135-Intro to Oil Painting
In Person | Available
This is a wonderful class for the beginner. You will learn about the materials used in oil painting; their history, and the different ways to apply techniques like underpainting, glazing, and alla prima painting.
NOTE: This is the in-person component of a hybrid class. There will be students connecting to the class virtually concurrently with those attending the in-person 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.
- Suggested Supplies:
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- Brushes – a variety (oil based)
- Palette (kinds: wood or plastic)
- Palette knife
- Canvas or canvas board (size recommendation 11X 14 or 16 x 20 inches). We would recommend having 2 or 3 canvases to possibly work on at the same time.
- Oil paints (possible brand names: Grumbacher, Winsor & Newton, Rembrandt, Van Gogh)
- Oil colors: cadmium red medium, cadmium yellow light, cobalt blue, titanium white, yellow ochre, burnt umber, burnt sienna
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- Linseed oil (A small container)
- Galkyd (this is a kind of Liquin and dries quickly) - a small container
- Gamsol (Odorless mineral spirit)
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.