Sill Life Oil Painting

Sill Life Oil Painting

Class | This program is completed

All Levels

6/29/2023-7/27/2023

9:30 AM-12:30 PM PDT on Th

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$320.00

$288.00

$20.00

In this 5-week still life oil painting class, you will learn the steps needed to create a beautiful and realistic painting. We will begin with composition, color temperature, light and shadow, value, and various techniques for handling oil paint. Each week will build upon the last, culminating in a final still life painting of your own creation. By the end of the class, you will have a foundation in oil painting and be able to continue exploring this versatile medium on your own.

  • We recommend that everyone registered for an in-person program at Gage Academy of Art receives full COVID-19 vaccination. Gage leaves the use of face coverings when indoors at the facility up to each individual as masks are not required.
  • *Artist Grade Oil Paints:

    Titanium White
    Cadmium Yellow
    Naples Yellow Light
    Yellow Ochre
    Light Red (Winsor Newton)
    Cadmium Red Light
    Alizarin Crimson
    Burnt Sienna
    Raw Umber (Winsor Newton)
    Green Earth or Terre Verte
    Ultramarine Blue
    Ivory Black
    * Preferably no student grade oil paints such as Gamblin "1980", Winsor Newton "Winton", Blick Studio Oil Colors or Grumbacher Academy Oil colors.
    Supports: 2 - 9"x 12" or 11"x 14" canvas panels or stretched canvas toned to a mid-grey value (suggested but not mandatory).

    Brushes: You can bring in your favorite brushes to work with, but in case you need to purchase some here is what I suggest to start with. In either case you will need both bristle brushes and softer synthetic brushes for this class.

    1 each of #2, 4, 6, & 8 filbert bristle brushes
    1 each of #2, 4 & 6 filbert synthetic brushes
    1 each of #4 or #6 round synthetic brushes*
    *A very good round is the #4 Escoda Modernisia

    Other Materials:
    Sketch pad and pencil
    Palette (glass or wooden, be sure the wooden palette is sealed)
    2 trowel shaped palette knifes (Dick Blick style #44 is a good size)
    Absorbent rags (this is important and old t-shirts are great)
    Paper towels
    Refined Linseed oil
    OMS - Odorless Mineral Spirits (Gamblin Gamsol is approved at Gage)
    Brush washer
    1 very small jar with lid for medium
    Masterson Sta-Wet Palette Seal (to store wet paints)
    Mahl Stick (optional, but very handy)
    Still life objects that will last over the 5-week course