Steve Parsons Oil Painting Classes, Fine Art

Location:

Oil Painting Classes

ADDRESS: 1460 Moon River Drive, Provo, UT

PHONE: 801-754-3779 or 385-477-8150

COST: $30 per class

DAYS/TIME: Wednesdays from 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Fridays from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

*(The Friday classes that were previously held at the Scera Theater, and Artist Corner are no longer available. Classes are now held at the Renaissance Art Location.)

Renaissance Art Class

Purchase the best quality supplies that you can afford.

SCRAP: Look through magazines and books to find pictures of different things (scraps) you would like to paint. Get a collection of at least 10 different scraps to bring with you to the first class. With these scraps Steve will help you decide which one will be the best learning experience for your first painting. Bring numerous pictures of paintings to copy.

(Note) All pictures or art work copies that you desire to do in

class must be approved by the teacher, Steve Parsons.

BRUSHES : #2, #4, #6, #8 (all flats, bristle brushes).

PAINT:

Red - Alizarin Crimson Permanent
Yellow - Cadmium Yellow Light
Blue - Ultra Marine Blue
Brown - Raw Umber
White - Titanium &/or Titanium & Zinc White mixture
Black - Mars Black

PALETTE : Disposable Palette about 12"x16" in size or larger. A grey palette is best.

PALETTE KNIFE: A trowel type is the best, and more sturdy.

PAINTING SURFACE: Stretched canvas or canvas glued to wood. Either 16"x20" or 18"x24" in size.

PAINTING MEDIUM: Grumbacher Copal Painting Medium, or Gamsol lite, and SMALL cup to put it in.

PAINT THINNER: Gamsol odorless paint thinner- and a bottle to put it in.

SKETCHING TOOLS: #2 pencil and kneaded eraser.

AEROSOL HAIR SPRAY OR SPRAY FIX: For temporarily sealing your sketch.

RULER: To help with sketching (A yard stick is available in the classroom).

CLEAN UP: Paper towels and old phone book sheets for cleaning pallet knife.

SMOCK OR APRON: To protect clothes.

WATERLESS HAND & BRUSH CLEANER: "Goop" or others with lanolin, but NO PUMICE.

A BOX: To put everything in.

HANDY THINGS TO HAVE:

Q-tips - To clean paint up from small places.
Baby Oil - For misc clean up.
Tape - Masking or Scotch Tape to hold down disposable pallets.
Pencil and note pad - For keeping notes.

What to bring.pdf

What to Bring: PDF file below

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