Workshop Supplies List
| FOR THE "ONLINE" ( ZOOM ) AND "IN PERSON" WORKSHOPS THERE ARE ONLY A FEW "MUST HAVE" ITEMS... 5 SENNELIER COLORS, 8 'DOT BOTTLES',AND FABRIANO 'EXTRA WHITE' PAPER IN CASE YOU CAN'T FIND A PARTICULAR ITEM OR IF YOU WISH TO TRAVEL LIGHT. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE ALL THE SUPPLIES LISTED WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE WORKSHOP. { OR AT WWW.ARTACADEMYLIVE.COM } |
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Bring plenty of photo references to work from ... A positive attitude ... and a BIG smile!
I know all workshop teachers have their "favorite supplies" but with me there is a reason and I will show you "how" and "why" they can make a difference for you.
DON'T BE ALARMED BY THE BELOW LIST OF SUPPLIES; THIS IS JUST A LIST OF ALL THAT "I" USE...
| PAINT | |||
| "I love brilliant colors that mix easily, and darks that are clean and colorful ... That is why I use *SENNELIER ! My theory of color is to use the brightest colors available and select a light value and a dark value of each color. "SENNELIER" is known for their great color saturation. They do not mold or dry out and won’t clog up my spray bottles." They are made with honey which makes the color brighter ,easier for mixing, and do not have ox gall in them so dry color in the palette can be re-used therefore less waste ! [ and I can remove dry color from my paintings easily ] ... Here are the colors I have in my palette. SENNELIER COLORS:
The following ( IMPACT COLORS ) are necessary for all my workshops as they are important for enhancing the focal point and to emphasize sunlight and shadow. ...Lemon Yellow...Opera Rose...Phthalo Blue...Phthalo Green Light...Blue Indanthrene... The 'DOT BOTTLE ' [ yellow top , purple neck ) colors that I primarily use are ... ........Cobalt Blue.........Sennelier Red.........Lemon Yellow........Phthalo Green LIight. ......Yellow Ochre .......Red Orange...Permanent Magenta & Cobalt Blue [mix] These Dot Bottles are used for creating impressions of many subjects (trees, leaves, flowers .roads, water, etc.) |
| PAPER |
| I prefer *FABRIANO paper. It has a tight weave and strong internal sizing, which allows for... correcting mistakes with ease, lifting of color, the ability to re-paint over scrubbed areas, liquid frisket, and my spray bottle/texture techniques. I use both 140# and 300# cold press. The 'Extra White' ( FABRIANO ) has a new surface and it the whitest color of any paper. Do not use D'Arches for this workshop, it does not work with my techniques, it absorbs too fast and you can not re-work scrubbed areas. |
| FREDRIX CANVAS |
| I will do a demonstration on Fredrix watercolor canvas (18" x 24" OR 16" x 20"). |
| BRUSHES I USE | |||
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Natural hair is very important, and Sable is the best: I prefer long hair and long handle. They flow, hold more color, release more easily and are a soft touch to the paper. The three bolded brushes listed are the ones I use 90% of the time. I like Silver Brush Ltd. because they use sable and have an excellent tradition of quality. You don’t need a lot of brushes, just a few brushes of good quality natural hair.
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| *3/4" Full Flat 1/2" Full Flat |
*#8 Liner |
*#16 Designer Round #7 8404 Raphael |
| PALETTE |
| I use a porcelain palette which allows colors to float and stay expanded. This allows me to see the variety of mixtures which directly relates to my creating more colorful paintings. I recommend to my students to at least have a palette without dividers in the mixing area. These dividers create a painting without harmony and variety. See my palette video at... https://youtu.be/cO26-U4_W-Y |
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