Margo Burian-Oil Painting - Nuts, Bolts and Bold Moves

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Let’s dive into the basics of oil painting in this two day workshop. We’ll start by experimenting with color mixing, mediums and using mark making techniques before moving into Alla Prima Painting techniques. Students will gain an understanding of how using their own sketches and photographic reference can serve as a launching point for strong compositions, graphic narratives and work that is expressly unique to each individual. This class is suitable for beginning and intermediate painters.

Supply List: All supplies are available through Dickblick.com

A note regarding paint - this is a suggested starting point. The goal is to at least have a warm and a cool of each of the primary colors. Plus a generous amount of Black and White. If you don’t have these exact colors, but have warms and cools of each of the primaries, perfect. If you have additional colors, great! Bring them along. I generally prefer to use Gamblin Oil Paint, but please bring what you have on hand. *For my white, I use a mix ratio of 50/50 Permalba White and Gamblin Titanium white.

Permalba White*

Titanium White

Cadmium Red Warm

Alizarin Crimson

Ultramarine Blue

Manganese Blue (Rembrandt Paint)

Cadmium Yellow Medium

Hansa Yellow Chromatic Black

Gamvar Solvent

Liquin

Sm container refined Linseed Oil

Brushes: I tend to use inexpensive soft brushes

Set of SOFT white nylon FLAT Brushes (Blick Essentials Value Brush

Set - Flat Brushes, White Nylon, Set of 12) Set of Dakota Pro Series Brushes, Long Handle (Dick Blick)

Any other Oil brushes you own or would like to add.

Painting Knife or cake scraper

Palette Knife

Glass Scraper

Disposable Nitrile Gloves

Palette Paper 16x20 (or larger) for mixing paint or Portable Palette

Sketch Book

Pencil

2 Sheets 22x30 Arches Paper for Oil Painters OR Gessoed 22x30 Watercolor Paper

3 Small - Medium size pre stretched Canvases (9x12, 12x12, 11x14, etc up to 16x20, your choice)

Large drawing board 18x24 or large

From Home:

Paper Towels (I prefer the Blue Shop Towels)

2 Glass jars with lids for solvent

Ruler

Blue Painters Tape or White Artist tape

Your own Reference Photos - either hard copies or bring an Ipad/Laptop

Margo Burian

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Franciscan Life Process Center, 11650 Downes St., Lowell, United States