The Open Air, Painting in the Landscape, Part One

Anderson Ranch Art Center Class: 

Workshop Title:  The Open Air, Painting in the Landscape, Part One

Dates: July 8-12, 2013

Ashcroft Aspens, CO, 16 x 24", o/c, 2011

Concept:

The instructor will work with the idea that the interest in Landscape 
comes from the immediate physical experience and the freedom in 
direct visual perception and resultant Drawing-- in the Open Air. 

Each class is separate but a part of the other, see Part Two.

Media and Techniques 

The painting of the landscape then extends from the experience of 
Drawing, the finding of imaginative Shape and Color ideas.

We paint with oil paint as there is an extra rigor to the experience 
and we get a more complex result. 

Daily Activities 

Each day we will go out into the magnificent landscape surrounding 
Aspen and see what we find.

We will briefly go over materials and some ideas of Drawing in the 
classroom. We will spend the rest of the time, out of doors painting 
each day starting from 9, with lunch provided, till 5 when we return to 
school for dinner.

Owl Creek Road, Aspen CO,  16 x 24", o/c, 2011

Supply List,  Part 1

Supplies and equipment STUDENTS must bring to the workshop.

I recommend ordering from Utrecht or Daniel Smith online.

I recommend Utrecht, Gamblin paint or Daniel Smith paint though 
just about every brand is suitable.

Oil Paint:

Titanium/ Zinc mix White. At least 2 tubes 150 ml large

for the rest 37ml. Small tubes are ok but buy large, 150ml if you 
plan to continue on your own. 

One each:

Burnt Umber
Burnt Sienna
Yellow Ochre
Alizarin Crimson
Napthol or Cadmium red Light Hue, or Permanent Red
Cerulean Blue Hue
Ultramarine Blue 
Chromium Oxide Green (this is a grey green and goes by different names)

a small Viridian Green, we dont use much of this

Cadmium Yellow hue light or Hansa Yellow Lt and Medium or 
Cadmium Yellow Medium,

or Hansa Yellow and Hansa Yellow Deep

( these yellows one Lt and one deep, real cadmium oil is expensive 
and poisonous but covers best, up to you, see my blog for more discussion)

Mars/ Ivory Black mix

Testright 100 or 3x3 around 80 $ easel in D Smith catalog I think 
best. Or any other is fine, some may have a French style box easel 
outfitted with small tubes of paint. I myself use larger quantities of 
everything and they don’t fit in box drawers so I don’t use one, but it
 is a good solution if you like to make smaller paintings.

Canvases around 15 x 20 ", 20 x 30" some smaller some larger, 
horizonal for landscape.

We will probably make 10 paintings. Buy these or make yourself. 
(see blog address below)

Traditional stretched canvas in Utrect or Winsor Newton, streched 
cotton in D Smith.

(Gamsol gallons and Painting medium Galkyd Qts, I will order 
this for class)

Filbert brushes as many as you wish 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12  You can do 
with 2 of each.

Red boar bristle or Platinum in Daniel Smith and #219 or 209 in
 Utrect catalogs

2 @ 1 1/2" brush for large areas .

Pallette 16 x 24 " I will supply. 1/4 " Luan Plywood.

3"paint scraper to clean pallette  or large pallette knife

Cotton Rags towels from thrift store.

Paper towels, and Baby wipes (good for hands)

Clips from Hardware store see blog

Saran Wrap

also maybe:

pliers, screw driver, utility knife, measuring tape, pencil

Must:

Hat sunscreen and water

Knap sack or crate to carry materials

Please email me through my Website, GregoryBotts.com,  if you have questions.

further help for Materials List Here:

http://bottspaumanok.blogspot.com/2008/09/landscape-painting-materials.html

and follow me as I paint this Summer here:


http://paintingacrossamerica.blogspot.com/