Hand Painted Decorative Eggs

Inspired by her Czechoslovakian heritage, instructor Iva Neveux will introduce students to basic painting techniques to create beautiful decorative eggs. Each student will create two hand-painted eggs using combinations of dots, lines, dashes and curves. All materials included with registration.

Sunday, April 7
1 – 4 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: Adults (15+) / All levels

Instructor Notes: Students who want to learn how to blow/hollow real eggs, can bring a couple of eggs and a container to transport the the eggs.

Hand Painted Decorative Eggs

Inspired by her Czechoslovakian heritage, instructor Iva Neveux will introduce students to basic painting techniques to create beautiful decorative eggs. Each student will create two hand-painted eggs using combinations of dots, lines, dashes and curves. All materials included with registration.

Saturday, April 6
9 am – 12 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: Adults (15+) / All levels

Instructor Notes: Students who want to learn how to blow/hollow real eggs, can bring a couple of eggs and a container to transport the the eggs.

Introduction to Watercolors

This class is designed for anyone who would like to explore the medium of watercolor without the commitment.  Learn techniques such as washes, glazing, wet on wet and much more.  Find out if watercolor is for you.  The class is great for beginners who would like to experiment with watercolor techniques in an instructive setting. No experience necessary. All materials included with registration.

Sunday, March 31
10 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: Adult (15+) / Beginners

Color Studies in Watercolor

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, tinting color mixes with a third pigment and learning to combine warm and cool hues. We will also explore origins of pigments, different pigment properties and differences amongst manufacturers. An excellent class for both the beginner and advanced student.

Sunday, March 3
10 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply List:

Hand Painted Folk Hearts

Inspired by her Czechoslovakian heritage, instructor Iva Neveux will introduce students to basic painting techniques to create beautiful hand painted hearts. Each student will create two hand-painted hearts using combinations of dots, lines, dashes and curves. Make one for yourself and one to give to someone you love. All materials included with registration.

Sunday, February 3
1 – 4 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: Adults (15+) / All levels

Hand Painted Folk Hearts

Inspired by her Czechoslovakian heritage, instructor Iva Neveux will introduce students to basic painting techniques to create beautiful hand painted hearts. Each student will create two hand-painted hearts using combinations of dots, lines, dashes and curves. Make one for yourself and one to give to someone you love. All materials included with registration.

Sunday, January 27
1 – 4 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: Adults (15+) / All levels

Introduction to Color in Oil or Acrylics

This course is a 3-day intensive study covering the use of color with emphasis on how seeing relates to color choices. Students will gain a good foundational working knowledge of how to mix and use color as it relates to making artwork. The class will be exposed to many color theories, which will be put into practice. Each lesson begins with the concepts to be covered, demonstration of the techniques, hands on experience.

Tuesday – Thursday, January 22 – 24
9 am – noon

Instructor: David McCamant 
Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels

SUPPLY LIST: 

SUPPORTS 

  • Inexpensive canvas boards or panels. Students who wish to do the homework will need to double the number of panels. 3 – 11″ x 14” 

OIL OR ACRYLIC PAINT: 1 – 37 ml tube of oil paint in the following colors:

  • WHITE Titanium White (2 tubes are suggested) 
  • YELLOW Cadmium Lemon, Windsor Yellow, Hansa Yellow Medium or Cadmium Yellow Light 
  • RED Cadmium Red Hue, Cadmium Red Medium or Cadmium Berium Red (not deep) 
  • BLUE French Ultramarine Blue or Ultramarine Blue 
  • BLACK Ivory Black
  • MAGENTA (OPTIONAL*) Permanent Rose or Quinacridone Red 
  • CYAN (OPTIONAL*) Thalo Blue or Phthalo Blue 

You may bring whatever paint you have as long as they are the correct hues or colors. I recommend inexpensive Windsor Newton student colors. 

FOR OILS ONLY OIL PAINTING MEDIUM 

  • Neo MeGilp Medium 2oz or Larger 

OIL PALETTE

  • Gray Matters, palette paper or equivalent 

CLEANING JAR

  • Silicoil cleaning jar or other small jar with lid 

CLEANING SOLUTION

  • 1 – 8oz bottle of artist grade Walnut oil 

BRUSH CLEANER

  • 2.5 OZ small cake of The Masters Brush Cleaner

BRUSHES

  • Bring what you have – recommend at least one filbert #8 

FOR ACRYLICS ONLY

  • Large water container to clean brushes Sta-wet pallet (larger the better) 

PAPER TOWELS

  • 1 roll of BLUE shop paper towels (OPTIONAL – add one more for homework*) 

WET PANEL CARRIER

  • Inexpensive cookie sheet covered in aluminum foil or aluminum roasting pan for wet painting transport

Approximate Materials Cost $100. With OPTIONAL ITEMS $130. 

Impressionist Painting Techniques in Oil

Inspired by the American and French Impressionists, students will use oil paint to explore color, light and shadow in this week-long intensive. This series will explore brushwork techniques, cropped compositions, color breaking and mixing colors directly on canvas.

Monday – Friday, February 18 – 22
9 am – noon

Instructor: David McCamant
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

SUPPLY LIST:

SUPPORTS: Inexpensive canvas boards or panels. Students who wish to do the homework will need to double the number of panels.

  • 1 – 11″ x 14” (OPTIONAL – add one more for homework*)
  • 2 – 8″ x 10″ (OPTIONAL – add two more for homework*)
  • 3 – 6″ x 8″ (OPTIONAL – add three more for homework*)

OIL PAINT: 1 – 37 ml tube of oil paint in the following colors: 

  • WHITE – Titanium White (2 tubes are suggested)
  • YELLOW – Cadmium Lemon, Windsor Yellow, Hansa Yellow Medium or Cadmium Yellow Light
  • RED – Cadmium Red Hue, Cadmium Red Medium or Cadmium Berium Red (not deep)
  • BLUE – French Ultramarine Blue or Ultramarine Blue 
  • BLACK – Ivory Black
  • MAGENTA – Permanent Rose or Quinacridone Red  
  • CYAN – Thalo Blue or Phthalo Blue 

You may bring whatever paint you have as long as they are the correct hues or colors. I recommend inexpensive Windsor Newton Winton student colors.

PAINTING MEDIUM:Neo MeGilp Medium 2oz or Larger

BRUSHES: Recommend Connoisseur brand #2106 pure synthetic oil paint brushes or any artist quality manufacturer VERY IMPORTANT

  • 1 each #6 and #8 Long-Handled Filberts

PALETTE: Gray Matters, palette paper or equivalent

CLEANING JAR: Silicoil cleaning jar or other small jar with lid

CLEANING SOLUTION: 1 – 8oz bottle of artist grade Walnut oil

BRUSH CLEANER: 2.5 OZ small cake of The Masters Brush Cleaner

PAPER TOWELS: 1 roll of BLUE shop paper towels (OPTIONAL – add one more for homework*)

WET PANEL CARRIER: inexpensive cookie sheet covered in aluminum foil or aluminum roasting pan for wet painting transport

Approximate Materials Cost – $100. With Optional Items – $130.

NOTE: Painting techniques will not use any solvent or turpentine, only painting medium.

All About Flowers in Oil

Explore still life oil painting in this workshop that looks specifically at painting a floral still life. Imploring the techniques and style of the Dutch Masters, both beginning, and more advanced oil painting students will enjoy learning how to set up a floral still life, will consider their composition and will learn how to take a floral still life painting from start to finish. Students will explore oil painting techniques, including brushwork, value and color. Students will work to develop their oil painting skills while exploring texture, light, shape and form.

Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14
9 am – 2 pm

Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels
Instructor: Dee Kirkham

Supply List/Instructor Notes: 

Suggested place for purchasing oil paints: Nevada Fine Arts Store, Reno, NV  

Oil Paints (Rembrandt, Windsor Newton Oil (not student grade), Old Holland or Vasari Paints (800-932-9375)

  • Naples Yellow Light
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Cadmium Yellow Light or Lemon
  • Cadmium Yellow Deep
  • Cadmium Orange
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Ultramarine Blue 
  • Burnt Umber
  • Raw Umber (prefer Windsor Newton)
  • Ivory Black
  • Transparent Oxide Red
  • Titanium White (M Graham Alkyd Formulation – but any Titanium White will be fine)

Brushes

  • Rosemary Brushes (can order only online www.rosemaryandco.com – Ivory Filberts Size 4, 6, 8 & 10 to start and/or Ivory Short Flats, size 4, 6, 8 & 10 to start
  • Robert Simmons (www.blick.com)   Signet Bristle Brushes or Silver Grand Prix 
  • Sizes:  3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
  • Watercolor Nylon Brush or a very soft brush for smoothing – 1” to 2” – Rosemary & Co has a goat hair one that is perfect

Preferred Medium

  • Prefer to not use turpentine – I will explain this and show you how to paint without it and how to clean your brushes.
  • Gamblin Liquin
  • Maroger Flemish Medium – can be ordered from Andre Lucero, www.andrelucero.com
  • I will have this for you to purchase at the class.  Please let him know that I referred you.

Preferred Surfaces – Smooth

  • Ampersand Museum or value Series, The Artist Panel for oil & acrylics, smooth finish or canvas texture, 1/8” flat panel.  Sizes preferred for class 8×10, 9×12, 11×14 or 12×16. Only need 2 canvases for class.Can order these at https://ampersandart.com or Nevada Fine Arts store (if they don’t have them, they can order them for you) or can be purchased at www.dickblick.com
  • Inner Glow Panels – http://www.billewing.com/panels.htm (877-430-3639)
  • These boards provide for a smooth surface giving the effect of the Old Dutch Masters style 
  • Canvas Boards, if used should be Belgian Linen Portrait quality.  I recommend Raphael Premium Archival Oil Primed Linen Panels which you can order from Jerry’s Artarama.
  • Bring any sizes you prefer – Suggested sizes 9×12, 11×14, 12×16

Palette

  • Plexiglas or glass palette is the best for seeing your color and cleaning.  The simplest is to buy a cheap frame with glass, 12×16 or 16×20, and use the glass for your palette.

Palette Knife

  • Any size will be fine, short blade and a long pliable blade preferred.

Easel

  • Please bring you own easel setup if you prefer, otherwise easels are provided.  If you prefer to sit when you paint, a table top easel will be fine.  
  • Artwork Essentials – http://www.artworkessentials.com  – have several sizes of easels that are lightweight, easy to transport and very compact with tripod and accessories.  I will be using one at the workshop.

Paper Towels – Bounty (seem to be the best for not leaving residue on your brushes or painting).

Still Life Setups

  • You will be painting your own personal still life setup.  If you have any special vases, flowers, or items that you would like to possible put in your painting, please feel  free to bring them.  I will be bringing a lot of items for you to choose from also.  
  • Also bring a small & large box  and a dark colored cloth ( 2 yards minimum) preferably dark green, black or a neutral color.

NOTE: If you prefer not to buy extra supplies from this list, please just bring what you have.  I know art can get expensive.  I will be happy to share what I have with you and this will give an opportunity to try it before you buy.

All About Flowers in Oil

Explore still life oil painting in this workshop that looks specifically at painting a floral still life. Imploring the techniques and style of the Dutch Masters, both beginning, and more advanced oil painting students will enjoy learning how to set up a floral still life, will consider their composition and will learn how to take a floral still life painting from start to finish. Students will explore oil painting techniques, including brushwork, value and color. Students will work to develop their oil painting skills while exploring texture, light, shape and form.

Saturday and Sunday, February 16 and 17
9 am – 2 pm

Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels
Instructor: Dee Kirkham

Supply List/Instructor Notes: 

Suggested place for purchasing oil paints: Nevada Fine Arts Store, Reno, NV  

Oil Paints (Rembrandt, Windsor Newton Oil (not student grade), Old Holland or Vasari Paints (800-932-9375)

  • Naples Yellow Light
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Cadmium Yellow Light or Lemon
  • Cadmium Yellow Deep
  • Cadmium Orange
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Ultramarine Blue 
  • Burnt Umber
  • Raw Umber (prefer Windsor Newton)
  • Ivory Black
  • Transparent Oxide Red
  • Titanium White (M Graham Alkyd Formulation – but any Titanium White will be fine)

Brushes

  • Rosemary Brushes (can order only online www.rosemaryandco.com – Ivory Filberts Size 4, 6, 8 & 10 to start and/or Ivory Short Flats, size 4, 6, 8 & 10 to start
  • Robert Simmons (www.blick.com)   Signet Bristle Brushes or Silver Grand Prix 
  • Sizes:  3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
  • Watercolor Nylon Brush or a very soft brush for smoothing – 1” to 2” – Rosemary & Co has a goat hair one that is perfect

Preferred Medium

  • Prefer to not use turpentine – I will explain this and show you how to paint without it and how to clean your brushes.
  • Gamblin Liquin
  • Maroger Flemish Medium – can be ordered from Andre Lucero, www.andrelucero.com
  • I will have this for you to purchase at the class.  Please let him know that I referred you.

Preferred Surfaces – Smooth

  • Ampersand Museum or value Series, The Artist Panel for oil & acrylics, smooth finish or canvas texture, 1/8” flat panel.  Sizes preferred for class 8×10, 9×12, 11×14 or 12×16. Only need 2 canvases for class.Can order these at https://ampersandart.com or Nevada Fine Arts store (if they don’t have them, they can order them for you) or can be purchased at www.dickblick.com
  • Inner Glow Panels – http://www.billewing.com/panels.htm (877-430-3639)
  • These boards provide for a smooth surface giving the effect of the Old Dutch Masters style 
  • Canvas Boards, if used should be Belgian Linen Portrait quality.  I recommend Raphael Premium Archival Oil Primed Linen Panels which you can order from Jerry’s Artarama.
  • Bring any sizes you prefer – Suggested sizes 9×12, 11×14, 12×16

Palette

  • Plexiglas or glass palette is the best for seeing your color and cleaning.  The simplest is to buy a cheap frame with glass, 12×16 or 16×20, and use the glass for your palette.

Palette Knife

  • Any size will be fine, short blade and a long pliable blade preferred.

Easel

  • Please bring you own easel setup if you prefer, otherwise easels are provided.  If you prefer to sit when you paint, a table top easel will be fine.  
  • Artwork Essentials – http://www.artworkessentials.com  – have several sizes of easels that are lightweight, easy to transport and very compact with tripod and accessories.  I will be using one at the workshop.

Paper Towels – Bounty (seem to be the best for not leaving residue on your brushes or painting).

Still Life Setups

  • You will be painting your own personal still life setup.  If you have any special vases, flowers, or items that you would like to possible put in your painting, please feel  free to bring them.  I will be bringing a lot of items for you to choose from also.  
  • Also bring a small & large box  and a dark colored cloth ( 2 yards minimum) preferably dark green, black or a neutral color.

NOTE: If you prefer not to buy extra supplies from this list, please just bring what you have.  I know art can get expensive.  I will be happy to share what I have with you and this will give an opportunity to try it before you buy.