FA21 Tuesday Intro to Oil Painting

Day/Time: 10 Tuesdays starting September 21, 4:30-7:00pm

There is no class November 23.  

Location: SAA 2D Studio (W20-425)

Instructor: Nancy Hart

Credit: HErickson/MIT.

“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint ”- Edward Hopper 

Students will work with individual subjects such as Still Life, Patterns, landscape, simple portraiture and abstraction. Each class with begin with a Powerpoint of reference material to introduce a wide variety of painters.

Note: We will go over the other materials (listed below) in the first class together! If you are taking class with a friend, or a few friends, you can share your paints. You can also pair-up with someone the first day, if you like.  

• Walnut oil (NO TURPENTINE OR SOLVENTS)
• Glass container with lid for oil (small glass jar or something of this nature)
• Brushes (a few different shapes and sizes, this is personal preference) 
• Palette box with palette and knife
• Paint: with these colors you will be able to mix just about anything! Alizarine Crimson, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ocher, Cadmium Red, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine, Titanium White (large tube), and Magenta. 
• Two canvases, either pre-stretched canvas or wood panels
• Plastic gloves
• Graphite pencil
• After the canvas stretching demonstration, if desired please purchase: one yard of unprimed cotton canvas (7 or 10 oz.) and four stretcher bars (two 14″ long and two 12″, medium duty).