JULIA HAWKINS ROI NEAC

CLASSES IN LEATHERHEAD

 

SURREY OIL PAINTING STUDIO 

Oil Painting

10 weekly classes

Saturdays

9.30am - 12.30pm

Dates to be confirmed

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CLASSES IN WEST SUSSEX

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THE NEW SCHOOL OF ART

Portrait Painting Weekend in West Sussex

16th and 17th November 2024

10am - 5pm

The Red Studio,

Emerson College,

Forest Row,

RH18 5JX

 

CLASSES IN LONDON

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ART ACADEMY LONDON

Fundamentals of Portraiture

16th September - 25th November 2024

Mondays

10.30am - 4.30pm

To apply: https://artacademy.ac.uk/course/painting-the-fundamentals-of-portraiture-e2401p006/

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ART ACADEMY LONDON

Advanced portrait painting

Saturday and Sunday

12th and 13th October 2024

10am - 4.30pm

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ART ACADEMY LONDON

Portrait painting short course (beginners)

Fridays

1st - 29th November 2024

2pm - 4.30pm

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ART ACADEMY LONDON

Life drawing: short pose

Fridays

8th - 29th November 2024

6pm - 7.30pm

Life drawing: long pose

Fridays

8th - 29th November 2024

7.45pm - 9.15pm

 

CHISWICK ART SCHOOL

Portrait drawing masterclass

Sunday 6th October 2024

10am - 4pm

To apply: https://www.chiswickartschool.co.uk/cas-store01/p/jh-rt-dw-t30-s19-a1

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Suggested Painting and Drawing Materials to have for your classes

 

Painting Materials

 

Portable easel or Pochade Box with tripod (sold separately), if you paint en plein air (most of them include a palette. Some boxes can be quite expensive, but if you are planning to stick with your painting and try to paint both in the studio and outdoors, they are useful. See links below)

 

Oil:

Sufficient amount of Titanium or Zinc White (200ml tube), Ivory Black, Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Yellow or Gold Ochre, Red Ochre Transparent (Winsor & Newton), Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Oxide of Chromium, Viridian, Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmiums: Red and Yellow.

(Winsor & Newton Artist’s range is good. Their student version paints is suitable, however they have less pigment, this will affect the quality of your painting)

 

Surfaces:

Number of canvas boards or canvases (additionally primed with white gesso)

22x16 inches

18x14 inches

16x12 inches

14x10 inches

 

Brushes:

Range of good quality medium to large size hog long filberts and flats. No synthetic brushes please 

 

Solvents:

Low odour for the lessons, Artist's turpentine at home

Jam jar with lid for washing your brushes during work

 

Palettes:

Firm flat rectangular or oval medium size wooden or firm plastic or wooden palette (white plastic is good)

size appr 37x23cm (see links below)

 

Palette knife:

Winsor & Newton palette knife N21 or N22 or any make medium size pointed end palette knife

 

Rags or kitchen towel 

Old shirt/apron to protect clothing.

 

Hard cover sketch book A4 format, soft graphite pencils 

 

You might find this information useful:

 

Canvas Carrier

https://www.jacksonsart.com/jas-canvas-carrier

 

Palettes

https://www.jacksonsart.com/studio/palettes/wooden-palettes/page/2

 

Pochade boxes

Lighter pochade box/easel (with the video how to assemble it)

https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-half-sized-french-style-box-easel

 

Russian easel (recommended)

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/968659587/french-easel-painting-easel-artist-gifts?click_key=2b00e3863aec1809d8b87346df5f77dc36f8a2d5%3A968659587&click_sum=8a7d5b8e&ref=search2_top_narrowing_intent_modules_top_rated-1&frs=1&sts=1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drawing Materials

 

Range of pencils from HB (for longer drawings) to 9B (for sketching)

Light weight drawing board A2 size. (Good one - 

https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-18-x-24-inch-light-weight-drawing-board-wood-edge)

Stanley knife to sharpen your pencils

A3 and A2 Daler Rowney Fine Grain - Heavyweight Drawing Paper pads (Not spiral bound)

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For sketching

Various sizes sketching paper

Willow charcoal

Round large watercolour brush

Watercolour: black, sepia, umber

Round and filbert hog brushes size 8-10

Oil colours artist quality - raw and burnt umber (small tubes)

Soft pastel

A3 Pastel paper pad (neutral colours)

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