~Oil Paints~
Windsor & Newton
- Alizarin Crimson
- Cadmium Red
- Cadmium Yellow Pale
- Permanent Rose
- Terra Rosa
- Yellow Ocher Pale
Rembrandt
- Cadmium Lemon
- Cadmium Yellow Deep
- Cadmium Orange
- Cobalt Blue Light
- Transparent Oxide Red
- Transparent Oxide
- Brown
- Ultramarine Blue Deep
- Viridian
Lefranc & Bourgeois
- Titanium White
Other recommended brands:
Holbein, Gamblin, Old Holland
~Canvas~
I use canvas made by New Traditions Art Panels www.newtraditionsartpanels.com L600 primed linen is very smooth and is available on birch or gatorfoam boards. It’s also available by the roll. I recommend a range from 9 x 12 to 16 x 20 inches. No more than three are necessary, but a variety of sizes is best.
~Brushes~
My favorite brushes come from Rosemary & Co! www.rosemaryandco.com I use the following series’ in all available sizes:
- 2025 “Chunking” bristle, long flats
- “Ivory” filberts and flats
- 272 “Mongoose” series’ (rounds [smaller sizes])
- 275 (angular)
- 278 (filberts)
- 279 (flats)
~Medium~
- I make my own medium using three ingredients and a ratio of 5-1-1:
- Rectified Turpentine (five parts)
- Stand Oil (one part)
- Damar Varnish (one part)
- Mix all three ingredients in a lidded jar (using the 5-1-1 ratio), and use as needed to thin paints while painting.
- Note: Walnut oil may be used as a substitute stand-alone medium.
~Palette~
- Please use a glass palette – no plexi-glass or paper.
~Solvent~
- Gamsol
~Paper Towels~
