Oil Painting (Intermediate/Advanced)

Dive into our painting studios to further hone your oil painting skills and artistic voice.

In this intermediate/advanced class, students will work on class prompts, individual assignments, and independent projects to challenge their technical and conceptual skills. Classes focus on advanced level representational topics, abstract ideas, and technical application skills to create form, surface, and space.

Prerequisite:

Two semesters of Oil Painting

Please note:

We are excited to have you join us for this class. Below, we’ve listed the supplies you’ll need. Notice there are general items needed for all classes as well as some items that may vary according to your teacher. Please review this list and purchase all supplies before the fist day of class unless otherwise specified.

Supplies for ALL Oil Painting Int/Adv classes:

• 5 - 7 brushes
• a combination of bristle and synthetic brushes is recommended, but students should feel free to buy one or the other, as their tastes see fit. (Do not purchase nylon brushes or brushes designated for acrylic or watercolor.)
• Select a range of sizes, small and large (from #2 to #10) for: Flats, Rounds & Filberts.
• Recommended selection to start:
• Rounds: #2, #8, #10
• Filberts: #6
• Flats: #10
• 1 Paper Palette 12 x 16”
• 1 small jar of cold-press linseed oil (not needed for Chris Wright’s class)
• 1 metal palette knife (approximately the length of your thumb or longer)
• 1 drawing pencil
• 1 eraser
• 1 roll of blue painter’s tape
• 1 box of latex gloves
• 1 small glass or metal jar with lid
• 1 bar of Ivory soap
• Cotton rags or Bounty paper towels
• Apron or overshirt to protect your clothes

Chris Wright classes:

• 2 pre-stretched canvases
• one sized 12” x16”
• one 16”x 20” or 18” x 24”
• Artist grade oil paints
• Accepted brands include:
• Windsor-Newton
• Gamblin
• Holbein
• Grumbacher
• Old Holland
• Sennelier
• Williamsburg
• Winton
• Utrecht
• 1 small tube of the following colors unless otherwise specified:
• Cadmium Red Light
• Alizarin Crimson
  
• Ultramarine Blue
• Burnt Sienna
• Cadmium Yellow light
• Titanium White (large tube)

Brian Rutenberg classes:

• Several 8x10” canvas boards, for quick paintings
• One 20” x 24” stretched canvas (or your size choice)
• One 24” x 36” stretched canvas (or your size choice)
• House paint brush 3” or wider (from hardware store)
• Additional brush sizes and styles may be recommended in class
• Artist grade oil paints
• Accepted brands include:
• Windsor-Newton
• Gamblin
• Holbein
• Grumbacher
• Old Holland
• Sennelier
• Williamsburg
• Please avoid brands:
• Blick
• Utrecht
• Winton
• 1 small tube of the following colors unless otherwise specified:
• Mars Black
• Alizarin Crimson
  
• Cadmium Red
  
• Perylene Red (Gamblin)
  
• Cadmium orange
  
• Cobalt Blue
  
• Dioxazine Purple (Gamblin)
  
• Quinacridone Magenta
• Hansa Yellow (Gamblin)
• Permanent Green
• Cobalt Teal (Gamblin)
• Raw Umber
• Ultramarine Blue
• Cerulean Blue
• Radiant Green (Gamblin)
• Titanium White

James Sheehan classes:

• 2 canvases
• one 12” x 16”
• one 16” x 20” or 18” x 24”
• Canvas paper pad
• 12” x 16” can be used for oils as well as canvas boards which come in various sizes.
• Artist grade oil paints
• Preferred brands:
• Winsor-Newton
• Old Holland
• Sennelier
• Williamsburg
• Gamblin
• Cheaper brands may require using more paint, if students purchase, we can discuss how best to use.
• 1 small tube of the following colors unless otherwise specified:
• Alizarin crimson
• Ultramarine blue
  
• Cerulean
  
• Cadmium red medium
• Cadmium Yellow Med
• Cadmium Yellow light
  
• Titanium white (big tube)
• Optional colors:
• Quinachrodone Magenta
• Phtalo Blue
• Forbidden colors (we’ll mix our own, I’ll show you how – and why.):
• sap greens
• burnt umbers
• ochres
• blacks

Melanie Kozol classes:

• 2 canvases
• one 12” x 16”
• one 16” x 20” or 18” x 24”
• Artist grade oil paints
• Accepted brands include:
• Windsor-Newton
• Gamblin
• Holbein
• Grumbacher
• Old Holland
• Sennelier
• Williamsburg
• Please avoid brands:
• Blick
• Utrecht
• Winton
• 1 small tube of the following colors unless otherwise specified:
• Alizarin crimson
• Ultramarine blue
• Cadmium red light
• Cadmium Yellow light
• Burnt sienna
• Phthalocyanine Blue (yellow)
• Titanium white (big tube)

Michael Sherman, Eric Michelson, Melanie Baker and Paul Metrinko classes:

• 2 canvases
• one 12” x 16”
• one 16” x 20” or 18” x 24”
• Artist grade oil paints
• Accepted brands include:
• Windsor-Newton
• Gamblin
• Holbein
• Grumbacher
• Old Holland
• Sennelier
• Williamsburg
• Please avoid brands:
• Blick
• Utrecht
• Winton
• 1 small tube of the following colors unless otherwise specified:
• Alizarin crimson
• Ultramarine blue
• Cadmium red medium
• Cadmium Yellow light
• Titanium white (big tube)

• 2 canvases
• one 12” x 16”
• one 16” x 20” or 18” x 24”
• Canvas paper pad
• 12” x 16” can be used for oils as well as canvas boards which come in various sizes.
• Artist grade oil paints
• Preferred brands:
• Winsor-Newton
• Old Holland
• Sennelier
• Williamsburg
• Gamblin
• Cheaper brands may require using more paint, if students purchase, we can discuss how best to use.
• 1 small tube of the following colors unless otherwise specified:
• Alizarin crimson
• Ultramarine blue
  
• Cerulean
  
• Cadmium red medium
• Cadmium Yellow Med
• Cadmium Yellow light
  
• Titanium white (big tube)
• Optional colors:
• Quinachrodone Magenta
• Phtalo Blue
• Forbidden colors (we’ll mix our own, I’ll show you how – and why.):
• sap greens
• burnt umbers
• ochres
• blacks