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Painting Flowers

  • Introduction-Intermediate
  • Painting

In this course, students will learn how to capture the beauty of a flower in paint. We will explore the fundamentals of flower painting including drawing, value, colour and edges and how to create interesting compositions. Students will work from life and photographs and will have a variety of short and long sessions with the flowers. Students are encouraged to apply the ideas and principles of the course to their own style, process and approach. Teaching is a combination of group lesson and demonstration, image discussion and one-on-one feedback. Individual student goals will be a focus.

10 Weeks: Base Tuition: $422 + Materials Fee: $40 = Total: $462

Notes: Winter Term 2020: NO CLASS MONDAY FEB. 17 (Family Day)
* This course is not currently open for registration

Materials to Bring

Please keep your receipts to all purchases incase you need to return any materials.

Paint (This is my palette as an oil painter, but more colours are welcome! Acrylic paint is also welcome.)

  • Ivory Black
  • Burnt Umber
  • Titanium White
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Viridian
  •  Alizarin Crimson
  •  Burnt Sienna
  •  Cadmium Red Middle
  •  Yellow Ochre
  • Cadmium Yellow Middle
  • Cadmium Lemon
    * I would recommend 37 ml tubes, artist quality paints from the following brands: Winsor
    and Newton, Gamblin, Natural Pigments, Old Holland, Williamsburg.
    * In acrylics, my favourite brand is Professional Acrylics by Winsor and Newton.
    * This is my palette, but more colours are welcome!

Mediums

  •  Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel (37 ml)
  • Rublev (Natural Pigments) Oleogel
  • M. Graham’s Walnut Alkyd Medium (4oz)

Palette

  • Disposable Palette

Supports

  • Student’s Choice - Gessoed Masonite, Stretched Canvas, Canvas Panels, Oil Paper, etc.

* For day 1, please bring a 9 x 12 inch support of your choice and we can discuss future
projects and supports at that point.

Brushes

  • Above Ground White Taklon LH Brush Set of 5 (or equivalent)
  • Above Ground Red Teijin LH Brush Set of 5 (or equivalent)

* Please feel free to bring a wide variety of bristle and soft brushes that you have or that
you like to use – many different brushes can accomplish the same task.

Extras

  • Sketchbook (any size) for sketching and composing
  • A roll of paper towel
  • Nitrile gloves
  • Stainless Steel Brush Washer