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Lorraine Skelskey Chapin

711 Bucks Hill Road, Southbury, CT

203-525-1949

Bring in a work in progress 

or start something new.

Learn successful painting techniques, materials, their application, composition, color theory and the effects of light for all levels. 

Class will include demonstrations & critiques.

Course Objectives:

To understand and develop skills of constructing a painting technically and aesthetically.

To develop visual perception using basic concepts of space, color, surface, form and content.

To understand the physical properties of the painting medium.

To develop a sense of visual composition.

To develop an ability to verbalize ideas and judgments of the work.

These are suggested materials. You may work with more or less and make substitutions.

I Recommend Golden Brand Acrylic Paints (or equivalent color in parentheses) 

         Diarylide Yellow OR (Cadmium Yellow Deep)

         Cadmium Yellow Medium and CadmiumYellow Light

         Jenkins Green OR (Sap Green)

         Dioxazine Purple

         Quinacridone Crimson & Quinacridone Magenta OR (Alizarin Crimson & Magenta)

         Pyrole Red & Cadmium Red Light

         Anthraquinone Blue &/ OR Ultramarine Blue

         Nickel Azo Yellow

         Yellow Ochre

         Titanium White* large tube

         Cerulean Blue

         Brushes: (flats, angled, or brights small, medium, large)

         Palette paper pad, and I recommend a Masterson or Handi Palette  for acrylics, worth every penny

         cup for cleaning brushes

         Paper towels (Bounty does not leave lint)

         men’s shirt or smock

         Stretched canvas 8” X10” and up

Please call Lorraine at 203-525-1949 or email Lorchapin@gmail.com with any questions.

711 Bucks Hill Road, Southbury, CT

203-525-1949

Bring in work in progress or start something new.

Learn successful painting techniques, materials, their application, composition, color theory and the effects of light for all levels. Class will include demonstrations and critiques.

Course Objectives:

1.   To understand and develop skills of constructing a painting technically and aesthetically­.

2.   To develop visual perception using basic concepts of space, color, surface, form and content.

3.   To understand the physical properties of the painting medium.

4.   To develop a sense of visual composition.

5.   To develop an ability to verbalize ideas and judgments of the work.

Evaluation Procedure: Group critique for each painting assignment. 

Cadmium Yellow Deep

Cadmium Yellow Medium

Sap Green

Dioxazine Purple

Magenta & Alizarin crimson

Cadmium Red Light

Ultramarine Blue

Cerulean Blue

Yellow Ochre

Titanium White* large tube