The Abstracted Landscape
Please bring a packed lunch with you on the day. We’ll provide tea, coffee, and a selection of biscuits and cake.
We’ll be painting and drawing outdoors during the day, so please come prepared for all kinds of weather. Wear comfortable clothing that’s suitable for the conditions and make sure it’s something you don’t mind getting a bit of paint on.
On the day we will be working with Acrylic paint, mixed media & collage.
Suggested kit list
REMEMBER these are just suggestions and you may have most or similar already, please do not rush out and buy everything on the list. I’m very happy for you to bring whatever you have and use for your own work.
There are a few items though that are ESSENTIAL to bring with you for the workshop which are highlighted in red.
The links I have included are examples of the materials I use. YOU DON’T NEED THE EXACT SAME ONES, they are purely to help you find something similar.
Drawing
A2 Pad - cartridge paper (minimum 200 - 220gsm) needs to be thick enough to handle paint without buckling or warping.
A4 or Square sketchbook - ideally spiral bound, we will be tearing sketches out to collage with.
https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-drawing-cartridge-spiral-pad-150gsm-medium-25-sheets-a4
Compressed charcoal
Graphite Pencils - 8B or similar
Crayons* either/or Caran D’ache Neocolor I & Neocolor II - or similar
Stabilo Woody* - good fun to draw with, you only need a few colours
https://www.jacksonsart.com/stabilo-woody-3-in-1-pencils
Soft pastels*
Oil pastels*
Any other media you like to draw & mark make with
*any colours you have but good to include blues, greens, pink and warm colours orange and ochre etc.
Acrylic Paints - I will be using Daler Rowney System3 acrylic paints, they’re a good medium quality option and reasonably priced. When you’re buying your own paints, try to avoid very cheap ones, as when mixed together they turn muddy very easily. https://www.jacksonsart.com/daler-rowney-system3-acrylic-paint
Colours - suggested limited palette for the workshop.
Black (any) - 150ml
Titanium White - 150ml
Lemon Yellow - 150ml (Cadmium or Primary yellow are good alternatives) - 150ml
Yellow Ochre - 59ml
Burnt Sienna - 59ml
Ultramarine Blue - 150ml
Cadmium Red - 59ml
Please feel free to also bring any other acrylic paints you have and use in your work, just remember you will have to carry them when we paint plein air.
Brushes - A mix of your favourite brushes. I like using a 1.5”/2” flat hog bristle brushes, they hold paint well and are good for quick gestural mark making.
Flat hog bristle brush 1.5” or 2”
A.S.Handover sells reasonably priced brushes
https://www.handover.co.uk/handover-thin-lily-bristle-brushes/
https://www.handover.co.uk/fibreglass-priming-laminating-brushes-white-bristle/
Non Brush tools
Please bring anything else you enjoy painting with including found items or DIY items etc.
For Collaging
A Ruler minimum 30cm for tearing paper
PVA glue will be provided