Supply Lists

You may use the supplies you are comfortable with or follow my general supply list here. If you are starting from scratch it may be easier to learn from me by following my list.

Studio Oil Painting

One 12"x16" pad of Arches Oil Paper ( you must also have artist tape and a board to fix the paper to, I recommend foam core board not much larger than the paper.) If you know this paper and do not like working on it, feel free to use a surface that you do like. Whatever you bring, have at least 3 surfaces.

My favorite brushes these days are Princeton Ashley Series 5200 Natural Bristle Brushes, Long Flats.

Oil Paint:

Basic Palette

Titanium White

Yellow Ochre

Cadmium Red

Ivory Black

Add more colors-

Ultramarine Blue

Permanent Rose or Quinacridone Red

Cadmium Yellow

*Palette: some suggestions- a sturdy rectangular glass palette which fits into a paintsaver box with the blue lid, or New Wave Palettes.

•Palette Knife

•Gamsol/Odorless Mineral Spirits, to thin paint and clean brushes and palette.

* Oil - linseed, walnut, whatever art grade medium you prefer if you use them.

•2 Containers for Gamsol & medium: one larger container for cleaning brushes with just gamsol, and one smaller for clean gamsol/oil medium that you will use to thin your paint as you go.

•Paper-towels

Landscape Painting

Paint

* Oil Paint, limited palette:

* Titanium White
* Yellow Ochre
* Cadmium Red * Ivory Black
* Ultramarine Blue

*Feel free to bring any colors you like.

* Brushes: I like long flat natural bristle brushes, from size 1-8. Maybe a couple of each of the smaller ones.

* Palette Knife to clean your palette.

* Turp (odorless mineral spirits), I like Gamsol to thin paint and clean brushes and palette.

* 2 Containers for turp and medium: one "large" (like a metal portable brush cleaner or jam jar) for cleaning brushes, and one small (like a baby food jar) for clean turp or medium that you will use to thin your paint as you go.

* Medium: I sometimes use a 50/50 mixture of linseed oil and Gamsol. For landscape you can use just turps/gamsol to keep it simple.

* Paper towels or rags and a bag to pack them out in.

* Something to paint on: surface measurement suggestions 6"x8" - 9"x12". Gessoed mat or museum board, masonite panels, wood panels, canvas, paper. It is wise to bring more than one surface to paint on each day, as weather/light can change and you may wish to start another study.

* Plein Air Easel: I use/have used a 9"x12" Guerrilla Painter Pochade Box and a Strada Easel, but there are many more choices available.

* Shade/Shelter/Comfort: an umbrella that is made to attach to your easel can be helpful on rainy days or days where there is no shade. A wide brim hat or visor is great for sunny days too. ALWAYS BRING SUNBLOCK and water, a snack is helpful too. Oh, and have layers, it is summer in San Francisco, so one may have to be a parka lol! And you may have to pee in the bushes… steel yourself.

* Keep in mind that you may be walking with these supplies so keep them as portable as possible