In this daylong workshop students will explore different ways to paint to gain insights into color theory and to learn how those insights will enhance their paintings.
Our day starts with introductions. It continues with a brief, fun, group warmup exercise relating to color theory. We’ll continue with demos and discussion of painting techniques with a focus on color theory before starting our paintings with individual guidance incorporating elements from the morning’s warm-up project. Our day ends with a friendly and constructive critique.

Materials List: 

• Soft pencils (4B, 6B)
• Hard pencil (2H)
• Plastic eraser
• Kneadable eraser
• Palettes
• 1 large water jar
• 1 color wheel
• Bagged lunch with your name on it

For watercolor painting:

• 1 round paint brush #14, (bristles approx. 1 to 1 1/2 inch long), sable is best, squirrel is a less expensive substitute
• 1 box watercolors, or tubes–no white or black (high quality such as Reeves or Windsor & Newton)
• 1 sheet watercolor paper, approx. 18″ x 24″ — 140 pound or heavier. Or watercolor block.
• Drawing board if you have one (min. 14” x 18”)
• Artists ’tape, painters ’tape or masking tape
• Frisket for masking (recommended)
• Small spray bottle (optional)

For acrylic and/or oil painting:

• Selection of bristle brushes (different sizes and shapes such as flats, rounds, brights, filberts)
• Oil or acrylic paints, a selection of colors,* no black
• Palette knife
• Painting medium: matte and/or gloss medium, gel medium (optional) for painting with acrylics
• Odorless turpentine and Liquin (recommended) or linseed oil for painting with oils
• Painting rag
• 1 (or more) stretched canvas(es) (approx. 18″ x 24” or, for beginners, 8” x 10” or 9” x 12”) primed with gesso 24 hours prior to painting
• Gesso

* Colors should include: Titanium white; Zinc white; Cadmium yellow, pale and medium;

Cadmium red, light; Alizarin crimson; Cobalt blue, Ultramarine blue; Phthalo blue; Yellow ochre; Burnt sienna; Burnt umber; Phthalo green