Plein Air Painting Workshop
4-Weeks, Saturday, August 22, 29, September 5, 12. 9-12pm
Instructor: Paul Gallo
Price: $75 members, $90 non-members
Please make checks payable to Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
and mail to PO Box 654, Hershey, PA 17033
FIRST CLASS WILL MEET AT THE PAVILION AT SHANK PARK (781 BULLFROG VALLEY ROAD, HUMMELSTOWN, PA) FOR INTRODUCTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS. STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN FUTURE PAINTING LOCATIONS AT THAT TIME.
Grab your hat and join Paul for a 4-week plein air workshop at nearby locations. During the first class Paul will demonstrate and explain the basics of plein air landscape painting, but still allow time for you to begin your own landscape painting.
The class will cover plein air setup, basic guidelines of plein air painting, color mixing, brush work, working with edges, thin and thick paint application, simplifying the subject, and composition.
Students can work in oils, or acrylic, but Paul will work in oils. Students will need to supply their own materials and a portable easel. You might also want to bring a folding chair. Material list will be supplied in advance.
***Note: Students should have some painting experience before taking this class.
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Materials List – Gallo 717-608-7190
Plein Air Landscape Oil Painting
FRENCH EASEL OR PORTABLE EASEL
BASIC PAINT COLORS: Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Alizarin Crimson Permanent Burnt Sennia and Titanium White
PAINT BRANDS:
Recommended Brands: Windsor Newton or Gamblin
Inexpensive Recommended Brands: Utrecht or Windson Newton “Winton”
I don’t recommend using student grade paints.
BRING PAPER TOWELS – Viva is a good choice
BRUSHES:
Brushes come in three basic shapes – rounds, brights, flats and filberts. Rounds are long and tubular, like a watercolor brush. Brights and flats are flat and square, with brights being short and flats being long. Fiberts combine the advantage of flats but creating the softer paint edge of a round. I use mostly brights, flats and filberts, but each type of brush gives you a unique mark.
Bring whatever brushes you have but it would good to have these four.
Fiberts: #6 or #8
Large flat or bright; about ¾” to 1” wide
Smaller flat or bright; about 1/4” wide
PALETTE:
Disposal paper or Plastic sealable
PALETTE KNIFE:
Metal palette knife, size about 3” in length. (For color mixing, scraping paint, laying-in bold color and cleaning the palette.)
SOLVENT/ AND CONTAINERS:
Turpenoid (odorless substitute for turpentine) and a container to hold Turpenoid. (Tuna can works well)
CANVAS OR ART BOARDS:
11” x 14” stretched canvas, canvas board or Masonite. Bring 1or 2 per day.
ALSO:
- Be sure to bring a pencil and paper for planning sketches and notes. A lawn chair is also an option.
**A MUST FOR FIRST CLASS….
1- Pencil and paper
2- One canvas or canvas board — 11” x 14” is a good size
3- Paints, brushes and palette knife (see above)
4- Palette
5- Turpenoid
6. Paper towels
7. French easel or equivalent
8. Lawn chair