Skill Building in Oil Supply List
All supplies are available at Jerry's Artarama, 1109 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford, CT. 860-232-0073 or www.jerrysartsupplies.com.
Limited palette of paint colors: I use Winsor & Newton Griffin Alkyd Oil Paints. Alkyd oil paints are fast drying oil paints; most paintings will be dry within 18 to 24 hours.
Here are the colors that I use. Please note that I have listed alternative colors for some pigments in the event that you do not have all the colors I recommend.
Ttitanium white, cadmium yellow medium, yellow ochre (raw sienna), cadmium orange, cadmium red medium, permanent rose (quinacridine red, or alizarin crimson), french ultramarine, prussian blue (thalo blue), permanent sap green, viridian, and burnt sienna.
Solvents & paint medium: Weber Odorless Turpentine (blue and white can), Winsor & Newton Paint Medium (75 ml. bottle). If you wish to have your paint dry more quickly, as I do, you may use Winsor & Newton Liquin in place of the paint medium listed above.
Brushes: #4 and #8 Isabey hog bristle filberts, #6 red sable round brush, #4 Princeton synthetic flat
Canvas: Unless you have experience working in larger sizes, I recommend that you work with the following sizes: 8" x 10" up to 11" x 14”. Good quality canvas panels are available from Jerry's (in store or on-line): Frederix, Pintura, and Raphael. Other good quality canvas panels are available on-line from RayMar and SourceTek. I work on canvas that is toned with raw umber (scribble raw umber mixed with a tiny bit of turpentine onto the canvas, wipe to an even tone with a dry rag, and allow to dry.)
Other Supplies: Paint palette (A pad of disposable paper palettes are useful for easy cleanup), Roll of paper towels, Two small jars (Jelly jars are a good size), One large jar (a mayonnaise jar is a good size), Disposable non-surgical gloves or “Invisible Glove” protective cream for hands, and a Palette knife (trowel shaped). For the inevitable dabs of paint that find their way on to your clothing, a good spot remover is called Kiss-Off and is available at most art supply stores.
Transportation of paintings and paint supplies: To transport your wet paintings to and from class, lay an old sheet or drop cloth across the trunk of your car. An empty pizza box is also useful for making sure that wet paintings don’t slide around. For transporting your painting supplies, a toolbox, old briefcase or large canvas tote are good alternatives.