in studio

Class Materials:

instructor: doug swinton

Supply List:

Photos, bring any you want to review for potential painting. Doug will also bring reference photos for this workshop 

  • PAINTS (all oil):

    • Cad yellow light

    • Cad yellow deep (this is a must for fall trees!)

    • Yellow ochre

    • Cad orange

    • Quinacridone rose

    • Ultra blue

    • Manganese blue hue

    • Pyrol or perylene maroon 

    • Titanium white

    • Chroma black

    • (Follow for Acrylic and/or watercolour)

    • Any other colours that you use in your palette are fine. Try to use artist grade paints (M Graham, Gamblin etc.) Please no craft paints

  • PALETTE

    • The bigger the better. Please no egg cartons or Styrofoam meat trays

  • BRUSHES

    • Good quality bristle brushes (H.J. blue handle bristle): 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, flats

    • #1 or 2 liner brush

  • CANVAS

    • Do not bring dollar store canvases or cheap three-for-one sale type canvases!!!!! You will be disappointed

    • 2 – 6x8

    • 4 – 8x10

    • 1 - 9x12

    • Anything else you think is funky

  • Palette paper 

  • Liquin, walnut oil or linseed oil

  • Thinner pot (with lid) 

  • Eco house or gamsol nontoxic thinner 

  • 9x12 sketchbook (or bigger) for taking notes.

  • Vine charcoal

  • Blue shop towels (can be purchased at a hardware store)