Workshop Materials

WORKSHOP MATERIALS LIST, KATHY ANDERSON

CANVAS - ESSENTIAL -Good quality OIL OR LEAD PRIMED LINEN canvas, or boards. 8 x 10,
9 x 12, 11 x 14 or any small to medium size you are comfortable with. This is VERY IMPORTANT as you will not be able to apply washes and “lift” paint on cotton or acrylic canvas. I would recommend Raymar’s ArtFix panels L-64. They are very good quality linen panels. Also fine is Centurian OP DLX Pad, 12 x 16 or smaller - these are pads that come with around 10 sheets that you mount on a piece of Masonite with tape - Don't forget the masonite and tape! Also excellent - Multimedia Art Board - more expensive but lightweight - One I’ve used is Claessens #13 Quadruple primed 100% Belgian linen on 1/8” sintra.

Click here for instructions for my "do-it-yourself" panels

MEDIUM - I don’t use much medium, sometimes a little walnut oil. Anything you like to use is fine..

SOLVENT - Gamsol, with a large container to clean brushes. It’s very important to keep brushes clean while painting and you cannot do this with a tiny container.

PAPER TOWELS   - VIVA ONLY!! Please note - Viva is making a new product similar to Bounty. Make sure you get the old “cloth” type.

GOOD MEDIUM SIZE PAINTING KNIFE

A HARDWARE STORE GLASS SCRAPER FOR CLEANING PALETTE

PALETTE - a glass palette is highly recommended - Paper palettes make it very difficult to keep your paint clean. See below for a photo of the palette I use and instructions for making a simple one.

EASEL - My pochade box is from openboxm.com but they are gone. I recommend either edgeprogear.com or U.go from newwaveart.com

PAINT- These (plus more) are the paints I use. If you already have lots of paint, please don’t think you need to go out and buy all of these. The most important are the Rembrandt Transparent oxide red, Viridian, and Transparent Oxide Brown.

Titanium White, any good brand - I use Michael Harding Titanium White II
or Rembrandt

            Rembrandt - viridian, ultramarine deep, cobalt blue light, transparent oxide red, transparent oxide brown, cad.orange, cad yellow deep, Ivory Black. OPTIONAL- stil de grain yellow, transparent yellow green, transparent oxide yellow, cold grey

           Winsor Newton - terra rosa, alizarin permanent, yellow ochre pale, magenta, permanent rose, cad red.
OPTIONAL - cad lemon

Michael Harding - cad yellow, King’s Blue Dark, perylene violet. OPTIONAL - lemon yellow, brilliant pink, ivory black

Don’t feel you need to buy all these paints, I’m happy to squeeze a little for you to try.

BRUSHES - I only use brushes from Rosemary and Co. These are a sampling of the brushes I use, - if you have your own GOOD brushes please don’t feel you have to buy anything new. However, once you’ve tried some of these Rosemary brushes, you will love them! Really good brushes will make your painting experience so much more fun.

I have a “brush bundle” with Rosemary and Co. which is a good sampling of my favorites.
I will bring a catalog with me and I usually have brush bundles with me for purchase which will save you shipping but check with me first as when I fly I can’t always bring them.

A recently added series that I like is the Red Dot - a synthetic brush, some brights, angles, and some combers.

Otherwise, these are currently my favorite series but this is not written in stone since I am constantly discovering new favorites.
Sables - my favorite “detail” brush is Series 99 #2, I also have Series 77, 33, and 91 in various sizes, especially Series 77 size 4 & 6
Eclipse - long flat combers, small angular, short flats in various sizes
Ivory -long flats and filberts in various sizes
Badger Blends - Series 274, 278, 279, a variety of flats, filberts, and series 275 - 3/8” angular
Evergreen - my favorite ¼ inch dagger, I also love their new ultra thin long flats
Ultimate Bristles - #2, #4

Again, please don’t think you need to buy all these brushes, unless of course you’re obsessed like me!

For Plein Air Classes :
Hat
Umbrella
Bug Spray
Stool (optional, for watching demo’s)
Good Plein Air setup - I use Open Box M and EDGE Pro, the sketchbook. Please test your setup before the workshop and make sure everything is in good working order - sturdy tripod legs with good catch/release. Especially if your set up is brand new, it’s a good idea to try it out before the workshop.
I can’t stress enough how important comfort is when painting outside - your equipment will make a difference in having a good experience.