This is a fun course for beginning students. Through a combination of assignments and independent study, you will figure out what the heck your style might be. Your painting level doesn't matter, as long as you have a fun attitude and are willing to grow as a painter.
Paint
Cadmium red, Alizarin crimson
Titanium white (large tube)
Burnt sienna, Burnt umber (large tube), Yellow ochre
Ultramarine blue (large tube), Cerulean blue
Permanent green
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Canvas
Canvas boards or pre-stretched canvas at least 12” x 18”
For those who want to create their own stretched canvasses, bring:
- Stretcher bars (min. 12” x 18”)
- 10-oz raw canvas fabric
- Craftsman 1/4 Light Duty Staples *974424 and staple gun
- Gesso and gesso brush (something like a cheap house-painting-style brush)
Brushes
1 or 2 round, series 4235 R #2 or smaller (Grumbacher-Bristlette)
1 or 2 flat 1/2” - 3/4” (Professional Bristle)
Silicoil – a metal coil you put inside a can use to clean your brushes
Other materials
Paper palette
Mid-size palette knife
Odorless paint thinner, container, rags
Pencil & notebook
Other materials and tools may be discussed in class.
