Colors:
Please feel free to use whatever colors you are comfortable working with. The following is a list of colors I
currently use on my palette.
Titanium White Alizarin Crimson
Naples Yellow Light Manganese Violet
Cadmium Yellow Light Ultramarine Blue
Cadmium Yellow Deep Cerulean Blue Hue
Cadmium Lemon Pthalo Green
Cadmium Orange Burnt Sienna
Cadmium Red Light Portland Grey Light(Gamblin)
Cadmium Red Deep Yellow Ochre
Paynes Gray
Brushes:
Any high quality brush will do, but I recommend Robert Simmons Signet flats, rounds and/or bright bristle,
sizes 2-8 for smaller work, larger sizes as suits your needs. Please, don’t bring worn out brushes.
Palette Knife:
A good palette knife for cleaning palette and painting needs.
Palette:
Use whatever palette suits you…just make sure you have a large enough mixing space to meet your
needs.
Canvas:
12×16 and larger…depending on how large you want to work.
Other items:
Paint thinner, VIVA paper towels, plastic grocery bags, 1-2 squeeze clamps for securing various
items to your easel.
Recommended Books: Robert Henri-The Art Spirit

Charles Hawthorne-Hawthorne on Painting

Landscape Class Syllabus

Still Life syllabus at bottom of page

Still Life Class Syllabus

Class 1 (May 3) 

  • ~Quick Meet and Greet 
  • ~Discussion on Arranging a Still Life and Lighting 
  • ~Short Slide Show 
  • ~Demo(Class paints along with instructor) 

Class 2 (May 10) 

  • ~Discussion on Composition 
  • ~Choosing Drapery for Still Life 
  • ~Slide Show 
  • ~Demo 

Class 3 (May 17) 

  • ~Discussion on Format 
  • ~Choosing Still Life Objects 
  • ~Slide Show 
  • ~Demo 

Class 4 (May 24)

  • ~Discussion on Overlap and Tangents 
  • ~Slide Show 
  • ~Demo 

Class 5 (June 7)

  • ~Building a Painting 
  • ~Discussion on Mass Drawing 
  • ~Slide Show 
  • ~Demo 

Class 6

  • ~Recap(Composition, Arrangement, Overlap, Mass Drawing, etc
  • Slide Show
  • Demo

Composition in Still Life Painting

Class 1( May 3) 

  • Intro 
  • Slide Show(Frank Benson) 
  • Topic: What is composition? 
  •     Composition is the underlying structure that determines the placements of the          main elements of a painting. Composition can be viewed as the supporting      armature of the painting. 
  • Demo: 

Class 2(May 10) 

  • Intro 
  • Slide Show(Emile Carlson) 
  • Topic: Tips for composing a still life 
  • Demo: 

Class 3 (May 17)

  • Intro: 
  • Slide Show(Bernard Dunstan) 
  • Topic: Finding Your Focal Point. 
  •     ~As you are setting up your still life….ask yourself….. 
  • Demo: 

Class 4(May 24) 

  • Into: 
  • Slide Show(Fedor Zakharov) 
  • Topic: Lighting a Set Up 
  • Demo: 

Class 4(June 7) 

  • Intro: 
  • Slide Show(Dian Armfield) 
  • Topic: Choosing a background color. 
  • Demo: 

Class 6(June 14) 

  • Intro: 
  • Slide Show(Nicolai Fechin) 
  • Topic: Helpful Question to ask yourself…. 
  • Demo: