Supply List
Oil Painting Class for Teenagers and Young Adults
Gamblin Oil paints (preferred though not mandatory)
Please NO Student grade paints! These paints are of poor quality and are difficult to work with!
- Cadmium Yellow Light
- Cadmium Yellow Deep
- Cadmium Orange
- Cadmium Red Light
- Cadmium Red Medium
- Cadmium Red Deep
- Azure Blue
- Cobalt Blue
- Ultramarine Blue
- Alizarin Crimson
- Ivory Black
- Titanium White
Gamblin medium
Cold pressed linseed oil
Cup holder for linseed oil
Brushes
- four different sized Filberts hog hair or boar bristle for oil paints only
- suggested sizes: 2, 4, 5, 6
- suggested brands: Robert Simmons, Grumbacher, Winton Windsor Newton
Canvas panels or pre-stretched canvas
- Suggested sizes: 11x14, 12x16, 14x18, 16x20
- Canvas panels are economical (3 boards per packet)
Large Wooden Palette
Palette knife
Palette carry case optional
Recommended Books
The Art Spirit
By Robert Henri
The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques
By Ralph Mayer
The Materials of the Artist and Their Use in Painting
By Max Doerner
Capturing Light in Oils
By Paul Strisik
Cecilia Beaux: American Figure Painter
By Sylvia Yount, Kevin Sharp, Nina Auerbach,
and Mark Bockrath
George Inness
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Quiet Magic:
The Still Life Paintings of Emil Carlsen
By Ulrich W. Hiesinger
Sargent Portrait Drawings:
42 Works by John Singer Sargent
By Dover Art Library
Unsuspected Genious:
The Art and Life of Frank Duveneck
By Robert Neuhaus
Contact Diana K. Gibson:
- Ph: eve (973)962-6436
- Studio: (201)652-9615
Class is taught in the West Studio of the Ridgewood Art Institute.
Diana K. Gibson Main Page
