Wednesdays, 1:00-4:00pm
A class in painting still life in gouache, open to all levels, beginners or experienced. Classical still life techniques will be taught using gouache, a versatile and fun to work with medium that allows working from dark to light, like oil, but thins and cleans up with water like watercolor.
Topics will include, choosing objects and setting up a still life, lighting, backgrounds, approaches to painting different kinds of subjects, painting handling, and mixing a wide range of colors from a simple palette.
Materials List:
Gouache paint (Winsor & Newton or Holbein are good brands), colors:
Ultramarine Blue,
Cadmium Yellow Pale or Light (not “Hue”),
Perelyne Maroon (W&N) or Alizarin Crimson,
Winsor Red (W&N) or Pure Red (Holbein),
Burnt Sienna,
Permanent White
Short handled synthetic brushes labeled for mixed media or acrylic
1/2 inch flat wash (or shader)
1/4 inch flat wash (or #6 or #8 flat shader) – ideally, 2 of these
4 or #6 round
Heavy (140lb / 300gsm) watercolor or mixed media paper — hot press, vellum or cold press surface, 8×10 or 9×12”
Watercolor palette with generous mixing area, or “Masterson Sta-Wet Handy Palette”
Spray Mister bottle, for keeping palette wet
Water container – cup or jar
Sketchbook for initial sketch
Cost: $355.00 (member discount available)
Location:
Wallingford Community Arts Center
414 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086
