Number of sessions: 2, 3.0 hours each
Course Fee: $50 (Gold Member Fee: $40) non-member $60
NOTE: Non-member students must register and pay for this class at the Art Club.
Description:
Maximum Capacity: 20 Minimum Capacity: 4
Medium: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Colored Pencil or pastels
Instructor: Allen Reamer
Date: Thursday, March 19 and 26, 2026. 9 AM - 12 PM
In this class you will learn how produce a successful still life every time. We will go over the options and decisions you need to make to plan and produce a successful painting. We will take a step-by-step approach for each artwork covering each option.
You will learn hw to draw cylinder vases one-point perspective rectangular vases and two point rectangular vases, how to set up a still-life and paint glass vases with water and a flower in them. The instructor will provide the glass vases and flowers. You will choose the flowers and vase you wish to use.
Choose a medium from the supply list below. If you have questions, please email me at:
areamerart@mindspring.com
Materials Provided by Instructor:
Fresh Flowers, glass vases, painting carrels
All Art Materials Provided by Student
Acrylics or Oil Colors:
Paints: Black, white, red, yellow and blue pigments that work together OR: Titanium White - Blue (Phthalocyanine Blue or Phthalo Blue or Winson Blue) - Red (Quinacridone Red or Naphthol Red or Pyrrol Red). Yellow (Arylide Yellow or Hansa Yellow) Ivory, Black.
Painting supports: canvas board, stretched canvas, gessoed Masonite and/or gessoed birch plywood
Size: O'Keeffe's style works best with 18 x 24 or larger painting supports
Brushes: A variety of round, filbert and flat brushes which are small, medium and large. Use small brushes for small paintings, large for large paintings.
Supplies: Liquid soap, soft paper towels, plastic sheet to cover your table, palette such as white foam plates, wide mouth plastic container(such as Cool Whip container) sketch book
Supplies for Oil Paints: kneaded eraser, charcoal pencil, odorless mineral spirits a second container with a screw top lid.
Supplies for Acrylic paints: vinyl eraser, #2 pencil
Watercolor or Gouache
Watercolors: An inexpensive set of watercolors or (same colors as above,
in Oil or Acrylic)
Supplies: water container, 140 lb. or heavier watercolor paper, #2 pencil, vinyl eraser, soft paper towels, plastic sheet to cover you table.
Brushes: small round water color brush, medium watercolor or filbert brush
Ink and Watercolor
A set of watercolor paints
Paper: 140 lb or heavier cold press watercolor paper
Supplies: Thin lilne or very thin line back waterproof pen, water container, HB pencil, vinyl eraser, Mr. Clean eraser, round sponge, natural sponge, soft paper towels
Brushes: small round watercolor brush, medium watercolor brush (optional mop brush)
Pastel
Sticks: 12 or larger piece soft pastel set with black
Eraser: kneaded eraser
Paper: 18 x 24 or larger acid free pastel paper or 300 to 600 grit sandpaper or fine or extra fine sanadpaper
Supplies: Soft paper towels
Colored Pencils:
Pencils Set of colored pencils
Paper: Drawing paper or drawing pad - your choice of size
Supplies: blending tool, stump, vinyl eraser