Painting Workshop Materials List (5 day workshops) - Feel free to email me with any questions.

[Note: There is a separate materials list for the 3 day workshop at the Scottsdale Artists’ School. Download the Word document here: Scottsdale Artists’ School Material List.]

  • Sketch pad – 14” X 17” – I use Strathmore drawing medium 400 series.

  • Metric see-through ruler – make sure you can see millimeters.

  • #2 and #6  pencils

  • Vine charcoal

  • Kneaded soft eraser

  • Aquanet hairspray

  • Paper towels/rags

  • Two (2) stretched canvases -16” X 20”

Hold the canvas up to the light. If you see pinholes of light coming through, buy a different brand. I like Masterpiece Vincent – Portrait Smooth –often must be ordered online from Masterpiece.

Or,

Two (2)–1/8 inch thick Gessoboard panels from Ampersand (16x20)

  • Palette Paper  at least 11” X 14”

  • Baby food jar or small glass jar with lid for painting medium.

  • Silicoil  Brush Cleaning Tank – glass jar with metal spring that will hold Gamsol solvent for thinning paint and cleaning brushes (do not buy the Silicoil solvent).

  • Acrylics – we will use acrylics only to tone the canvas – I use a mix of raw sienna and black.

  • Oil Paint Colors – burnt sienna (Windsor Newton), titanium white, naples yellow extra (Old Holland), ochre yellow, alizarin crimson, ultramarine, burnt umber, raw sienna, raw umber, black ivory, venetian red, indian yellow, cadmium orange and veridian green – I like to use Gamblin, Vasari, Rembrandt, Old Holland

(Do not buy student grade oil colors – they are low on pigment and can be frustrating with which to paint.)

  • Brushes - #2, #4, #6 – I like filberts – you might want a mix with some flat and round– try some synthetic and natural hair brushes. If you are just starting, buy a small collection be sure to include a few small detail brushes and expand as you discover your preferences – each artist has their own set of likes and dislikes.

  • Rosemary Brushes – are wonderful brushes – you can get them online – they are very reasonably priced – I like their Ivories

  • Brush Cleaner – Mineral oil (from the laxative aisle in the drug store)

  • Galkyd or Galkyd lite – Buy the smallest size – it dries out.

  • Gamsol – Or other odorless mineral spirits (not turpentine).

  • Easels provided in class