123-Evening Painting

123-Evening Painting

Virtual | Available

2020 Burnt Mills Road Bedminster, NJ 07921 United States
Virtual
Adult
1/8/2025-3/19/2025
6:30 PM-9:00 PM on Wed
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$382.00
$357.00
$3.75

123-Evening Painting

Virtual | Available

This class is open to those who want to explore the mediums of painting or drawing. There is always an ongoing discussion about traditional and contemporary concepts, with frequent group and individual critiques. Students will receive one-on-one instruction on how to compose a painting, how to use the different mediums brought to class, and how to think about their art in the broader context of what is contemporary art. All are welcome to this fun and lively studio class.

This is the virtual component of a hybrid class. There will be students participating in-person concurrently with students participating online via Zoom. This class will be taking place online using Zoom. Instructions on how to access the class will be sent a day prior to the class start date. 

Between the ages of 25 and 35? Use coupon code UNDER35 to receive $20 off this class.

  • All students must comply with the Policies and Procedures found on The Center's website. There will be no refunds for students removed from class for failure to observe The Center’s Policies and Procedures.

  • This workshop is open to all paint mediums. 

    Please pick one or more mediums to work from for this workshop.

     

    For a supply list please see below. 

     

    OIL

    Brushes – a variety (oil based)

    Palette (kinds: wood or plastic)

    Palette knife

    Canvas or Canvas board (Possible sizes recommended 11X 14 through 18 x 24) I would recommend having 2 or 3 canvas to possible work on.

    Oil Paints (Possible brand names: Grumbacher, Winsor & Newton, Rembrandt, Van Gogh)

    COLORS: Allzarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cobalt Blue, Ivory Black, Phthalo Blue, Phthalo Green, Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna

    Liquin  (a kind of quick drier)

    Mineral Spirits (Gamsol Odorless)

     

    ACRYLIC

    Brushes – a variety (acrylic based)

    Palette (kinds: wood or plastic)

    Palette knife

    Canvas or Canvas board (Possible sizes recommended 11X 14 through 18 x 24) I would recommend having 2 or 3 canvas to possible work on

    Acrylic Paint (Possible brand names: Golden, Winsor & Newton, Liquitex)

    COLORS: Allzarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cobalt Blue, Ivory Black, Phthalo Blue, Phthalo Green, Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna

    Gel Medium (Matte and Gloss)

    Cups for water

     

    WATERCOLOR

    Brushes – a variety (watercolor based)

    Palette (kinds: plastic)

    Watercolor Paint (Possible brand names: Da Vinci, Grumbaacher, Rembrandt)

                Colors: starter set

    Gouache Painting (is a kind of watercolor and great for field studies) starter set the more colors the better (Possible brand names: Holbein or Grumbacher)

    Watercolor paper (Any brand name that has the page glued on all four sides. This is a pre-streched paper.) 

    Plastic Cups for water

     

    PASTELS

    Chalk pastels (Possible brand names: Grumbacher, Rembrandt, Rowney) 

    Pastel paper (Possible brand names: Strathmore, Sennelier, Canson)

     

    Oil pastels (Possible brand names: Sakura Cray, Van Gogh, Daler-Rowney, Faber-Castell, Sennelier)

    Note: Mineral Spirits (Low Odor or Odorless) can dissolve oil pastels and can be used for blending colors and obtain painterly surface effects. Brushes would also be need for this. 

     

    Pastel paper (Possible brand names: Strathmore, Sennelier, Canson)

     

    Other possible materials you might need:

    Something to carry supplies in (art bend, backpack, box easel)

    Tape, 1” Blue Painters Tape

    Push Pins (dozen)

    Wood pencils/charcoal pencils 

    Sketchbook 

    Plastic Wrap (for keeping paints wet when not in use)

     

     

Sherman, Wes
Wes Sherman

Artist Wes Sherman has been painting since 1992 and has been included in hundreds of exhibitions across the county and Europe.. He received his MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in 2003. Sherman has been a visiting artist at many universities and the recipient of a fellowship for painting from New Jersey Council of the Arts. For the past 15 years Sherman has focused on landscape painting, in particular en plein air painting.

He is the chair of exhibitions at The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, New Jersey.