Painting Light from Life
Dana B. Thompson
www.DanaThompsonDesigns.com

Materials:
• Suggested Palette:
Cadmium Lemon; Cadmium Red; Cadmium Red Light; Cadmium Yellow Pale; Permanent Alizarin Crimson; Indian Yellow (Windsor Newton) ; Ultramarine Blue; Cobalt Blue; Cadmium Orange; Phthalo Green; Dioxazine Purple; Viridian; Cadmium Green (Gamblin) or Cad Green Pale (WN); Permanent Green; Flake White (#2 or Student grade (Winton)) or Titanium White - big tube ; Raw Umber

• Optional Colors to be kept in reserve for particular subject matter or effects or substituted for some of the necessary colors:
Naples Yellow Light; Cadmium Scarlet (substitute for Cadmium Red Light); Cerulean Blue or Manganese Blue; Cinnabar Green; Brilliant Rose (Old Holland); Permanent Rose; Perylene Red; Cobalt Turquoise Lt. (WN) or Cobalt Teal (Gamblin)

Medium: Refined Linseed Oil

Brushes: A variety, which would include filbert bristles in the range from nos. 1 to 8. At least one small sable no. 0, 1, or 2. At least one soft flat (sable, badger or mongoose) no. 4 or above.

Canvas:
Bring a couple of canvases to choose from 11”x14”, 12”x14” and 16”x20” are good sizes.

Palette Knife
Flexible metal, not plastic.  Arrowhead or wedge shape

Brushes:
Filbert and Flat brushes in several sizes, stiff is better than soft, larger sizes are better than small, e.i. ½-inch and 1-inch widths. At least one or two small sable, badger or mongoose brushes no. 0, 1, 2 or 3.

Solvent:
Odorless Mineral Spirits such as Turpenoid or Gamsol (better, but more expensive). (Regular turpentine is not allowed in the school.) Mona Lisa brand at Michael’s is not as expensive.  Bring a jar with a lid to put the solvent in.

Paper Towels:
Super absorbent like Bounty or blue shop towels from Home Depot (paint dept.)

Palette & Scraper:
A palette no smaller than 12”x16”. I have a glass palette so I use a window scraper or single edged razor blade to remove paint to make more room for mixing. I keep my palette in a sealable, plastic box (with a blue lid) made by Masterson’s. Glass is not included in this box so you’d have to purchase it separately (Banner Glass is a good place to go for your glass). Available at Michael’s.

Easel & Taboret:
Supplied by the school

Any questions please call me.

Most of these supplies can be purchased at most art and craft stores.
Recommended suppliers: 
Michaels, AC Moore, Ben Franklin
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