SWIMMING IN PAINT #5 - July 2nd references & supplies

JULY ^2nd ALL ABOUT Flamingos

10:00 am to 2:30pm  (Lunch break at 12:15)

team LIMITED TO 10

UP DATE - Class is full

 

 Contact Crossroads Art Center for details 804.278.8950

Mood and sensuality in Flamingos! Who da thought Americas iconic fascination with this bird as a garish lawn ornament could make a comeback. It was a mid-century thing as I remember, and as we all know, mid-century is hot and has been so for the last 8 or 9 years. I guess Florida and Cuba and politics is influencing a return of this gorgeous bird.......could also be the colour that's driving it too. 

Whatever the reason it's a good painting subject for some very obvious things like structural line, style, colour and grace and it can also translate up to a very large format in any painting style imaginable....... But! There's always a But to anything. But will it sell outside Florida? Will a gallery even accept it outside it's regional habitat? After all, this bird could easily be the poster child for "American Garish"! I suppose it depends on how it's presented. A worthy challenge outside Florida I'm sure.

The Flamingo can hold it's own with MOOD & SENSUALITY, as the photo reference below clearly shows. That in itself makes it a worthy painting subject.

Garish colour, mood and sensuality........sounds like some great swimming to me!

REFERENCES

PROJECT INFORMATION 

The team will be in CLASSROOM 1

I would prefer brown bag to the disruption of leaving, paying and returning from outside lunch sources. This will allow more time at the lunch table to chat and study our progress.

The canvas surface will be 30x30. An ample supply of smooth 30x30 stretched oil primed linen canvas will always be available at $30. each.....or bring your own. 

There will also be a supply of Royal soft grip brushes (SG4500 Series) available at $2.50 each.

I do encourage using a glass palette - old picture frame glass works with a white sheet of paper and a cardboard backing or foam core with blue taped edges to hold it all together. 

Please try to have (1) Flexible palette knife. Preferably similar to the two on the left.

SUPPLY LIST

(1) 30x30 canvas Centurion oil primed linen or equal

(1) #12 Royal soft grip SG4520 Filbert (rounded flat)

(1) #12 Royal soft grip SG4510 Bright (flat)

A few palette knives (flexible)
Glass palette with a small paint scraper
3 or 4 sheets of paper towels (folded into quarters)

Neo Megilp oil painting medium

Clean cotton rags - (cut up old cotton Tee shirts and white socks work well)

Small amount of odorless mineral spirits - at least 8 oz.

Basic palette: I added a few of the specialty colours I often use - either way I always share those colours.

Titanium White or a fast drying Griffin alkyd by Winsor & Newton

Naples yellow

Lemon yellow

Cadmium Yellow medium
Alizarin Orange (Williamsburg)
Permanent green light

Sap green
Chromium Oxide or green oxide

Cerulean Blue
Sevres Blue (Williamsburg)

French Ultramarine Blue
Ultramarine Blue French (Williamsburg)

Dioxazine Purple
Provence Violet Bluish (Williamsburg)

Alizarin Crimson
Permanent Rose
Persian Rose (Williamsburg)

Cadmium Vermilion (Williamsburg)

NOTE: PAINTING SURFACE

Jerry's has 30x30 Centurion oil linen well priced already stretched by the box (6)......check it out.
 
http://www.jerrysartarama.com/canvas-surfaces/stretched-canvas/centurion

Royal SG4500 series long handle soft grip brushes (LINK)
or
Direct link to brushes - scroll down to the SG4500 series