If you have never tried oil painting before, the class is for you!  You do not need previous painting experience.  This workshop will teach beginning skills such as mixing paint, starting a painting, blocking in, building up and applying paint to the surface.  We will look at ligthing a still life and learning value.  Learn through the help of an in class demonstration and one on one advice.  Students can access a list of materials online upon registration in the class.

Materials: 

Paint: Oil paint, smaller tubes

Can be the followoing types of oil: water soluble oil paints, or Aklyd oil paints (these dry faster), or traditional oil paints.

Brushes: 4-5 brushes. A variety of sizes; point, filbert, bright and /or flat (no fan brushes)

Colors: Black, White (2 white), Yellow, Red and Blue (There are numerous colors out there, what yeloow, red, and blue you get is up to you)

Canvas: Two small canvases (No 8x10 in, do not exceed 12x16 in)