Oil Painting

Lorraine Skelskey Chapin

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. 

Each painting will be evaluated individually.

Please call Lorraine at 203-525-1949 with any questions.

*For students I recommend Grumbacher Professional or Gamblin pro (not 1890), do not get student grade available online www.jerrysartarama.com (usually has better prices), http://www.yourartsupplies.com ,  and www.dickblick.com.

Materials List 

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

Oil paints; (or equivalent color) 

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

  • Brushes: (round just small, flats, angled, or brights small, medium, large)
  • mineral spirits (Gamsol is the best) *for oil only 
  • Palette  Paper disposable
  • Masterson sta-wet palette will save your paint, worth every penny handi palette is small but you can mix on palette paper
  • Container or tin can for cleaning brushes
  • Paper towels
  • men’s shirt or smock
  • Stretched canvas 8” X10” and up

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