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Watercolor Painting - The Easy Way
Julie Siler Olander
4 weeks / Thursdays, August 7 - 28 / 6 - 8 pm
Members: $65   Non-members: $80
    This workshop will teach beginner through advanced students how to handle watercolor the easy way. The instructor will demonstrate use of the materials and methods, such as wet washes, dry washes, brush techniques and care of materials. Princliples of design and color mixing will be covered. You will then work from still life and photos to learn about how to leave light on subject matter. It is the easy way to get all you need to know to have fun with the paint and water.



GENERAL INFORMATION FOR CLASS REGISTRATION

Please register early! Enrollment is first-come, first-served basis.

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To register by mail:
CCMA, P.O. Box 2034, Dennis, MA 02638
To register by phone:
508-385-4477 ext 25

CCMA members receive a reduction in class fees. Click here to become a member.
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Adult classes are open to high school students.

Materials lists are given upon class registration or will be provided at the first class session. Materials are provided for children's classes, unless otherwise noted. See class descriptions for specific information.

ALL CLASS AND WORKSHOP FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE UNLESS CLASS IS CANCELLED BY THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR.

For additional information regarding courses, please call Linda McNeill-Kemp, Education Director, at 508-385-4477 ext 25.

Cape Cod Museum of Art is not responsible for materials or artwork left on the premises.

Materials Lists for Selected Classes

Dry Pastel for the Beginner - Peter Richenburg
Set of dry pastels (the larger the better)
Paper will be provided (Bristol or cold-pressed watercolor paper)
Drawing board large enough for your paper
Sheet of medium sandpaper
Small chamois (4" x 4")

Calligraphy - Rick Paulus
Mechanical pencil
Ruler
Protractor
Eraser
#1 paint brush (poor quality, okay!)
Quality watercolor paints or gouache
Colored pencils (8-color set)

Landscape Painting; Paint What You Hear - Rick Fleury
SUPPLIES: Turpenoid cleaner and conditioner (green can)
Thickened linseed oil
Gesso and 1"-2" brush to apply
Several small canvases/canvas boards (5" x 7", etc.)
Larger canvases, if desired
Variety of brushes
Palette for paint and mixing (paper palette pads are very convenient)
Rags, paper towels
Empty coffee can with lid for used mediums
COLORS: Titanium white (large tube), Cobalt blue, Payne's gray, Olive green, Sap green, Yellow ochre, Pale yellow ochre, Raw umber, Burnt sienna. Optional: Indian red, Cadmium yellow light

Beginning and Basic Oil Painting - Christy King
Recommended colors: Ultramarine blue, Cadmium red medium, Alizarin crimson, Cadmium yellow light, Yellow ochre, Sap green, Burnt sienna, Burnt umber, Titanium or Zinc white (large tube)
Palette (wood or masonite or disposable papers)
Pallete knife
Two small jars with lids for oil and thinner; large glass jar with lid for used thinner
Turpenoid or paint thinner
Linseed oil
Brushes: variety of flats, rounds, filberts
Canvas: pad of canvas paper 9" x 12" for color mixing exercises; then you can use canvas board, masonite, stretched canvas, etc.
Soft rags, paper towels
Questions? Call 508-385-4477 ext 21

Water-Base Oils and Acrylics - Karen North Wells
For oils, my preference is Artisan water-base oils by Winsor Newton plus.
Stand oil made especially for water-base oils.  Stand oil gives paint a sheen plus makes them buttery in texture, quite creamy! Stand oil is NOT used with acrylics.  Or you may use Linseed oil instead of Stand oil with oils.  I just happen to like Stand oil.
For acrylics my preference is Liquitex.
For oils and acrylics I use pretty much the same colors as I do for watercolor except for a few differences.
Cadmium Lemon, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow Medium (optional), Cadmium Orange(optional), Cadmium Red Light or Cadmium Red, Cadmium Red Medium, Alizarin Crimson(optional)(good with Viridian Green to make black), Permanent Rose (used for flowers), (French) Ultramarine Blue, Winsor Blue (Phthalo Blue), Cerulean Blue, Viridian Green (Optional, but good with alizarin crimson to make black), Ivory Black mixed with lemon yellow to make green, Titanium White (I get large tubes because this is used the most of all the colors.)
I highlighted in bold the colors I think are absolutely necessary. Others can be bought later if needed.
Canvas(stretched) or Masonite or canvas board -- I coat canvas or Masonite(without waffle-like backing) with Gesso and then undercoat painting with cadmium red light acrylic paint before painting subject.  If canvas is already white, then it has already been primed with Gesso.
Brushes of all sizes and unlike watercolor, the cheaper the better- round, flat and filbert made for oil or acrylic paints
Lucite right-angle triangle (the larger the better for horizon lines)
Two jars or plastic 16 oz containers (filled with water if painting outdoors)
Paper towels
Palette made from Masonite, Lucite, plastic plates or disposable paper sheets that are made to use as a palette

Watercolor Painting - Karen North Wells
Palette: I have used Jones palette but like John Pike Big Well Palette because it is sturdier and has room for 1½" flat brush
Watercolors: I like Winsor Newton, but NOT their Cotman series
Cadmium Red, Cadmium Lemon (make sure it does not have titanium nickel), French Ultramarine Blue (for shading), Cerulean Blue (for skies), Winsor Blue (red or green shade; this is a Phthalo Blue I use for water), Prussian Blue (to mix with Lemon Yellow for green), Yellow Ochre (for sand, skin, sky and warm whites)
Optional colors, but needed eventually: Cadmium Yellow Pale, Cadmium Orange, Permanent Rose (for flowers), Alizarin Crimson
Brushes: I like Pro Arte, Langnickel, and Richeson
   Flat: ¼", ½", 1", 1½" (None of these you need right away except the 1½")
   Round: as small as #000 or #00 for signing name; also #10, #12, #16 and a larger one which is VERY important-Either a #20 or #24
   And a #1 or #2 rigger, but not necessary to start out
Paper: D'Arches Block 140 lb. cold or hot pressed (I buy blocks)
Other supplies: Masking fluid (I like "Incredible White Mask" from ASW), masking tape (if you don't use watercolor blocks), sponge or spray bottle (optional), paper towels, 2 water jars, #2 pencil, eraser (Eraser Staedtler Mars Plastic is terrific, sold at Staples)

Painting Still Life - Katherine Ann Hartley
Colors: Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Ivory Black, Ultramarine Blue, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow medium, Cadmium Yellow deep, Alizarin Crimson, Indian Yellow, White
Palette
Palette knife
Several small to medium filbert brushes, sizes 2 - 10
1 flat white sable 1" (optional)
Liquin - oil painting medium
Lightly toned board or canvas - toned with umber and blue with Liquin
Paper towels or rags; brush cleaner

Oil Painting with J. Vincent Diggs
Colors: Titanium White, Cobalt Blue, Payne's Gray, Olive Green, Yellow Ochre, Pale Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Indian Red or Alizarin Crimson
Several gessoed canvases or canvas board
A variety of brushes
Palette for paint (disposable paper, wood, Plexiglas)
Assortment pack of sandpaper
Two small jars with lids
One large empty coffee can with lid
Turpenoid, linseed oil, stand oil
Rags and paper towels

Painting Oils with Primary Colors - Lance Walker
Colors: Cadmium Red Light, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Titanium White
Six pre-stretched canvases: 8" x 10", 9" x 12", or 11" x 14"
Odorless mineral spirits
Linseed oil
Two jars for mediums
Natural bristle brushes (flat or filbert) No. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Synthetic detail brush No. 2, 4
Palette 

Landscape Painting in Oils - Robert Douglas Hunter    (Three-Day Workshop)
Colors: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Light (Rembrandt brand), Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Scarlet, Alizarin Crimson, Sevres Blue, French Ultramarine Blue, Viridian, Yellow Ochre
Plein air easel (outdoors)
Many brushes, various sizes
Turpentine, or eqivalent
Palette knife or scraper
Rags, paper towels and waste bags
Canvas panels: 10" x 16" or 14" x 18" or 16" x 20" (Two per day)

Watercolor Workshop - Kely Knowles
Colors: Permanent Alizarin or Quinacridone Rose, Cadmium Yellow or Cadmium Lemon, Phthalocyanine Blue or French Ultramarine Blue and Cobalt Blue
Brushes: #2, #8 round; 1" and 2" flat (or 1.5" flat)
D'Arches Watercolor 140 lb. paper (rough or hot press or cold press); block or single sheets
Masking tape (any width)
Any waterproof board (slightly larger that 1/4 sheet watercolor paper)
Paper towels or cotton rags
Paint palette or mixing tray (white ice cube tray)
2H pencil and dark soft pencil
Medium sketch pad
Kneaded eraser

Oil Paintings & Plein Air Art Instruction - David P. Curtis
Colors: Cadmium Red Light, Rose Madder or Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow Light or Lemon, Yellow Ochre, Viridian, Cerulean Blue or Phthalo Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Titanium White or Flake White
Outdoor easel
Brushes
Turpentine or medium
Paper Towels or painting cloths
Bag for used paper towels/cloths
Canvas or canvas board: 12" x 16", 16" x 20" or 18" x 20" are all useful sizes
This is a suggested list of materials. Feel free to add or substitute if you have personal preferences. Don't forget to dress appropriately for out-of-doors painting. Bring a hat, sun block, insect repellant and a water bottle.

Drawing Workshop  - Don Beal
6 sheets of 25"x19" charcoal paper
Stump (really thick)
Vine charcoal
Chamois (might be availlable at auto supply stores, it's cheaper)
masking tape
Clips to hold paper on boards
Drawing boards
Kneaded erasers
    The vine charcoal is important. No synthetic or compressed charcoal!

Julie Olander's Watercolor Painting
Pencils: HB, #2B, #4B, #6 B (or Carpenter's thick pencil)
Erasers: putty & Mylar or art gum
Exacto knife or fine sand paper to sharpen pencils- light color
Good drawing paper- at least 8 x 10
Watercolor paper: 140 # rough, 14 x 18 or larger, or single sheets
Board on which to mount paper
Clips or masking tape
Large bath towel to prop under board
Arches professional "artist" tubes of watercolors, gouache, acrylic (whichever you prefer)
Variety of brushes:  flats: 1/4", 1/2", 1" and rounds 6, 10, 16 and a rigger brush. Liquitex, Richeson, Loew-Cornell, Robert Simmons, Winsor-Newton are all good quality brands.
Spray bottle with fine spray
Two water containers (plastic is fine)
Watercolor paints - Winsor & Newton - a tube of warm and a tube of cool of red, yellow and blue.

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