Description

The Language of Color for Paintersw/Claudia RillingSaturday, October 31, and Sunday, November 1, 2026Level: Advanced Beginner to Advanced10:00 am - 4:00 pm


During this two-day color class students will learn how to skillfully mix oil paint through guided mixing exercises and how to better apply these ideas to one's own paintings. We will work also with a variety of palettes and explore how each one can influence color relationships and expression in a painting.Through hands-on exercises, demos, and lectures, color will become easier to use and to understand. This class is geared towards the oil painter. Acrylic can be accommodated if one has a “stay-wet” palette set-up. WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR: Any oil painter- advanced beginner to advanced- who would like to become more confident with color control and mixing, and learn to use different palettes and approaches to color theory. Please come prepared with the specific items on the supply list. -Palette knife“A very flexible and easy to mix-with palette knife like this RGM Soft Grip Palette Knife, Yellow, No.50,RGR050” https://a.co/d/jcIiTe0-12x16 white paper palette or larger (do not get the gray paper palette)https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-palette-paper-pad-16-x-20-50-sheets/

A few brushes3 small panels, primed paper, or canvases roughly 8x8, 8x10 for day 2Roll of paper towelsOdorless Mineral spirits in a jarMasking tapeGamblin or similar professional artist brand (ie Winsor Newtown), 37ML is plenty (make sure you have enough white):Titanium whiteBurnt umberUltramarine BlueSap GreenAlizarin CrimsonCadmium Red lightCadmium Yellow light
Avoid student grade paints like “Gamblin 1980” or “Winton” as the pigment is weak PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE LABELS
Bring a few photo references of subjects that you’d like to paint, printed out is best.

Instructor

Claudia Rilling