Event Phone: 201 248 9776
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A Painting Class (Oil and Acrylic)
January 22, 2026 - March 12, 2026
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Have you ever wished you could capture those beautiful sunsets, or that old barn that takes you back in time? Let yourself experience the wonders of nature through paint. We will talk about the unique techniques you need to know about landscape painting, ie.Theory of Angles, atmospheric perspective, gradation, diffraction, reflective light, simplification and massing, color and light, composition etc.. We will also learn to paint clouds, water, trees, snow, etc. We will work inside from photos for this class to prepare you to move outside in the future. We will Meet from 1/22 – 3/12 from 11:00 – 2:00
Location
Location:
Location: Mispillion Art League, 5 North Walnut Street, Milford, DE 19971
”Materials
Materials:
Gamblin Paint, Utrecht, Winsor Newton or equivalent- Do Not use student grade paint, you will only have to replace it as you get better. Since it will not mix well and lacks intensity you put yourself at a disadvantage from the start.
- Cadmium Lemon Yellow or cadmium free Lemon Yellow
- Cadmium Yellow medium or cadmium free Yellow Medium
- Cadmium Orange or cadmium free Orange
- Yellow ochre
- burnt sienna
- Cadmium Red light or cadmium free Red light
- Alizarin Crimson permanent
- French Ultramarine Blue
- Pthalo Blue
- Viridian Green
- Titanium White
- Zinc White
- Ivory Black
Get a good or intermediate quality brush. Get both bristle brushes and soft synthetic or sable brushes . Look for quality brushes ( suggested : Robert Simmons, Isabey, or Rosemary brushes are all good.
Synthetic sizes: Round,2 ; Filbert 8,10,
bristle sizes: Bright 2,6, Filbert,4,8; Flat4
A palette knife wood handle and metal knife. Get a small triangle and a medium triangle
Palette cup or one small one for medium and a metal/ plastic or glass cup that seals to hold turpentine. An example of the former would be the stainless steel brush washer that Judsonsart makes… https://www.judsonsart.com/collections/brush-washers/products/guerrilla-painter-10oz-brush-washer
Odorless turpenoid ( blue and white can only) do not get the all natural one
Refined linseed or walnut oil
A color Wheel
a palette (either wood, glass or paper)
rags or paper towels
canvas or canvas panels, suggested sizes 8 x10, or 11 x 14 or 16 x 20
view finder (you can google “view catcher”)
Participant Information
Proficiency level: Beginner through advanced
Registration Information