Beginning Oil Painting: Still Life
Abigail Drapkin
$430
This 5-week class can be taken in succession after Beginning Oil Painting: Master Study, or as a first introduction to oil painting through color mixing exercises and still life subjects. We’ll begin with a focus on value and form with a monochromatic still life painting using a mixed dark neutral color plus white. Moving on to a second painting exploring color temperature through a limited palette (Burnt Sienna, Ultramarine Blue, and Titanium White) will stretch students to see relationships between warm and cool colors and the interaction of light on color relationships. We’ll work from still life set ups from direct observation in the classroom.
Required Supplies
Oil Paints (37ml tubes, I like Gamblin 1980):
Titanium White or Gamblin Flake White Replacement
Ultramarine Blue
Burnt Sienna
Other Supplies:
Supports: Two 6” x 8” or 8" x 10" smooth canvas panels
3-4 sheets of canvas paper, oil painting paper, or gesso-primed watercolor paper
Brushes: mix of sizes, shapes, and bristle vs. synthetic brushes
Long or Short Handle Synthetic Brushes: detail brush(#1 or #2) and flat brushes (#2 or #4)
Long Handle Bristle brushes: filbert and/or flat (#6 or #8)
Roll of 1” blue tape
Palette paper pad
Palette Knife (metal, trowel-shaped, medium size)
Absorbent Rags (old t-shirts torn up are great)
Galkyd or Liquin (4oz)
Odorless Mineral Spirits (16oz Gamblin Gamsol is best)
Silicoil Brush Cleaning Tank (recommended) and/or a Small Jar
Brush Washer (The Masters Brush Cleaner or Baby Oil)
