This class is designed to encourage exploration of different approaches to the use of color, paint application and/or technique.  You may choose to experiment with a broad range of “paint” media, so a definitive list of materials is difficult. During the first class, all beginning students will take part in a discussion about the properties of various paint media and will see a video on color mixing.  If you are a beginner and not sure what you want to work with, bring any materials you may already have and/or a sketchbook and drawing tools to the first class.  All others come prepared to paint.

The following is a list of pigments I recommend that you have in either acrylic or oil paint or any other “color” paint medium (i.e. oil pastels, crayons, pastels) you choose to work with.  The paints followed by * are required.   

• White*

• Cadmium Yellow Light*

• Cadmium Yellow Medium*

• Cadmium Red Light*

• Cadmium Red Medium or Grumbacher Red

• Alizarin Crimson (Acra Violet)

• Napthol Crimson

(note - each of the following blues are different, but IF you must select one, choose between Ultramarine and Pthalocyanine)*

• Ultramarine Blue

• Cobalt Blue

• Pthalocyanine Blue

• Viridian Green or Pthalocyanine Green

• Hookers Green

• Dioxazine Purple

• Yellow Ocher or Yellow Oxide  (select one of these, preferably yellow ocher)*

• Burnt Sienna*

• Raw Sienna*

• Burnt Umber

• Raw Umber

You will also need:

• Pencils or charcoal

• Erasers

• Palette at least 16”x20” – disposable paper or roll of butcher paper preferred. Other palettes fine as long as they provide adequate surface to mix paints. 

• Palette Knife – the trowel shaped variety

• Container for water or mineral spirits and paint mediums

• Mineral spirits and paint mediums as needed

• Brushes: At least one large flat and several smaller flat and round.

• Prepared paint surface, canvas, canvas board, canvas paper at least 16” x 20” and preferably larger

• Sketchbook