Thursday, March 12, 2009

May 9th - Michael Gray Plein Air Workshop

Supply List & Information

May 9th from 10am - 1pm
$65 per person
Location: To Be Determined

Supply List:

an easel suitable for outdoor painting
palette
container for thinner/medium
paper towels or clean up supplies of choice

#1, #3, #5 white bristle brushes flat style

2 - 8 x10 or 11 x 14 or 12 x 16 canvases

Oil Paint in the following colors:

If you already have a color palette that you prefer to work with, please use it. The colors listed below are simply Michael's personal choices.

Feel free to choose your own brand of paints.

titanium white
ultramarine blue
cerulean blue
sap green
permanent green light
yellow ochre
cadmium yellow pale
cadmium orange
cadmium red light
alizarin crimson
dioxazine purple
burnt umber
burnt sienna

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Vicky McLain's Oil Painting Workshop (Dec 12th)

Paint a Beach Scene with Vicky McLain

What to bring:

8"x10" ultra smooth or portrait grade stretched canvas

Your favorite brushes suitable for an 8x10 canvas. (Vicky's favorites are #8 round bristle. #2 round bristle or #2 round sable.)

Odorless mineral spirits for brush cleaning
Paper towels
Q-Tips
Palette
Huggies Wipes

Oil Paint:

Cerulean Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Cadmium Yellow Light
Alizarin Crimson
Sap Green
Burnt Sienna
Ivory Black
Titanium White

Optional:

Table Easel
Medium - like Liquin

Cost: $40
Date: December 12th
Time: 9am-2pm
Location: Black Creek Arts Council, 116 W College Ave, Hartsville
Contact: Bethany Perry, 843-332-6234

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Lesle Pinto: Acrylic Painting


Information for Leslie Pinto’s Acrylic Class:

$65
Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:00pm

Class Outline:

Week 1- Color wheel, complimentary color study of object/still life
Week 2- Still Life
Week 3- Landscape
Week 4- Painting of choice/finishing remaining projects/art show

Supply List:

For paint, Leslie recommends the Liquitex Basics brand; 1 tube of each:

Titanium White
Mars Black
Cobalt Blue
Cad Red
Cad Yellow
Burnt Umber
Gloss Medium

Other supplies that will be needed:

Tray or Plate for Palette
1 small, 1 medium, 1 large round or filbert shaped brushes
2 12"x16" canvases
1 24" x 30" canvas
pencil & eraser

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Anne Patterson's Watercolor Class on April 18th


If you already have supplies, Anne will work with what you have as far as brushes and similar colors. As far as paper is concerned, Anne asks that you avoid the watercolor paper that comes in a spiral pad. She prefers students to use 140 arches paper in the 11x14" size block.
Other supply suggestions for those who are just beginning:

Brushes:
# 6 or #7 and #10 Loew-Cornell Golden Taklon Ultra Round (These are black with a red ring on them.)
3/4" or 1" flat brush

Colors:
Professional Grade (avoid paint named Academy, Cotman)
Quinacridone Red
Scarlet Lake
Cobalt Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Thalo Blue
New Gamboge Yellow
Aureoline Yellow
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna (Winsor Newton)
Sap Green

Other:
Paper towels
Pencil
Container for water
Masking tape
Palette

Jo Furman's Watercolor Supply List


Brushes – 1” soft brush – natural bristles – lettering brush is best
Script brush for fine long narrow lines

Watercolor Paints Needed – Student Grade is fine
Light Red
Yellow Ocre
Dark cabinum yellow
Hookers green
Rawsienna brown
Burnt Umber
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Phthalo Blue

2 containers for water

Papertowels

Scrub rags

Canvas

Picture or photo of what you would like to paint.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Ilona Smithkin: April 20th - 24th


Suggested Items from Ilona Smithkin:


Plain black round soft charcoal – 1 piece will work nicely

Sketchbook 8 x 10 of newsprint quality

Stretched Canvas 5 x 7 or 8 x 10 (wood backing for finished painting) or canvas board

Brushes – if you do not have oil brushes for this size painting, Ilona will be bringing some

Palette Knife – if you don’t have one, we have plenty at Black Creek

Wooden Palette

Palette Tin Cup for odorless turpentine to clean brushes

Paints:

Grumbacher or Newton
Permalba White – Large Tube
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
French Ultramarine Blue
Viridian Dark Green
Cerulean Blue
Phalo Yellow Green (optional color)

Rags

Paper Towels

Class is for all levels. You will have fun, learn technique and have a finished picture when complete.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Paint a Landscape Workshop with Vicky McLain

Date: February 23rd (Monday)
Time: 9 -2
Cost: $35
Location: Black Creek Arts Center
Contact: Bruce Douglas at 843.332.6234 or bartscounc@aol.com
You will complete an 8"x10" painting in class.
What to bring:

8"x10" canvas
Your favorite brushes suitable for an 8x10 canvas. (My favorites are #8 round bristle. #2 round bristle or #2 round sable.
Odorless mineral spirits for brush cleaning.
Paper towels.
Q-Tips.
Palette.
Oil Paint: Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Light, Alizarin Crimson, Sap Green, Burnt Sienna, Ivory Black, Titanium White.
Huggies wipes.

Optional:

Table Easel
Medium - like Liquin