This oil painting course will teach you to finish a painting in one session, applying paint wet-into-wet with decisive brushstrokes for immediate, spontaneous results. We will focus on directness, value, color, form, while learning to use a limited palette, creating clean colors, controlling the paint, and developing color harmonies. We will also learn how light creates form, using value patterns to build structure. This class is perfect for someone with oil painting or drawing experience interested in improving speed and confidence, while finding personal style and nurturing the aesthetic eye. Oil Painting Supplies CERULEAN BLUE CADMIUM LEMON ULTRAMARINE BLUE VIRIDIAN ALIZARIN CRIMSON TITANIUM WHITE (large tube) CADMIUM RED MEDIUM YELLOW OCHRE RAW UMBER Painting medium: such as Linseed Oil, Galkyd, Galkyd Gel, or Liquin Bar of soap (ie. lava), rags or good quality paper towels (blue automotive towels are great), Solvent: odor-free solvent such as Gamsol or Turpenoid, and a jar with a lid or other container/brush cleaning container for solvent. If you prefer to be solvent free –baby oil or safflower oil can be used for clean-up. Enamel, glass, stay wet, disposable palette, etc.. Palette knife – small trowel shape best for mixing on palette. Brushes- various sizes. Brights or filberts. A couple of small rounds or angle brushes are useful for details. Sable, Sable essence, natural white bristle or synthetic mixed brushes specifically for oil painting are recommended of various bristle firmness. Painting supports and surfaces: Since we will complete one painting each session, various sized small supports-canvas, wood panel, oil painting paper will be needed (12”x 12” max to start). Other: painter’s tape (preferably not blue– neutral masking tape or light purple)