Oil Painting: Still Life, Figure, and Landscape

Oil Painting: Still Life, Figure, and Landscape

Class | This program is completed

1501 10th Ave East Seattle, WA 98102 United States

TBD

Beginner

1/19/2020-3/22/2020

2:00 PM-5:00 PM PDT on Sun

$490.00

$441.00

$10.00

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In this course, students will expand their technical skills and ideas for self-expression through the genres of still life, figure, and landscape in oil. Learn to develop a unique style through choices in composition, subject matter, color, and approach to the painting process. One on one instruction makes this the ideal course for both the complete beginner and those looking for guidance to take their work to the next level.

  • Oil Painting: Still Life, Figure, and Landscape
  • Supports: 4 - 11”x 14” Canvas panels or stretched canvas
  • Paints: Student grade and hues work fine
  • - Titanium White (200ml)
  • - Cadmium Yellow
  • - Yellow Ochre
  • - Cadmium Red Light
  • - Alizarin Crimson
  • - Burnt Sienna
  • - Raw Umber
  • - Ultramarine Blue
  • - Cobalt Blue
  • - Cerulean Blue
  • - Green Earth or Terre Verte (optional)
  • Brushes: You can bring in your favorite brushes to work with. A mix of sizes, shapes, and bristle vs. synthetic brushes is best.
  • Yupo Paper (either a 9x12" bright white pad or 1 144Ib 26x40" sheet cut into roughly 8x10" pieces)
  • Palette (glass, sealed wooden, or palette paper pad)
  • Trowel shaped palette knife (Dick Blick style #44 is a good size)
  • Scraper with blades (if using glass palette)
  • Absorbent rags (old t-shirts are great)
  • Refined Linseed Oil or Oil Painting Medium (Galkyd, Windsor and Newton, Liquin, etc for faster drying)
  • 1 small jar with lid for medium
  • OMS – Odorless Mineral Spirits (Gamblin Gamsol is approved at Gage)
  • Silicoil Brush Cleaning Tank (optional, 2nd jar also ok)
  • Brush washer (Brush Cleaner, Murphy's Oil Soap, or bar soap in soap dish are good options)