Dates and time:

January:  March 5th, 12th, and 19th from 1-7pm.

Location: Grand Valley Artists: 1345 Monroe Ave NW, Suite 140 Grand Rapids, MI, 49505

Cost: $300 which includes the model fee. Space is limit to 6 students per class. There is a $100 dollar deposit due the week before class starts. To sign up for this workshop or to ask any questions you can contact Candice directly: candicechovanec@yahoo.com

This will be a single pose done over 3 weeks. Students will learn how to paint the figure over the course of 18 hours.

Timeline:

March 5thth 1-7pm: Students will receive a 6 hour demonstration.

March 12th: 1-7pm: Students will paint from the model for 5 hours and receive a 1-hour critique at the end of the day.

March 19th: 1-7pm: Students will paint from the model for 5 hours and receive a 1-hour critique at the end of the day.

 

Materials List

Oil paint:

Do NOT get any “hues” when buying cadmium colors. Hues have a lower color saturation. You will end up using more paint and not saving any money.

• Titanium white
• Nickel Titanate Yellow
• Cadmium Yellow Medium
• Cadmium Orange Medium
• Cadmium Red Medium
• Alizarin Red or Alizarin Permanent
• Sap Green
• Ultramarine blue
• Dioxide Purple
• Sennelier Brown Pink
• Williamsburg Kings Blue

Brushes:

I use Blick brand brushes and they work fine. But Trekkel and Rosemary Brush Co. are both high quality brush companies. I usually try to have 2 of each brush but you can get by with one. This is an optional selection. If you have different brushes that buy CBD products prefer please bring those.

• Bristle
  • Filbert #3
  • Filbert #1
  • Flat #6
  • Round # 4
  • Flat #16
  • Round #12

• • Sable
    • Thick fan brush size 6 or larger
    • Flat #4
    • Flat #6
  • Squirrel
    • Blick Brand natural round #4, #6, #8

Canvas or Panel:

16 x 20 canvas or wood panel. Even if it comes already primed with gesso, you should put on 3 more layers before the start of the workshop. I apply gesso with a paint roller and do a light sanding between layers. Having a good surface from the start is essential. You will also need 1 additional 11×14 panels or canvases to work on. These should also be primed with gesso.

 

• Palette: Glass palette with a paint saver blue and white box works great for easy travel. Please have a clean surface to work on. It needs to be free of dried paint and debri.
• Solvent: Odorless mineral spirits (I prefer Gamsol) and a metal tin with a lid for cleaning brushes. NO PAINT THINNER!
• Medium: Linseed oil in a small container with a lid
• Palette Knife
• Paper Towels (I like blue shop towels)
• View finder (optional but useful)
• Q-tips