This workshop is an introduction to the various supplies and techniques used to create interesting and expressive abstract paintings using cold wax medium with oil paint.
We will work on a variety of surfaces and explore the many ways to start and build up (or subtract) layers of deeply textured and intriguing works of art. In addition to speeding up drying time, Cold Wax brings an element of the unexpected to the painting process which is ideal for artists who wish to work more abstractly and intuitively.
Cold wax medium and oil can be scraped, scratched, rubbed, pressed, pushed, added and subtracted. This ancient medium fosters versatility. In this one day workshop, Kathy will share some of these techniques, and each participant will have the opportunity to create their own small cold wax and oil pieces on Arches Oil paper and experience working on alternate surfaces—Multi-Media Artboard and a primed cradled wood panel. Come prepared to let go and play!
There will be a 1/2 hour break, so please bring a sack lunch.
Kathy will supply students with many of the supplies. The cost for materials ($35) is included in the tuition fee.
Instructor: Kathy Blankley Roman
Capacity: 8 students
We will explore tools & techniques of combining cold wax medium with oil paint, to produce nonobjective abstract paintings and/or abstract landscapes in an atmosphere of play. Using nontraditional tools, we will create paintings with depth, translucency and a richness of surface. This is an intermediate class. Basic knowledge of general design principles, composition, color principles, etc. is advised.
Fees
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Members: $185.00; after 1/13/2020: $195.00
Non-Members: $215.00; after 1/13/2020 $225.00
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Materials List
Supplies Provided $35 Supply Fee, prepaid
1 gessoed cradled wood panel 12”x12”
2 sheets Arches oil painting paper 12”x16”
1 MultiMedia Artboard 12”x12” or 11”x14”
Cold wax medium 4 oz.
4.2oz Gamsol
Palette paper
Palette knife Provided for use at workshop
Messermeister bowl scrappers (squeegee)
Assorted Princeton “wedges” (squeegee), flat and crenellated edges
Brayers
CitraSolve
Scraping tools - pottery scrapers, palette knives, mat board pieces
Incising tools - finishing nail, skewer, chopstick, dental tools
Oil paint: A selection of warm and cool grays, Titanium Buff and a few oil sticks. - Charcoal, dry pigment
Spray bottle, eye droppers, and hypodermic tools for solvents
Tissue paper, newsprint
Bring
A roll of paper towels
Wax paper
Tape: blue or green painters’ tape or white artist’s tape. 1”-1.5” (plus 3/4”recommended but optional)
Old gift card or credit card (for applying/scraping paint)
Disposable vinyl gloves
Apron and/or old clothes. This can be messy!
Rubber stamps and stencils if you have them
Soft dry pastels if you have them (NOT oil pastels)
Oil paint
Recommended brands:
Sennelier Rive Gauche oil colors - $4.59 and $11.61 www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-rive-gauche-fine-oil-color-paints
Gamblin 1980 colors at Blick, in store and online and at Jerry’s, these are excellent budget student grade oil paints. Most of you will have many of these colors. Of course, any brand of professional paints are fine. In them the color load is much higher than student grade, which is why they are so expensive. Until you decide to make the investment in painting with oils, student grade is perfectly fine.
Recommended colors of paint to bring:
Cadmium Red Medium
Alizarin Crimson
Blue - Ultramarine or Indigo
Permanent Orange
Burnt Umber or Asphaltum Yellow
Cadmium Light or Lemon
Indian Yellow
Sap Green
Ivory Black
Titanium White
Optional:
Burnt Sienna
Turquoise
Phthalo Green