Drawing & Painting

Painting in the Loper Tradition  

Monday
September 14 – November 16
All levels
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Instructor: Thomas Del Porte 
Members: $280
Non-Members: $300
Presale opens for Members July 13 via email. Registration opens for all on July 20.
This “Loper Method” class is designed to provide students with methods and techniques taught by the late Delaware artist Edward Loper, Sr. Students will learn about achieving rich color through direct observation and the use of a limited palette by painting a still life while focusing on light, line, color, and space.    
Supply List
  • wooden painter’s palette
  • oil painting medium
  • small cup for oil
  • #6 flat brush or bright brush
  • vine charcoal
  • canvas, no smaller than 16" x 20"
  • paper towels/rags
  • Paints:
  • Permalba White
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Ultramarine Blue
Apply for the Mildred Hanby Thompson Red Apple Fund (Studio Scholarships) or the Art Smart Fund for Student Enrichment (K-12 Field Trip Grants). Interested in volunteering for Summer Art Camp? Apply here.

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