Autumn Plein Air Painting Workshop
with Christine Lashley

A Few Notes About the Workshop :We will be painting on location at Hillsborough Winery. I met with the owner and she was very nice. She is very excited to have us out to paint. There are several places with outdoor tables and chairs. Although I plan to paint outside for the demos, there is a chance the weather will not cooperate all day. The winery has generously allowed us an indoor space to paint if we get cold! The room has panoramic views of the hills, barns, vines, and fields. They have bathrooms. The views are spectacular, and if you like, prior to the workshop, you can visit and take some reference pictures to have at the workshop. I painted there on Tuesday, Oct. 20th and there was some fall color, but still quite a bit of green.

* She has also invited us to have a show of our workshop work (for myself and students) at the Winery during the month of December! How fabulous. We are working on the details. *

Please bring a brown bag lunch, and something to drink. The winery has offered hot coffee, and tea. Of course, I'm sure they'd love to have you sample the wine as well.

In case you paint indoors, please bring 2 tarps (such as an old sheet) and cardboard (to blot any stray blobs of oil) if you plan on messy media such as: acrylic, oil, or pastel to protect the winery's tables and floor. Under no circumstances should any paint cleanup happen in the bathrooms! Please have a plan for transporting your old paint, solvent, and dirty brushes back home for proper cleanup. Used water from watercolor can be discreetly dumped outside in the bushes.

As a reminder, I will be working with watercolor Thursday and water-mixable oil on Friday.
If using traditional oil, only odorless solvents are allowed.

Christine Lashley
christinelashley.com

************* OIL PAINTING LIST *********

Oil Painting
List is for Water-Mixable Paints

You do not need to spend a lot of money on your oil supplies & equipment for this workshop, a simple "Thumb box" for little paintings and an introductory set of paints with a few brushes will be all you need to paint oil for the day. Here is a comprehensive list for those who want to know more about painting on location and if you want to invest in more items for this workshop or in the future.

ABOUT YOUR MATERIALS: There are 3 major paint manufacturers of water-mixable oil paints: Grumbacher (Max), Holbien (Duo) and Winsor & Newton (Artisan). They are all pretty good and can mix with each other. A good book for an overview of water mixable oils is: Painting with Water-Soluble Oils by Sean Dye.
PALETTE - There are several choices for palettes you can buy. Wood palette, or plexiglas, (for the studio: a sheet of heavy-grade glass that has the edges finished. You can have a glass shop do this, or instead use lots of tape). You can also use tin-foil taped to cardboard for a disposable option. Pochade boxes have a built-in palette.
WHAT TO PAINT ON - You can paint on paper, panels, or canvas. Paper must be prepared with gesso first to prevent the oils from seeping into the paper and ruining it. "Pintura" panels are archival and very inexpensive. They work great with the water-mixable oils and have some 'tooth'. ASW Express (web art store) has 'Creative Mark' canvas that is high-quality and inexpensive.
BRUSHES - Traditional oil brushes made with natural hairs are fine for regular oils (ie: china or boar-bristle). But these get too floppy with water-mixable oils, and then they can't carry and mix paint. Synthetic brushes are the way to go with the water-mixable oils. Silver Brush Bristleton is a fantastic brush. Get a sampling of styles and sizes to know your preference. I use filberts, and flats more than rounds or brights. Suggestion: Flats & Filberts size: 2, 4, 6, 8
OTHER - Paper towels, or rags. Baby wipes. Plastic bag for trash/used rags. Smock or apron. Sketch pad for quick studies or notes. Small wide-mouthed container for water (a glass jam jar works for the studio. For location: a bottom half of a small plastic water bottle... just cut the bottle in half with a bread knife). Easel or pochade box. Palette knife. Hat.
OPTIONAL - Pochade box and tripod. Umbrella. Chair. Small container of Linseed oil can be useful (buy oil that is for the water-mixable paints... Duo brand oil is better). Also, get a small cup with a lid for the oil, or use some tin-foil. Drybox for wet panels.
PAINTS - Colors are sold in medium (37ml), and also white in large (150ml). The ** colors are very important, and can be used as a limited palette, then the * colors are nice to have... then others can be purchased as desired. I use mostly MAX / Grumbacher colors, any brand can be purchased. Some brands such as Grumbacher have introductory sets.

Yellow: **Cadmium Yellow Light; *Cadmium Yellow Medium; Cadmium Yellow Pale
Red: **Cadmium Red Light, *Rose Madder (Duo only); *Quinacridone Red, Cadmium Red Deep
Blue: **French Ultramarine Blue; Cerulean Blue; Thalo Blue;
Orange: Cadmium Orange
Green: Viridian Green
Brown: *Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber
Other: *Thio Violet
White: **Titatium White (large size, Duo is best and spreads better than Max)

SOURCES:
Supplies: http://www.aswexpress.com/ ; http://www.jerrysartarama.com/ ; http://www.cheapjoes.com/

Pochade: I recommend the EasyL "Versa", it is a great easel, and I have had it for several years. http://www.artworkessentials.com/products/index.htm

Also for little studies on your lap or a table, the cute, very portable "Thumb box" pochade is great for 6 x 8" or 8 x 10" studies. http://www.utrechtart.com/