Watercolor Best Practices with Tina Bohlman

·         IF YOU WORK SITTING:  You will need a Table Easel: We will be working at a slant or in an upright position.

·         IF YOU WORK STANDING:  Bring your plein air easel.  I use “En Plein Air Pro” easel and palette both on location and in the studio. Available www.enpleinairpro.com or www.Amazon.com   

·         Palette:  Bring your current “favorite” or my preference: John Pike – just make sure it has at least 10 paint wells and a large (9” x 12” minimum) mixing area for BIG puddles of paint.

                     PAINT (please purchase professional grade)

·         Daniel Smith, Winsor Newton

-          My Palette of colors: (Daniel Smith unless otherwise noted)

-          *= required color  #=optional color

-          *Ultramarine Blue

-          *Cobalt Blue

-          #Cobalt Blue Violet

-          #Sap Green

-          *Burnt Sienna (Winsor Newton)

-          *Yellow Ochre

-          #Pyrrol Transparent Orange (dark red-orange)

-          #Raw Sienna

-          #Hansa Yellow light (or Aurolin)

-          *Hansa Yellow Medium

-          *New Gamboge

-          #Permanent rose or Winsor Red (Winsor Newton)

-          *Permanent alizarin crimson

-          #Titanium White or Opaque White Gouache

Watercolor brushes! nothing smaller than the sizes listed below:

*My Brushes: Silver Brush Black Velvet

Rounds:  #8, #12 and #16

#3 script/liner brush

Flat Wash:  1”

*Sketchbook for  class notes, composition & value sketches:   Any brand, spiral 5x7 or 6x8

Watercolor Pad (for practice) : Any inexpensive watercolor pad  9x12 or 11x14

*Paper:   Please purchase only Arches paper – This professional grade paper yields successful results!

·         1st Choice:  Arches OIL PAPER.  12 x 16 pad  This is a new Arches paper product THAT DOES NOT BUCKLE WHEN WET! PLUS COLOR LIFTS EASILY.

·         2ND Choice:  Arches Watercolor block, - 10 x 14 or 12x16 - 140# Cold Press

Best prices are online: Amazon,  Blick, Jerry’s, Cheap Joes.  Please allow 7 days shipping

Note: If you opt for the 12x16 Oil Paper Pad, you will need a rigid painting support for the paper:

1/8” foam core, cut to 16x20 (hobby Lobby)

*Other Items:

Drawing pencil or Mechanical pencil - 7mm or 9mm

1 Quart-size container for water. (wide mouth)

       Kneaded Eraser or White rubber eraser – Pentel “clic” is great!

        Roll of ½” drafting or painter’s tape

1 Box of Tissues

1 Roll BLUE SHOP Paper towels (HOME DEPOT)

1 oz - table salt

1 oz - instant tea (unsweetened)

Small square kitchen sponge

Stained Glass with Susan Fest

**Additional supplies may be needed as class progresses. **

GENERAL SUPPLIES

1. Pencil

2. Sharpie

3. Scissors

4.Tape or Glue Stick

5. Bandaids (optional)

6. Box, bucket or tool bag to carry your tools and supplies in.

7. Copper Foil Sheers

8. Glass

TOOLS

You will need the copper foil shears for the second class. You only need one soldering iron; two options are listed. Weller irons are recommended.

Swpeet 3Pcs Heavy Duty Glass Running Pliers,
Grozer Pliers and Grip Oil Feed Glass Cutter Kit
This Amazon set is the best tool deal or you can buy them separately.

Weller SPG80L Marksman
Glass Soldering Iron

Weller W100PG Weller Farenheit Heavy Duty
Soldering Iron

Copper Foil Shears

FIDS
Purchase via Amazon or Hobby Lobby. A butter knife will also work.

SUGGESTED SUPPLIERS

1. McInturff's Glasshaus Studio
   Cathy McInturff
   1625 Alameda
   Corpus Christi, Texas 78404
   361-883-2331

2. Delphi
   Lansing, Michigan
   1-800-248-2048
   delphiglass.com

3. Hobby Lobby

4. Amazon

No flip-flops or open-toed shoes. Drinks must have lid.           

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A variety of patterns will be supplied on the first day of class.

Alla Prima Painting: The Direct Approach with Robin Cheers

SUGGESTED SUPPLY LIST

·      Paint (my palette listed below)

·      Multiple canvases – up to 16x20 (sometimes going bigger is easier!) A pad of canvas paper convenient to paint quick studies and feel freer to experiment.

·      Palette

·      Additional items: apron or smock, gloves, paper towels, tape, chip brush, scraping tools, palette knife

Colors:

My Palette*

Red: Napthol Red – or Cadmium Red Light (or hue)

Dark Red: Alizirin Crimson Permanent

Yellow: Hansa Yellow – or Cad Yellow Light (or hue)

Orange: Permanent Orange – or Cad Orange (or hue)

Blue: Ultramarine Blue

            Kings Blue

Purple: Manganese Violet – or Cobalt Violet (or hue)

Green: Pthalo or Viridian

and

Titanium Zinc White

Sometimes: Meadow Green (Cad Green), Radiant Turquoise, Indian Yellow

Brushes:

Variety of long handled

#4 #6 #8 and #10 filbert bristle brushes (maybe a long filbert too)

#4 #6 round bristle

A medium filbert Sable or soft synthetic
Cheap chip brush
Small to medium size spatula palette knife (metal and wood handle)
Scraping tools (old credit cards, bowl scraper, etc.)

Mediums:

Gamblin Solvent Free Gel

Mineral spirits (Gamsol)

Linseed or walnut oil

Canvas:

Canvas or paper pads or gesso panels work well. Smaller sizes like 9x12 to 12x16

* I use paints that do not have toxic heavy metals. Students can use whichever they like. Sometimes the pigments may differ slightly – like the permanent orange is more vibrant and semitransparent compared to cadmium orange. Manganese violet is semitransparent and a little redder than cobalt violet. The brands I recommend are Gamblin, Winsor & Newton, Rembrandt, and Charvin. I find these have a loose, buttery quality that spreads well and is smooth.

Pure Plein Air- How to Improve Your Observational Skills with Nancy Tankersley

Supplies

Paint:

•Cadmium yellow light, Hansa yellow or Lemon yellow (or any cool yellow)
•Cadmium yellow medium or Indian yellow (or any warm yellow)
•Cadmium red light or naphthol red (warm red)
•Alizarin crimson permanent
•Ultramarine blue
•Prussian blue or Cerulean blue
•Burnt sienna
•Titanium white (large tubes)
Any professional quality brand may be used, avoid the student grade. They don’t have enough pigment, make it harder to mix color and may end up being more expensive in the long run. I use mostly Gamblin. The most important thing is to have both a warm (moving toward orange on the color wheel) or cool (moving towards blue) version of each of the primary colors red, blue and yellow.

You may use traditional oils, water-based oil or acrylic paints.

One tube of acrylic paint for quickly toning your canvas and initial massing of shapes. I recommend Burnt sienna.

Panels

Canvas panels. I don’t recommend stretched canvases outdoors because the sun can shine through the canvas from certain angles and make it hard to see values.
At least two panels for each day from 8 x 10 up to 11 x 14

Brushes - what you prefer is fine but here is what I recommend as basic: #12 white hog bristle filbert
#8 white hog bristle filbert
#6 hog bristle flat

#2 red sable (can be synthetic) round

One medium flexible palette knife for both painting and scraping the palette. Or you may buy one for each purpose. I like the long diamond shaped best.

Mineral Spirits (for traditional oils) I use Gamsol because it is the best odorless product - but outdoors you can go with less expensive brands. Water miscible oils and acrylics only require water.

Medium - fast drying types such as Gamblin Galkyd Light or Gamblin Solvent free gel for traditional oils. Cobra makes some nice mediums for water-based oils and I especially like their #93 quick drying medium. (Available from Jerry’s Artarama. There are many different mediums for acrylics which can slow the drying time outdoors. Check with the manufacturer to see what they offer.

• Paper towels
• mineral spirits holder and water holder (can be as simple as a glass jar with lid) • Baby wipes
• Plastic trash bags for dirty paper towels
• Portable easel

Supply List for Outdoor Oil Painting

• a chair if you like to sit when painting • Sun visor
• sunscreen
• bug repellent

OPTIONAL:

1 or two potter’s ribs. Thin flexible tools that are a fun way to make interesting marks different from brushes. I will demonstrate their use. I got mine from Amazon but there are many sources on the web. Make sure they are rubber, not wood or metal.

An old, expired credit card also makes a nice tool.

Questions? Email me at tankersleyart@gmail.com

Make Your Mark with Pastels! with Debbie Luce Minns

Supplies

Supplies for this class will be minimal:  a small box of Rembrandt Pastels (look for a box or 30 or 60 half sticks for a more economical way to get more colors) and a few sheets of pastel paper (a few sheets of sanded paper is recommended) or if the student already has pastels, just bring those.  Other items to bring are wet wipes, a clean, rag or cloth, a stiff artist paintbrush, and a good art eraser. Bring images that you would like to paint.  The instructor will provide lots of materials for sampling.

Plein Air Basics with V…. Vaughan

Supplies

-Camera (smart phones work!)

-Portable Easel like a french easel, Guerilla box or Prolific Painter

-V….’s Limited COLOR Palette: Gamblin Brand:

Ultramarine Blue,

Alizarin Crimson,

Hansa Yellow LIGHT,

Gamblin Quick Dry White

Winsor-Newton Brand:

Indian Yellow Light,

Winsor (pthalo) Green

Any small tube of Cobalt (hue)

Any small tube of Brilliant Scarlet (light)…I use Mussini by Schmincke brilliant scarlet.

Substitute Winsor -Newton brand for any of these.

“Artist’s colors” are preferred to student colors.

-canvas or linen panels. Not stretched canvas because light shines thru. Plan to use 2-4 each day. 8x10 or 9x12. Its OK to have more! You’ll use them. You might also like a PAD of primed canvas sheets for quick sketch studies. Again, you’ll use it!

-palette

-brushes: #2,4,6 filbert round or flat. I use filberts

-odorless mineral spirits in a JAR or turp can

-paper towels

-a hat or cap and jacket. Watch for Texas weather craziness!

-4-6 medium Binder clips and 5-10 rubber bands. I’ll show you an efficient way to transport wet panels!

CAPTURING LIGHT - Interpreting Values and Shapes with Desmond O’Hagan

Supplies

Set of soft pastels with a good variety of dark, medium, and light colors (no oil pastels or nu pastels). The brands I use are Unison, Rembrandt, Sennelier, and Jack Richeson soft pastels.

If interested (but not necessary for the workshop), I have designed a pastel set for Jack Richeson Co. called Desmond O'Hagan Essential Pastels which can be purchased at Dakota Arts and Judson Art Outfitters:

https://www.dakotapastels.com/product/RichesonHR40DesmondOHagan?cat=242&idsku=18890

https://www.judsonsart.com/collections/richeson-instructor-sets/products/desmond-ohagan-essential-pastel-set-40

Also bring a drop cloth, pastel paper of choice (not too heavily sanded), easel, drawing board support for pastel paper, portable easel, kneaded eraser, medium charcoal sticks, masking tape, and photographs from which to work.  

If working in oils, the colors I use, if interested, are Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Viridian, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow Light, and Titanium White. Please use water soluble oils or have odorless thinner for painting.

Please bring a variety of photographs including figurative, landscape, urbanscape, etc.  Lastly, please bring two medium thick point magic markers (black and medium grey) and a few sheets of regular printer paper.