Acadia Workshop Center
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Workshops run 5 days, M-F, unless noted otherwise.
Christine LaFuente
Oil Painting Concepts and Techniques En Plein Air
July 2 - 6, 2012
This workshop will focus on oil painting techniques in working directly from observation in the Maine landscape.
The following concepts will be covered:
1. Approaches to composition in drawing and painting from observation such as gesture, tonal design, proportion, and atmospheric color harmony.
2. Materials and techniques in oil painting such as grounds, pigments, solvents, palette organization, and color mixing.
3. Landscape painting as a practice and as a source for other work.
While this workshop is open to all levels, some experience in Drawing and/or Painting from observation is required.
Max # of students: 15
Artist info: www.christinelafuente.com
Fee: $650
SUPPLY LIST
Drawing Materials:
Vine Charcoal 1/4 inch square or round sticks, Soft Grade
Artists Suede Leather Chamois
Large Grey Kneaded Eraser
Newsprint Pad, 12” x 16”, 100 sheets, Rough Texture
OR Pad of White Charcoal/Pastel Paper
Sandpaddle for sharpening charcoal
Drawing Board- (optional)
Suggested Oil Colors:
Burnt Sienna
Ultramarine Blue
Titanium White or Titanium/Zinc Blend
Lead/Flake White
Yellow Ochre
Ivory Black
Cadmium Red Medium* *AVOID “HUE'S"
Cadmium Yellow Pale*
Cobalt Blue*
Alizarin Crimson
Cadmium Yellow Medium*
Cerulean Blue*
Raw Umber
Raw Sienna
Rose (either Rose Madder or Permanent Rose)
Please bring any other oil colors you would like to discuss!
Brushes:
A decent range of mid-size to large (#4 -#10)_HOG bristles in a variety of flats, rounds, and filberts. Use good quality, good condition brushes. (Also sables and synthetics if you have them.)
Basic Mediums:
Odorless Mineral Spirits such as Turpenoid OR Turpentine
Artist Grade Linseed Oil
Please no dryers for this workshop (liquin, alkyds, varnishes, etc.)
Surfaces:
8-10 high quality Surfaces between the sizes of 8”x8” and 16”x20” White Ground Cotton Duck Canvas or Linen or Board. Must be adequately primed and stable.
Palette: 16 x 20 paper palette
Palette Cups
Brush-cleaning container (ex. can, jar, silicoil)
Glass Jars with Lids
Palette knife: a few if possible-that are good for mixing
RAGS, RAGS, RAGS
AN OUTDOOR EASEL, preferably a full box Jullian French Easel
