Sadie J. Valeri

Instructor will provide gessoed painting panel.

This class uses smooth wood painting panel. 

If you want to buy your own panels for your own use outside class: 

You can use GessoBoard brand panels on your own, but sand it well with 150-200-grit sandpaper before you start, or the texture will be a problem. I cook my own gesso for the panels I use in my own work.

The recipe and method I use is on my blog in the Materials section:

I highly recommend Robert Simmons “White Sable” brushes with the maroon handles and white bristles, the very best for an affordable price.

There is a national shortage of the Robert Simmons brushes, if you can’t get them, please buy any brand of soft imitation sable brushes - not bristle.

Filberts, 2 each of sizes #10, #4, and #1

Rounds, 2 each of size #1

(This means two identical brushes of each size)

Order online:http://www.discountart.com/store/robert-simmons-long-handle-white-sable-filbert-brush.html

Drawing materials (for preparatory drawing)

Tracing paper, 9x12 inches, a few sheets or small pad

Please bring all materials listed on the Drawing Materials List

Small wooden oval style with a thumb hole

(If it’s brand new, please brush on thick coats of linseed oil every night for several days/weeks before the class, or it will absorb all your oil paint.)

Stepped and flexible metal, diamond shaped blade, about 2” blade (not the tiny one, and not the flat “spatula” style) - type with “Made in Italy” stamped on handle is the best.

It’s worth it to invest in higher quality paints. Cheap paints are full of extra fillers and oils, so you just have to keep squeezing out more paint - not really a money saver.
Recommended brand: Holbein
Sennelier Brand and Old Holland Brand are also, good quality, but Holbein works best for our method 

White: Titanium

Cadmium Yellow
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red
Alizarin Crimson Permanent

Burnt Umber

Raw Umber

Ultramarine Blue

(no black)

Some notes about buying paints, as the color labels can be confusing:
In general, don’t buy anything that says “hue” in the name of the color. It means “fake,” they are cheaper and don’t use real pigments. But they don’t save you any money, because you just end up using more paint.

Also, go with the most simple name. For example, get Ultramarine, not Ultramarine Deep. Get Yellow Ochre, not Yellow Ochre Pale.

Jars and Containers:

• Silicoil brush cleaning jar (1 or 2 jars)
• OPTIONAL: Newton brand brush cleaning jar (click link to order online)
  
• 4 (FOUR) very small (~1 inch tall) clear glass jars with tight lids and straight sides (sold in art supply store near turps and oils)

• Refined Linseed Oil - small bottle (read label carefully, there are many kinds of Linseed oil)
• Stand Oil - small bottle (this is actually just a thicker form of linseed oil)
• Odorless Mineral Spirits (Turpenoid or Gamsol brands)
• Natural Turpenoid (Martin/F Weber brand) (the non-toxic orange oil, green can - ONLY for cleaning brushes, never get it into your paint)
• Fill 1 Sillicoil jar with Natural Turpenoid - green can, and 1 jar with Odorless Mineral Spirits (these jars tend to leak in transport, wrap in plastic bag)

NOTE: For those flying in for a workshop, don’t fly with any of the above linseed oil, stand oil, or solvents (they are flammable and you can’t put them in your luggage). Instructor will provide you with the bottled oils and solvents you need. Please bring your own oil paints. Email instructor for instructions about how to fly with oil paints in your checked luggage.

Please mix up your mediums in the small jars at home:

Blue roll paper towels called “shop cloths”, available in hardware stores. “Viva” paper towels and other brands are too linty.

We have several ViewCatchers for students to use during class, but if you want to buy your own this is a good one:

I am often asked which Ikea shelf unit I use for still life setups at my studio, here it is:

Besta Shelf Unit

$80

Dimensions:

Width: 23 5/8 “
Depth: 15 3/4 “
Height: 50 3/8 “

Color: brown/black

And I also use these caster wheels, they are made to attach to the bottom of the shelf unit: