The curriculum is different Art creation is a very practical activity, but online art education can't teach face-to-face and interact in time. What's special about its curriculum? There are both office workers and retirees among the students. With a large age span, how can the goal of universal aesthetic education be achieved? These questions test the wisdom of practitioners. Bai Li and Shan Lin clearly remember that the study of the basic class began with copying world famous paintings. Van Gogh's "starry moon night", "sunflower", "apricot flower", Monet's "haystack" and other classic works are the objects they copy. "The teacher said that copying is a very fast way to enter. First, let's see how the master conceives and creates." Said Bailey. "The reason why masters become masters must include two basic elements. The first is their superb painting skills and the second is their innovative spirit of painting, which is recognized by future generations. When we study masters' works, we stand on the shoulders of giants." Tang Yingshan, Professor of the National Open University and host teacher of the online oil painting commune, said. "In decades of art teaching practice, we found that everyone has painting potential, especially in color." Xiao Fei, a professor at the Academy of fine arts of Jiangxi Normal University of science and technology, is mainly responsible for the teaching of advanced classes of online oil painting commune. He told reporters that the world famous paintings in the "zero foundation painting world famous paintings" refer specifically to the works of the Impressionist period. Impressionists pay special attention to the gorgeous and rich expression of color, weakening the requirements for modeling. "We don't want to teach you how to draw the works of Impressionist masters, but to train you to learn to observe and express the world with the artist's eyes through analysis, guidance and practice." Xiao Fei said. Such courses, together with online interactions such as work reviews and student exchanges, are easy for students to accept and grow rapidly. Shanlin began to try to create about half a year after copying. At present, more than 20 of the 50 oil paintings completed are personal creations. Bai Li signed up for the advanced class after studying in the basic class for one year. Art lights up ordinary life In Shanlin's view, it is not easy to enter creation from copying. "Because creation requires independent overall layout, from composition and color matching to considering the harmony and unity of the picture." Shanlin said that sometimes I feel headache, but these puzzles are dispelled at the moment when the work is completed. Bai Li also felt that copying and creation were very different. "Whether it's sketching or quasi sketching in front of photos, it makes me understand that creation needs emotion." Said Bailey. During the Spring Festival this year, the teacher assigned everyone an assignment: draw a work reflecting family reunion. Bai Li thought of her children who were far away from home and could not be reunited because of the epidemic. "I drew a picture of my grandson playing by the sea, named" missing on the other side of the ocean ". Because I want to tell my grandson that there are grandparents on the other side of the sea." Said Bailey. Now, Bai Li is about to graduate from the advanced class of online oil painting commune. The second online oil painting teaching achievement exhibition of the National Open University is also planned to be held in Beijing in May. The participating works are from 45 students of the advanced class. Bai Li's exhibition works have been selected according to what she saw and heard during her self driving tour in Tibet last year. "The biggest gain from studying oil painting is happiness." Bai Li told reporters that painting made her forget her age, live happily every day, and her life was full of vitality. Shanlin, who graduated at the end of last year, is still active in its class wechat group. "We encourage each other, and many people continue to study independently. We hope to stick to it for 5 or 10 years and keep painting." Shanlin said that learning oil painting gave her a pair of eyes to discover beauty. Now, she has a new understanding of family layout and clothing, so her life has become full of poetry. "The world of oil painting is the sea of stars in my heart." The growing cultural demand promotes the further development of social public aesthetic education services. The Internet will push this cultural service to the masses more conveniently. We look forward to more exploration and innovation in content and form, so that aesthetic education can benefit more people and the creation of beauty can always be accompanied. (outlook new era)