Painting: Still Life in Oils

This still life painting class is designed for both beginners and intermediate artists who want to enhance their skills and explore the beauty of still life compositions. Over the four weeks, students will be guided through the process of creating stunning still life paintings focusing on composition, form, color and how to set up and light a still life. Students will be painting from observation not photographs, so multiple still life set ups will be done each class. 

Tuesdays, June 6 – 27
9 am – noon

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

Supplies: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts and receive a 10% discount. 

Paint: Note: If you already have a set of oil paint with a variety of colors, you are welcome to bring it, if not you should get the following colors: M. Graham brand Zinc White (37ml), 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), Containers: 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 is preferable to plastic) Disposable Palette New Wave Disposable Palette (grey) or similar, Brush Cleaner The Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver 2.5 ozCanvas, 4- Stretched Canvases or Canvas Panels (9”x12”, 11”x14, or 12”x16” – larger sizes than these not recommended due to time constraints), Roll of absorbent paper towels (i.e. Viva or Blue Shop Towels), Nitrile gloves.