Materials List:

Oil brushes of various sizes,

including some flats and wash brushes (I will have Richeson wash brushes for sale if you do not have them!

A good  clean palette knife

   3 prepared canvases, at least 18 x 24 or larger (24 x 30 or  24 x 36 inches. There is no maximum size);

 please see instructions following this list

A full set of oil colors (basic palette) 

2 reds: Magenta 

Azo red deep

And or Quinacridone Rose

2 yellows:

Cadmium yellow medium

Still De Grain (Transparent Yellow Oxide)

2 blues: Ultramarine Blue

Phthalo Blue

Mixed black (we will make from Burnt Sienna & Ultramarine Blue)

A large tube of good white (recommend Utrecht White/Artist’s Oils or Permalba)

Any OPTIONAL colors you may want to add to your basic palette in the last stage of the painting

Medium:   A painting medium is essential. Alkyd painting medium (like Res-N-Gel) or Liquin. I will have a few bottles of Andy Braitman’s special medium “recipe” (a mixture of 3/5 liquin and 2/5 stand oil) if you want to purchase it at $24/small bottle.



IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE COLORS MY FULL PALETTE CONSISTS OF:

Cadmium orange Utrecht Permanent Green Light

Williamsburg Alizarin Yellow Williamsburg Permanent Green Light

Williamsburg Pompeii Red Manganese Blue

Williamsburg Turkey Umber Dioxazine Purple 

Williamsburg French Light Sienna Assorted Mixed Grays


Please let me know if you have any problems finding the paints you desire.  I may be able to bring up any material that you can not find, and allow you to purchase them from me as I have a fairly large selection of colors and brushes in my studio.


Here is a link to How to Wash or Break In Your Richeson Brushes!


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GMNd3iCZZlWblu33sO58WGa3q8cj7JOBLGwKVutzHRc/edit?tab=t.0