Wow! Isn’t that painting awesome? or is it?

By November 15, 2021
Over the Duness
  • January 11, 2024 - February 29, 2024
    11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Wow!  Isn’t that painting awesome?  or is it?  A painting class that attempts to answer that question. We will look at amazing works of art and those that miss the mark. Through lessons on composition, color theory, value relationships and most importantly how we express our ideas through the elements and principles of art, we will build a vocabulary for making our art better and sometimes great!  and for learning to look at art. Bring your canvas, paints and brushes and most importantly your ideas.

Location

Location: Mispillion Art League, 5 North Walnut Street, Milford, DE 19971

Materials List

Materials:

For Oil Painters:

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.

  1. Cadmium Lemon Yellow or cadmium free Lemon Yellow
  2. Cadmium Yellow medium or cadmium free Yellow Medium
  3. Cadmium Orange or cadmium free Orange
  4. Yellow ochre
  5. burnt sienna
  6. Cadmium Red light or cadmium free Red light
  7. Alizarin Crimson
  8. Ultramarine Blue
  9. Pthalo Blue (green shade)
  10. Titanium White
  11. Pthalo Green
  12. Zinc White

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 (google view catcher)

 

For Acrylic Painters:

Recommended: Golden paints or Liquitex. Always chose the professional grade of paint not the student grade. Avoid very cheap no name brands.

Minimum Palette

  1. Cadmium Lemon Yellow
  2. Cadmium Yellow Medium
  3. Yellow Ochre
  4. Cadmium Orange
  5. Burnt Sienna
  6. Cadmium Red light
  7. Alizarin Crimson
  8. Ultramarine Blue
  9. Phtalo Blue (green shade) or cerulean blue
  10. cobalt blue
  11. Titanium White

Acrylic Brushes should be of good quality. Robert Simmons or Isaby are  a decent brush, Rosemary brushes ( online) are very good

Round # 6, #2 ; Filbert #8,#4, #16

Bright #2,#6;   Flat #4,#10

A palette knife (a small diamond shape with a metal blade and wood handle)

A palette ( plastic, glass or paper palette

Liquitex acylic medium/glazing medium 8 oz.

Canvas or canvas pads 8×10 or 11×14 or any size you prefer, a variety of sizes is preferred

Paper towels and 2 cans or jars  for water.

A small spray bottle filled with water

A view catcher   https://www.amazon.com/Color-Wheel-Artists-View-Catcher/dp/B001DKMZNG/ref=asc_df_B001DKMZNG/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167129414796&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17766976810590926598&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007519&hvtargid=pla-227154076081&psc=1    

A color wheel

Airbrush medium and matte medium

Participant Information

Max Students: 10 Students
Proficiency level: Beginner through advanced