Oil Painting (Beginner/Intermediate)

Instructor: Bernardo Rodriguez, Zen Browne

Please Note:

• Gamsol will be provided by the Art Center for in-person classes (the cost is included in the cost of the class). It is the safest and only solvent permitted in our studios, though it can still be harmful. Please always follow the posted instructions for safe Gamsol use and recycling:
  • After usage, Gamsol can be recycled and poured in the appropriate container labeled and later reused after it has gone through the separation process. Please combine similar colors.
  • All other dark and extremely used Gamsol can be disposed of into the designated Red Hazardous Waste bins located below the Studio sinks.
  • At no reason should Gamsol be poured down sink drains. It is extremely toxic to our water system and environment.
• In order to maintain healthy, safe, and environmentally conscious studios the following materials ARE NOT PERMITTED in the 92NY Art Center: Lavender Oil; Turpentine; Liquin, Neo-Meglip, Galkyd, or any other petroleum based medium; varnish or retouch varnish; any other solvent beside Gamsol.

Supply List:

• 5 -7 bore bristle or synthetic brushes - a combination of bristle and synthetic brushes is recommended, but students should feel free to buy one or the other, as their tastes see fit. (Do not purchase nylon brushes or brushes designated for acrylic paint.)
• 1 eraser (Kneaded)
• Apron or overshirt to protect your clothes
• 2 canvases - one 12” x 16” and one 16” x 20” or 18” x 24”
• For Berndardo Rodriguez only:  small canvas pad
• A sketchbook (for notes and sketches), preferably pocket size
• General’s Charcoal Drawing Assortment Set, which includes:
  • 2 charcoal pencils with premium incense Cedar wood barrels
  • 3 compressed charcoal sticks
  • 4 willow charcoal sticks
• Chunky Charcoal  1 large stick
• Strathmore 300 Series Newsprint Pads Rough 18” x 24”
• Natural Artist Chamois
• Artist grade oil paints (Small tubes):
• Preferred brands are by Gamblin, Winsor-Newton, Old Holland, Sennelier, Williamsburg
• Colors include:
  • Alizarin crimson
  • Ultramarine blue
  • Cerulean
  • Cadmium red medium
  • Cadmium Yellow light
  • Cadmium Yellow medium
  • Burnt umber
  • Permanent green light
  • Titanium white (big tube)
  • Viridian