Spring 2025 Supply Lists

Click on the name of a Breakout Session to go to its supply list:

Juror’s Workshop: Layering with Depth

  • Paints:
    As an artist with experience, you will probably have established colour choices that you enjoy painting with. I encourage you to continue to be true to yourself and use the paints that you are comfortable with. I have some basic colours that work for me. You may want to experiment with them if they are not part of your palette already.  Workshops are designed to gather information and to try new ideas; if you do not have all of these items you might share with your neighbor or try it when you get home. I have 6 transparent colours, a warm and cool red, yellow and blue with supplementary pigments for good luck!

    Minimum colour range: Warm and cool red, yellow and blue.
  • Brushes: An assortment of sizes in round and flat shapes. I do recommend that you have some larger brushes in your assortment  (1”, 2”).
  • Your choice of Paper, Canvas, or Board
    • Use an artist quality rag paper, 140 lb. or heavier. 
    • Drawing paper, sketchbook.
  • Other supplies: (* You may want to share some of these items with friends.)
    These are products that I use in my practice. Please bring what you have and feel free to try the products on my list.
    • Holbein Heavy body colours and fluid acrylics and acrylic inks
      • Pyrrole Red*
      • Marigold*
      • Hansa Yellow*
      • Quin Magenta*
      • Quin Gold*
      • Phthalo blue red*
      • Phthalo Turquoise*
      • Compose Blue no1*
      • Compose Blue no2*
      • Titanium White*
      • Cerulean Blue
      • Cobalt Blue
    • Holbein Gesso
      • Carmine, Cerulean Blue – Try a coloured gesso
      • Black*
      • White*
    • Gels Mediums
      • Pumice Medium
      • Soft Gel Medium 
      • Mat & Gloss Medium*
      • Gel Medium*
      • Others of your choice
    • Acrylic Inks*
    • Coloured pencils*
    • Water bucket*
    • Sponge
    • If using paper, board for paper to clip onto. Bulldog clips.
    • Drop cloths
    • Palette*
    • Easel
    • Pencil
    • Spray bottle*
    • Paper Towels*
    • Masking Tape
    • Two Elbows of a Mat (Mat cut on diagonal to frame image)
    • Collage paper*
    • Anything else that you would like to bring!
  • Bring some reference material – Sketches and/or photographs.

Exploring the World of Watercolor Surfaces

No supplies are needed.

Abstract Starts

  • Scissors
  • 1 sheet of 140 lb. cold press paper (18 x 18 preferred)
  • Your normal palette of watercolors and brushes
  • A water bucket
  • A two inch flat brush
  • A roll of blue painters tape (1 inch thickness)
  • The instructor will provide a drawing of a bird to trace onto your paper – this needs to be done before class.  If you prefer to use your own image, that is fine. The image should take up 2/3 of the picture plane.

Painting Realistic Animal Eyes

  • Your watercolor palette
  • Some watercolors
  • A water container
  • A rag or paper towels
  • Some round brushes (e.g.  #2, 4, +/or 6)
  • Masking fluid   

Juror Critique #1

Lecture — No supplies needed.

Watercolor Collage

  • Painting supplies
  • An xacto knife
  • A mat or piece of foam core to cut on
  • 2-3 old paintings you’d like to rework 

Techniques, Textures and Special Effects on Yupo

  • A yupo painting you want to rework
  • Brushes
  • White artist tape
  • Clear contact paper
  • A water container
  • Pushpins
  • Gatorboard
  • Scissors/xacto knife
  • Design stamps (if you have any)   

Set up, Light and Photograph a Still Life Reference Photo

A cell phone which can take photos, or a digital camera.

Juror Critique #2

Lecture — No supplies needed.

Paper Plus!

  • René will provide you with a 4 oz jar of Utrecht gesso; a 4 oz jar of the acrylic ground (think “liquid paper”), paper for you to paint on (Arches 300# 1/6 sheet), and a 1.5 inch chip brush for the acrylic ground. She is asking for a voluntary donation of $10 for this to cover her costs.
  • You should bring:
    • 300 pound watercolor paper (any brand or size, hot or cold press, the back (or front) of a used painting is fine, too).  And/or a wood panel – precoat it with gesso.
    • A lidded water container
    • A water spray bottle
    • An old plastic card (hotel card size)
    • Scissors
    • A pencil
    • A kneaded eraser
    • A painting reference and sketch and/or a value sketch – you might consider something you’ve painted traditionally and in that case, you could bring a print or digital image of your work.
    • Also bring your normal painting supplies:  Soft absorbent brushes, a large, flat brush (Rene likes a 1.5 inch), a scrubber brush, a cloth towel (or paper), a water container and a small watercolor paint palette.
  • Optional:
    • Gloves or “liquid glove”
    • A Simply Simmons one stroke 1 inch acrylic brush for applying ground smoothly

Layers in Abstraction

  • One full size sheet of watercolor paper (whatever kind you prefer)
  • Something solid to tape your paper down on
  • Watercolor paints (Pthalo Blue, Hansa Yellow, Quinacridone Rose)
  • A watercolor pencil and stick (or crayon) in colors of your choice.
  • Brushes:  1-1.5″ flat, #10 round, #1 round.
  • General purpose masking tape (1.88 inches wide)
  • A water container
  • Pencil /eraser
  • Ruler or yard stick
  • Paper towels
  • And anything else you want to bring, e.g., more personal colors and brushes are welcome.

Capturing a Moment Telling a Story

  • Paper, pens, and a creative mind!