Quickly gain basic oil painting skills with this simple approach – start creating your own original art with confidence. This course simplifies the complexities of oil painting alleviating the fears and frustrations experienced by many beginners. This course is designed to equip you with the skills and know-how to create your very own, original painting and to begin your artistic journey painting many more! By the end of the course, you’ll have painted your very own, original oil painting. You’ll be learning how to gather and compose your own references and how to use a simple, repeatable process to execute a painting from start to finish.

Wednesdays, September 1 – 29 
1 – 4 pm

Instructor: Mike Callahan
Ages: Adult (15+) | All Levels

Supply list: Show confirmation email at Nevada Fine Arts for 10% discount.

Paint: M. Graham brand Titanium White (37ml) Hansa Yellow (37ml), Quinacridone Rose (37 ml), Phthalocyanine Blue (37 ml), Thinner: Weber Turpenoid (pint) or similar artist’s grade odorless mineral spirits. Medium: M. Graham Walnut Oil (4oz), Silicoil cleaning jar or other small glass jar with sealable lid (for thinner), Small can such as olive can (for medium) Brushes: Synthetic Brights OR Filberts: Silverbrush Bristlon #2, #4, and #10, Or Connoisseur Pure Synthetic, #2, #4, and #10 Or any quality hog bristle in those sizes if the student already owns their own brushes. Painting or Palette knife (steel, NOT plastic), Disposable Palette, New Wave Disposable Palette (grey) or similar and Brush Cleaner. The Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver – Preserver, 1 oz, 4-canvas panels or stretched canvases 9”x12”, 11”x14” OR 12”x16”, Roll of absorbent paper towels (i.e. Viva or Blue Shop Towels) and nitrile gloves. 

Explore light and color “en plein air” in a series of site-specific outdoor painting sessions. Facilitated by faculty from the E.L. Cord Museum School this painting series is an opportunity for intermediate to advanced artists to paint from life, capturing the beauty of our local landscapes.

Saturday, March 5
9 am – 2 pm

Instructor:
Ages: 15+ | *Some experience

Supply list: TBA

Location information and directions: 
Little Washoe Lake. Further instructions to follow.

Explore light and color “en plein air” in a series of site-specific outdoor painting sessions. Facilitated by faculty from the E.L. Cord Museum School this painting series is an opportunity for beginners to intermediate watercolor artists to paint from life, capturing the beauty of our local landscapes.

Saturday, October 16
9 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: 15+ | *Some experience

Supply list: Show your confirmation email at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount. 

• Board for attaching your paper: foam core, pressboard or plastic
• Tape, bulldog clips or binder clips to secure your paper to the board
• Easel if you own one (set up for sitting or standing)
• Chair (folding, camping) or blanket for sitting, anything that will make you comfortable
• Watercolors and mixing palette
• Watercolor paper (several sheets, 100% cotton, 140 lb)
• 2 containers for water, water for painting
• Set of brushes (sizes appropriate for the size if your paper)
• Paper towels
• HB Pencil, soft eraser (kneaded or General’s), pencil sharpener
• Paper for sketching or a sketchbook
• Snacks, water/drinks, sun protection

Location information and directions: 

Wilbur D. May Arboretum. Additional information to follow.

Explore light and color “en plein air” in a series of site-specific outdoor painting sessions. Facilitated by faculty from the E.L. Cord Museum School this painting series is an opportunity for intermediate to advanced artists to paint from life, capturing the beauty of our local landscapes.

Saturday, September 18
9 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Carola Roach
Ages: 15+ | *Some experience

Supply list: Please bring your medium you feel most comfortable working in as this class will focus more on light and color of “plein air” style. The instructor works mostly in acrylics and oils.

Recommend Supplies: Please show your proof of registration at Nevada Fine arts for a 10% discount. 

• Pencil
• Canvas: minimum 11” x 14” – up to 18” x 24” (or appropriate paper if using water color, pastels, etc.)
• Portable easel
• Assorted Brushes and pallet knife
• Pallet Colors Spray bottle
• Jar (for water)
• Metal containers appropriate for thinner and medium ( if using oil paint)
• Rags/paper towels
• Disposable rubber gloves

 Optional:

• Light weight folding chair
• Long sleeve shirt
• Hat
• Water and snacks
• Sunscreen

Recommend colors:

• Titanium White
• Ivory Black
• Cadmium Red Pale or Light
• Napthol Red Light
• Alizarin Crimson
• Cadmium Yellow Pale or light Lemon Yellow
• Hansa Yellow or Zinc Yellow
• Ultramarine Blue
• Ultramarine Blue Deep or French Ultramarine
• Cerulean Blue
• Burnt Sienna 

Location information and directions: 

Bartley Ranch Park. 

Meeting place:

First parking lot on the right by Huffaker School and The Huffaker Pavilion.

Join this class to learn how to paint a variety of skies in watercolor. Using mostly wet in wet approach, we will focus on several different types of skies, including multiple variations on clouds, stormy/rainy sky, early morning calm sky and sunsets. 100% cotton paper is highly recommended for wet in wet approach. 

Wednesday and Monday, August 4 and 9
5 – 9 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: 15 and Up | All Levels

Supply List: 

Watercolor pallet including your preferred reds, yellows, blues including indigo and earths including burnt sienna & burnt umber
Watercolor brushes including a 1” flat and a #6 OR # 8 round Brushes 
Graphite or mechanical pencil
Kneaded eraser
Tracing paper
2 plastic water containers
Spray bottle with water
Pad of Arches cold press 140 lb watercolor paper (9”x12” or larger), other 100% cotton brands will also work (Daler Rowney, Bee Paper, Winsor Newton).
Roll of paper towels

Translucence is at the heart of watercolor painting. Learn to chart and mix your colors to keep the beautiful luminosity of the medium. This class includes color charting both wet and dry, mixing triads for unusual color, and learning to combine warm and cool hues. Students will also explore origins of pigments, different pigment properties and differences amongst manufacturers. An excellent class for both the beginner and advanced student.

Thursday, July 1
5 – 9 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: 15 and Up | All Levels

Supply List:

• Your personal watercolor pallet. If you are a beginner please contact Carroll* for pallet suggestions. 
• 2 sheets 11 x 15 140 lb cold pressed watercolor paper (Paper can be purchased from the instructor during class for $2 a sheet as we will use 2 or 3 sheets). 
• Roll of paper towels 
• Drawing pencil 
• Kneaded eraser 
• 2 Plastic water containers 
• #6 or #8 round brush (Silver/Black Velvet brush recommended – available at Nevada Fine Arts) 

This class is designed for anyone who would like to explore the medium of watercolor without the commitment! Experiment with techniques such as glazing, masking, wet on wet, hard edges and much more. Find out if watercolor is for you. This class is also good for beginners who would like to play with watercolor techniques in an instructive setting. No experience necessary.

Tuesday, June 8
5 – 9 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: 15 and up | All levels

In this 3-hour workshop we will experiment with everything but the kitchen sink painting tools! The kitchen is our inspiration, from spices to utensils. Be prepared to renew your excitement about watercolors as we play with textures, washes and special effects. All students will leave the workshop with a plethora of ideas and experiences.

Thursday, July 22
6 – 9 pm

Instructor: Lauren Gandolfo
Ages: 15 and up | All Levels

Take your watercolors to the next level with this fun method of using the batik method of applying hot wax to save and build layers of color. Together, we will create a painting on rice paper, which adds an extra element of interest and texture. Instructor will guide students through the batik process, while assisting each student with color mixing, composition and values to create a focal point in their work. A fairly simple drawing will be provided by the instructor for students to use, but students are also free to bring a reference image to draw out on their own. A working knowledge of watercolor painting is preferred; this class is not for absolute beginners to the medium.

Sunday, August 29
10 am – 3 pm

Instructor: Ronnie Rector
Ages: Adult (15+) / Working knowledge of watercolor painting is recommended.

Supply list:

• Black Micron Pen or other waterproof fine-line pen
• Watercolor brushes, flats or rounds or both, your choice. Bring your preference for working in large to small areas of a painting.
• Watercolor paints of your choice
• Watercolor palette of your choice. I recommend having a few good-sized mixing areas, but bring whatever you’re comfortable working with
• Water Container
• Roll of Paper Towel
• Masking Tape
• Sack lunch

No middle-value blah paintings here!  Learn some of the fun techniques used when painting with watercolors, including masking sections of your work to “save the white,” creating various textures, and pushing those values. Together we will work on a 15 x 22” image and create small samples of various techniques for you to refer back to later.

Sunday, July 18 
10 am – 3 pm

Instructor: Ronnie Rector
Ages: Adult (15+) | Working knowledge of watercolor painting is recommended:

Supply list: 140 lb cold press watercolor paper or a watercolor sketchbook, we’ll be working on smaller pieces, approx. 5×7, to practice and take notes on, pen and pencil to sketch with and take notes, watercolor brushes: A #12 Richeson’s “Steven Quiller” 7000 series brush is an excellent, not too-expensive choice, watercolor paints, “artist grade” paint is best; colors are stronger and more vivid, I recommend Daniel Smith’s product line. Consider Ultramarine Blue (Blue), Alizarin Crimson (Red) and New Gamboge (Yellow), watercolor palette; if your palette of paint is one of the smaller travel sizes, bring a white plate or metal cookie sheet with sides (Source: RESCO – 6×9” size is great) to make sizeable puddles of paint in. Roll of masking tape (NOT blue or green painter’s tape), wide mouth water container – the plastic “Folgers Coffee”-style tubs are great, small container or paper packet of salt, spray bottle for water, sea sponge, small towel or paper towels, blow dryer.

Suggested Colors: Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Phthalo Green, Cadmium Yellow Orange, Cobalt, Yellow Ochre, Scarlet Lake, Azo Yellow, Opera, Quinacridone Gold, Olive Green, Sap Green.
*Buy what you like; don’t limit yourself to my choices!

If you don’t already have watercolors of some sort, here’s a good place to start:
Source – Nevada Fine Arts: 1 full sheet of Arches 140 lb cold press watercolor paper (~$10) 1 size 8(ish) round watercolor paint brush – Richeson 7000 “Quiller” series (~$15) 3 tubes of Daniel Smith watercolors, a blue, a red and a yellow; each are from $9 to $12. I suggest: Cobalt or Ultramarine Blue, Carmine, Pyrrol Red, Azo Yellow, Hansa Yellow Medium, a plastic palette with a few good sized wells ($5-$15) or butcher tray for mixing paints And a good-sized container for water, a roll of plain masking tape, and some paper towels. If buying supplies at NV Fine Arts, tell them you’re taking my class and they’ll give you a 10% discount. Questions? Send me an email! ronnierector@yahoo.com