Early Fall: Painting for Beginners

Instructor	Nick D'Angelo
Schedule	Tuesdays · 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Dates	September 10 – October 22, 2024
Ages	Adults
Type	Onsite
Medium	Drawing & Painting
Level	All Levels
Cost	Members $278.00 · Non-Members $316.25

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Explore the possibilities and thrill of oil painting. Hone your skills and express your creativity through painting still life set-ups and engaging in other exercises. For novices or those with more experience.

Supplies:

• Get some of these to start or all. We can decide more in first class.
• Small PRIMED canvas ( stretched or board ) or PRIMED wood panel    
• Oil Colors: ( I use Winsor Newton brand. Some other decent quality student grade are Grumbacher, Gamblin, Winton )    
  
  • White: Titanium ( large tube ), Transparent White    
  • Black: Ivory, Mars, Payne’s Gray, Davy’s Gray    
  • Earth tones: Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber    
  • Blue: Winsor Blue ( Green Shade ) or Ultramarine, Prussian    
  • Green: Viridian, Sap Green, Prussian    
  • Yellow: Winsor Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Indian Yellow    
  • Red: Winsor Red, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson ( or Hue )    
  • Extra for the more adventurous: Warm or unbleached white, Transparent Maroon, Naples Yellow, Jeune Brilliant, Permanent Rose    
• Brushes: Assorted sizes ( I use Princeton, Loews Cornell brands ) Spotter Rounds, Filberts ( Cat’s Tongue is good ), Flats, also, old, used brushes that lost their shape ( point ).    
• Palette: Wood, plexiglass, or paper pad with disposable sheets ( coated is good )  ( I also use white plastic lids of all sizes. -storable or disposable )    
• Palette Knife: small metal offset ( I also collect wooden coffee stirrers, chopsticks, skewers –    anything for mixing/stirring -disposable )    
• Pencils: 2H, HB (which is most household pencils ) 3 or 4B    
• Odorless Mineral Spirits or Turpenoid for cleaning brushes etc.    
• Jar for solvent    
• Paper towels and paint rags    
• Small Notebook