SUPPLIES: Students will be responsible for their own supplies. Please see the supply list below.

Bring your paintings to a new level! The instructor will guide you through the phases of creating your painting providing insights and demonstrations. She will help you organize and construct a sold foundation with strong values, composition and color, build your painting with conscience attention to the process and heighten the impact with finishing touches. This class is for advanced beginners, intermediate or advanced oil or acrylic painters.

Work from your photos.  Bring several to choose from.

SUPPLY LIST
5 Canvas or canvas boards – Two 8″ x 10″ or 9″ x 12″ and three 9″ x 12″ or 11″ x 14″.
Paints: Cadmium yellow light or Hansa yellow light, orange, Ultramarine blue, Thalo blue, Cadmium red light,  Alizarin Crimson, Burnt umber or raw umber, Titanium white.
Brushes:  Variety of size small, med, large filbert and flat brushes.  (3-5 brushes are plenty)
Other:
• Metal palette knife
• Palette (freezer/ butcher paper works fine)
• Paper towels (Viva brand)
• Smock
• Small drawing pad
• Pencil
• Plastic gloves (optional)

Oil painters should bring Odorless Turpenoid (no turpentine) and small container with screw top for Turpenoid

Acrylic painters should bring water container, small spray bottle and Golden Retarder

• Date: January 19–21, 2026
• Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Location: Art in Bloom Gallery classroom
• Instructor: Joanne Geisel