Mountains and Sky: Landscape Painting Course Start Date: 8/19/2019
Students may work in either oils or acrylics 1. Latex Gloves 2. 10-12 brushes have a variety of round, sable and flat in a range of sizes #10- #20 3. Gamsol / Galkyd (please do not bring linseed oil or turpentine) if using oil paint 4. A palette (Any is fine- Sam prefers hand held. Butcher's trays are nice and easy to clean) 5. paper towels / plastic wrap (for covering palette) 6. A palette knife (have extra in case the knife breaks) 7. A sealable solvent jar/ extra Jars for medium (Acrylic painters will need sealable containers for their paint) 8. artist tape 9. Drawing materials pencils/ink and/or charcoal (optional drawing materials: Sumi Ink, vine charcoal, pencils - 2B or Softer) 10. Painting surfaces: Students are welcome to bring whatever they like to paint on – paper; gesso-ed paper; unstretched, gesso-ed canvas; traditional stretched canvas. Please have at least 5 canvases, 3 smaller and 2 larger. A suggested variety of dimensions to work with are: 11” x 15” or 12” x 16” 18” x 24” and/or 20” x 24” Max size 22” x 30” (students are welcome to bring any size they like and gessoed paper or primed unstretched canvas is also an option (make sure you also have a proper surface to work on). If planning on taking advantage of afternoon sessions please have extra surfaces. We will make three one-day, morning paintings and one two day painting at the end of the week. Please have a larger canvas for that final painting. There will be optional time to work in the afternoon, please bring additional surfaces for that or the optional drawing materials. 11. Suggested colors: Flake White, Titanium White, Cadmium lemon yellow, Cad Yellow Med, Yellow Ochre, Cad Red Light, Cad Red Med, Venetian Red, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue or Maya Blue, Viridian, Chromium oxide, Mauve, Caput Mortem, Peach Black, Ivory Black, Lamp Black Please also bring: Hat, Sunscreen, Water, Snacks Sam recommends: M.Graham & Co., Holbein, RGH Artist's Oil Paints (available online) or Maimeri Classico Oil Paints- solid workhorse paints. Williamsburg and Micheal Harding are great paints. Buy large tubes of the whites (or pints), and probably the Earth pigments- Ultramarine, Yellow Ochre, Black. Small tubes of cadmiums and synthetics will do. Any other colors that students in the class like are welcome! The Ah Haa School does have portable easels for students use. If you have your own plain air setup, please do bring it! Mountains and Sky: Landscape Painting Course Start Date: 8/19/2019
Students may work in either oils or acrylics 1. Latex Gloves 2. 10-12 brushes have a variety of round, sable and flat in a range of sizes #10- #20 3. Gamsol / Galkyd (please do not bring linseed oil or turpentine) if using oil paint 4. A palette (Any is fine- Sam prefers hand held. Butcher's trays are nice and easy to clean) 5. paper towels / plastic wrap (for covering palette) 6. A palette knife (have extra in case the knife breaks) 7. A sealable solvent jar/ extra Jars for medium (Acrylic painters will need sealable containers for their paint) 8. artist tape 9. Drawing materials pencils/ink and/or charcoal (optional drawing materials: Sumi Ink, vine charcoal, pencils - 2B or Softer) 10. Painting surfaces: Students are welcome to bring whatever they like to paint on – paper; gesso-ed paper; unstretched, gesso-ed canvas; traditional stretched canvas. Please have at least 5 canvases, 3 smaller and 2 larger. A suggested variety of dimensions to work with are: 11” x 15” or 12” x 16” 18” x 24” and/or 20” x 24” Max size 22” x 30” (students are welcome to bring any size they like and gessoed paper or primed unstretched canvas is also an option (make sure you also have a proper surface to work on). If planning on taking advantage of afternoon sessions please have extra surfaces. We will make three one-day, morning paintings and one two day painting at the end of the week. Please have a larger canvas for that final painting. There will be optional time to work in the afternoon, please bring additional surfaces for that or the optional drawing materials. 11. Suggested colors: Flake White, Titanium White, Cadmium lemon yellow, Cad Yellow Med, Yellow Ochre, Cad Red Light, Cad Red Med, Venetian Red, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue or Maya Blue, Viridian, Chromium oxide, Mauve, Caput Mortem, Peach Black, Ivory Black, Lamp Black Please also bring: Hat, Sunscreen, Water, Snacks Sam recommends: M.Graham & Co., Holbein, RGH Artist's Oil Paints (available online) or Maimeri Classico Oil Paints- solid workhorse paints. Williamsburg and Micheal Harding are great paints. Buy large tubes of the whites (or pints), and probably the Earth pigments- Ultramarine, Yellow Ochre, Black. Small tubes of cadmiums and synthetics will do. Any other colors that students in the class like are welcome! The Ah Haa School does have portable easels for students use. If you have your own plain air setup, please do bring it! Mountains and Sky: Landscape Painting Course Start Date: 8/19/2019
Students may work in either oils or acrylics 1. Latex Gloves 2. 10-12 brushes have a variety of round, sable and flat in a range of sizes #10- #20 3. Gamsol / Galkyd (please do not bring linseed oil or turpentine) if using oil paint 4. A palette (Any is fine- Sam prefers hand held. Butcher's trays are nice and easy to clean) 5. paper towels / plastic wrap (for covering palette) 6. A palette knife (have extra in case the knife breaks) 7. A sealable solvent jar/ extra Jars for medium (Acrylic painters will need sealable containers for their paint) 8. artist tape 9. Drawing materials pencils/ink and/or charcoal (optional drawing materials: Sumi Ink, vine charcoal, pencils - 2B or Softer) 10. Painting surfaces: Students are welcome to bring whatever they like to paint on – paper; gesso-ed paper; unstretched, gesso-ed canvas; traditional stretched canvas. Please have at least 5 canvases, 3 smaller and 2 larger. A suggested variety of dimensions to work with are: 11” x 15” or 12” x 16” 18” x 24” and/or 20” x 24” Max size 22” x 30” (students are welcome to bring any size they like and gessoed paper or primed unstretched canvas is also an option (make sure you also have a proper surface to work on). If planning on taking advantage of afternoon sessions please have extra surfaces. We will make three one-day, morning paintings and one two day painting at the end of the week. Please have a larger canvas for that final painting. There will be optional time to work in the afternoon, please bring additional surfaces for that or the optional drawing materials. 11. Suggested colors: Flake White, Titanium White, Cadmium lemon yellow, Cad Yellow Med, Yellow Ochre, Cad Red Light, Cad Red Med, Venetian Red, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue or Maya Blue, Viridian, Chromium oxide, Mauve, Caput Mortem, Peach Black, Ivory Black, Lamp Black Please also bring: Hat, Sunscreen, Water, Snacks Sam recommends: M.Graham & Co., Holbein, RGH Artist's Oil Paints (available online) or Maimeri Classico Oil Paints- solid workhorse paints. Williamsburg and Micheal Harding are great paints. Buy large tubes of the whites (or pints), and probably the Earth pigments- Ultramarine, Yellow Ochre, Black. Small tubes of cadmiums and synthetics will do. Any other colors that students in the class like are welcome! The Ah Haa School does have portable easels for students use. If you have your own plain air setup, please do bring it!