Getting in touch with your painting skills

June 19, 2024 - July 24, 2024
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

This is an opportunity to go beyond the mere application of paint on a canvas. It is a class that addresses the beginner as well as the more seasoned painter. It will give you the tools you need to analyze and critique your artwork, and the skills to take your painting to a new level. Each class begins with a specific topic which we will discuss. Things like color theory, composition, the importance of values, drawing skills, perspective. We will also look into how to read a tube of paint, what kind of brushes do you need, what alternative substrates can you work on. We will work from still life, photos or your imagination, in either an objective or non objective style. Individual instruction will be given to each student to help develop a specific plan for growth. Come equipped with your paints and canvas ready to paint. This is a night class for those who find their days quite busy.

Location

Location:

Rehoboth Art League

12 Dodds Lane

Materials List

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
Ultramarine Blue
Pthalo Blue
Viridian Green
Titanium White
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)