Sam Morrow will teach traditional painting techniques and methods. He will go through all basic processes from underpainting, through body paint, glazing, scumbling, wet into wet, wet onto dry, transparency and opacity to name but a few.

Students will apply the principles learned to their own paintings, working from still life, photographs or the imagination. Group discussion will be a feature in class as well as individual personal instruction. All levels are welcome, from absolute beginner to advanced. This class is for the oil or acrylic painter.

Supply List:
Recommended Paint Colors:
Ivory Black, Flake White, Titanium White, Zinc White, Veridian Green, Terre Verte (Earth Green), Permanent Green, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Prussian Blue, Light Red (actually a sepia brown), Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson (‘lake’ is best but ‘permanent’ will be ok), Burnt Sienna,
Raw Umber, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ocre

Essential Materials
Linseed Oil (Artist’s Quality not Household!)
Artist’s Thinners (Mona Lisa brand is good).
Flat, medium-sized palette.
Paint rags (old T Shirts, sheets etc…)
Tacklebox or similar for storing paints.
Empty food cans, jars etc…

Brushes
A good selection of small-to-medium sized oil painting brushes (these tend to be a courser bristle than watercolor) or Acrylic Brushes if painting with Acrylic. Buy long-handled brushes for better balance and handling.

Canvas
Initially you will need 2 or 3 canvas boards.  These are fairly inexpensive.  After a couple of weeks, feel free to purchase stretched canvas.  If you have previous experience with painting use stretched canvas if you prefer.

Other Materials (optional)
For Oil: Damar varnish,Linseed Stand Oil, Liquin Paint Medium
For Acrylic: Mediums

Spring II: May 3, 10, 17, 24, June 7, 14 (no class memorial day)

Duration: 6 weeks – Monday’s via ZOOM – 2 hour class 10am-noon

Cost: $150 members/$180 non-member

Please call the Guild at 203-438-8863 to sign up.