Museum Academy Summer 2021

Master Artist Workshop Mastering Skies & Reflections in Oil, Acrylic or Pastel with Michael Story August 26 – 29, 2021

Oil Supply List:

PAINTS White: Titanium White Black: Ivory Black Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna Yellow: Cadmium Yellow Medium Orange: Cadmium Orange Red: Cadmium Red Lt., Alizarin Crimson Blue: Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean or Compose Blue, (Compose is priced less than Cerulean & only Holbein makes it) Horizon Blue & Verditer Blue (optional colors for skies, Holbein) Green: Permanent Green Light, Sap Green Violet (optional)

MEDIUMS Liquin (8 oz. bottle) Odorless Solvent/Thinner (Turpenoid or Gamsol [not turpentine]); Metal Container brush cleaning like a metal brush washer with a strainer inside with gasket type of lid attached

BRUSHES #2 Round Brush; One Each- #2, #4, #8, and #10 Filbert Brushes; #3 Fan Brush 1 – all-purpose, small size, inexpensive house painter brushes, (one for applying gesso or for the initial color wash); and 1 Palette Knife (medium size)

DRAWING MATERIALS I Box/Soft Vine Charcoal, (medium thickness) and 1 Kneaded Eraser

CANVASES Suggested sizes: at least two canvases 9”x 12”; 11”x 14”; 12”x 16”; 16”x 20”; 18” x 24”

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PALETTE Wooden palette if you already have one or create your own home-made, glass palette, taped over a neutral gray poster board or painted background, 12x16 or larger (Michael prefers this one & will demonstrate in class.) or a tear-away, wax coated, white or gray paper palette

EASEL Small table-top easel or a French easel if you prefer standing (Museum Academy will provide single-mast easels for use during the workshop. Tabletop easels are also available.)

MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS Tackle Box or Art Bin Box to hold supplies Single Edge Razor Blades Roll of Masking Tape 1 Can Workable Fixative Paper Towels or Rags

Acrylic Supply List:

PAINTS White: Titanium White Black: Ivory Black Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna Yellow: Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadmium Yellow Light Orange: Cadmium Orange Red: Cadmium Red Lt., Alizarin Crimson Blue: Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Green: Permanent Green Light, Sap Green Optional Green- Viridian Violet (optional)

MEDIUMS Any extender medium to slow drying time such as Liquitex Drying gel

BRUSHES #2 Round Brush One Each- #2, #4, #8, and #10 Filbert Brushes 1 all-purpose, small size, inexpensive house painter brush (for applying gesso or for initial color wash) 1 Palette Knife (medium size)

DRAWING MATERIALS I Box/Soft Vine Charcoal, (medium thickness) 1 Kneaded Eraser

CANVAS or CANVAS PANELS Suggested sizes: 9”x 12”, 11”x 14”, 12”x 16”, 16”x 20”, 18” x 24”

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PALETTE Wooden palette if you already have one or create your own home-made, glass palette, over a neutral gray poster board or gray painted background, 12x16 or larger (Michael prefers this one & will demonstrate in class), or a tear-away, wax coated, gray paper palette

EASEL Small tabletop easel or a French easel if you have one and prefer standing

MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS Tackle Box or Art Bin Box to hold supplies Single Edge Razor Blades Roll of Masking Tape 1 Can Workable Fixative Paper Towels or Rags One large bowl and one smaller plastic container with lid to hold water for painting and drying extender

Pastel Supply List:

PASTELS Complete Set of Soft/ Chalk Pastel Sticks- Rembrandt, Schmincke, Sennelier, Terry Ludwig, Unison or Holbein (the more, the better!) Oil Pastels are OK if you already have these, and if you do, be sure to bring a few small or med. size oil brushes for blending colors with Turpenoid (odorless turpentine)

SUGGESTED PAPERS Arches Natural White, Cold Pressed (slightly textured) 140 lb. Water Color Paper or: Canson Mi-Teintes Pastel Paper (white, off white, or cream colors also - bring 1 piece of thick cardboard or foam board, to be used as easel backing support for your paper) Uart sanded pastel papers or paper boards

BRUSHES (only needed for oil pastels) 1 small & 1 med. size Oil Bristle Brush (for blending colors)

EASEL Any small, adjustable or folding, tabletop easel Stand-up field or French easel (if desired) (Museum Academy will provide single-mast easels for use during the workshop. Tabletop easels are also available.)

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MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS 1 pack of Soft Vine Charcoal (med. thickness) 1 Kneaded Eraser 1 roll of Masking Tape (at least 1"- 2" thick) Blending Stumps (paper) - 1 small & 1 med. size 1 spray can of Workable Fixative (Krylon or Blair) Single-Edge Razor Blades or Exact-o Knife 1 Sheet Fine Sandpaper (small) Paper Towels Clean Rag

MATERIALS SUPPLIED BY MUSEUM ACADEMY Professional Artist’s Easel (single mast type) Graphic and Charcoal pencils, Kneaded erasers Various small containers

For supplies in the Huntsville area, art supplies can be located at The Art Cart @ Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment Center, Hobby Lobby, and Michaels to name a few.

Other mail order art companies include: Art Supply Warehouse (ASW)(1-800-995-6778)/Website: www.aswsale.com Cheap Joe’s (1-800-227-2788)/Website: www.cheapjoes.com Dick Blick (1-800-723-2787)/Website: www.dickblick.com NASCO (1-800-558-9595)/Website: www.enasco.com Sax Arts & Crafts (1-800-558-6696)/Website: www.saxarts.com Utrecht (1-800-223-9132)/Website: www.utrechtart.com