Drawing & Painting

Oil Painting (Wednesday morning)

Wednesday
Sep 11 – Nov 20 (no class Oct 2)
All Levels
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Instructor: Frank DePietro
Members: $280
Non-Members: $305
This course will focus on approaches and techniques for representational oil painting. Direct observation along with working from a photographic reference will be the basis for combining light, shadow, and color to create realistic paintings.  
Supply List
  • 12”x16” disposable palette  
  • Palette knife  
  • 11”x14” and 16”x20 pre stretched canvas or canvas boards  
  • Glass jar with lid   
  • Odorless Mineral Spirits   
  •  Paper Towels  
  • Brushes:  
    • #1 filbert bristle brush  
    • #2 Filbert bristle brush  
    • #4 Filbert bristle brush  
    • #6 filbert bristle brush  
    • #8 filbert bristle brush  
  • Or these brushes (for fine details):  
    • #1 round white nylon   
    • #00 round white nylon  
    • #2,4,6,8 bright white nylon  
    • #2 fan brush, white nylon or sable  
  • Paints (Windsor & Newton WINTON suggested):  
    • 200ml Titanium white  
    •  37ml Burnt Sienna  
    •  37ml Burnt Umber  
    •  37ml Cadmium Red Hue 
    •  37ml Cadmium Yellow Pale or Lemon hue 
    •  37ml Cerulean Blue Hue 
    •  37ml French Ultramarine Blue  
    •  37ml Viridian Green Hue 
    •  37ml Alizarin Crimson  
  • Optional supplies:  
    • Painting Medium   
    • Palette Cup  
    • Sta-wet Palette Seal  
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