Still Life Painting in Oils: Value
Ashley Johnson
$375
September 13 - October 11
W
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Online
All Levels
In this 5-week evening class each student will learn to construct and observe a still life scene of their choosing. We will be reducing our palette to just simple black, white, and grey in order to get to the root of the image composition and design. We will continue to tweak our still life set up in order to find a powerful and dynamic composition to work from. Students will receive a detailed introduction to the medium of oil paint and learn how to mix and apply paint directly to the surface through multiple quick painted studies. This class is suitable for beginners and advanced students alike!
Required Supplies
Oil Pigments:
Mars Black (gamblin)
Ivory Black (gamblin)
Titanium White (gamblin)
Glass Palette for mixing oil pigment (preferred) or disposable Palette Paper Pad, Large (16”x20” ish)
Assortment of bristle (rough) and smooth oil brushes*
I prefer Princeton’s Synthetic Mongoose brushes for my smooths (round size 4 & 6)
I prefer Princeton’s Natural Bristle Brush (round 4 & 6)
*Please bring whatever you already have/prefer. No need to spend a lot of $ on brushes
Palette knife
I prefer Blick’s Medium Trowel #30
Small squeeze bottle
Gamsol Odorless mineral spirits*
*No turpentine will be allowed in class only gamsol
Linseed oil
Pad of Arches Oil paper 12” x 16” or canvas paper
White Artist Tape
Foam core board to attach paper to
Paper towels or old rags for oil paint cleanup
Baby wipes
Disposable gloves
Sketchbook
Assortment of graphite pencils
Eraser
Pencil sharpener
Ashley Johnson
Ashley is a painter, writer, nurse, and teacher based in Bremerton, Washington. She recently graduated with her MFA at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts...
