Plein Air in Oils Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Painting Big Skies 27th June 9.30-4.00 £85
Plein Air in Oils Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Painting Big Skies 27th June 9.30-4.00 £85
Places are limited to 8
Our Meeting point is The Nature Reserve car park 9.15/30
If you have never painted outside before or have had some experience and need to build your confidence why not let me guide you through the process.
There is no better feeling than responding directly to the landscape before you, and as long as you’re equipped with the right painting gear and the right clothes for the changing weather you’ll find this painting experience more exciting than any you have tried before.
Our Rye harbour nature reserve day will focus on the larger landscape of big skies across the harbour, which may include the iconic Red Roofed hut or the Mary Stanford and Fairlight beyond.
Easels can be provided but you will need your own paints and brushes. See additional info for more details about materials. If you’re local to Rye Artwrite supplies everything on the list.
Don’t forget Hat, suncream, extra layers, water, pack lunch
Places limited to 8
If the weather is too bad I will re-schedule or offer a re-fund if you can not attend the new date
Materials for plein air painting workshops.
Easel
You’ll need an easel if you’re standing to paint. There are a few options, a Field easel is the cheapest option but you’ll need a small foldaway table to put your materials on , then there is the French half box which is very good and stable and plenty of space for materials , a pochade box which sits on a camera tripod which is also perfect. Chat to me if need help with this as I do have some spare easels that can be borrowed for the day.
I am very happy for you to bring materials you already have as long as you use this list as a rough guide. Artwrite in Rye has a good stock of materials or you can buy them online.via the links I have added.
Remember an Apron/old shirt
kitchen roll or kitchen cloths for wiping brushes as you paint , baby wipes also handy for clearing up. Some people like to protect hands with surgical gloves it’s totally up to you.
A couple of canvases or painting boards no larger than 16” x 12”
A smaller one 10”x8” and a larger one would be ideal
Pencil and paper also useful for sketching and colour notes
Brushes
You only need 3or 4 brushes or there is an option of one of the sets.
A large Flat or Filbert size 8 or 10
A smaller Flat size 6
1 or 2 small rounds size 2 and/or 4
Palette for your paints or you can use the tear off palette paper clipped to drawing board.
Palette knife size 2 or 3
https://www.jacksonsart.com/r-g-m-palette-knives
https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-black-hog-bristle-brush-set-of-4-2-6-round-6-flat-8-filbert
https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-winton-oil-brush-set-of-3
For thinning oils a small bottle of Low odour solvent, or water for water based oil painters
Steel brush washer with lid and/or dippers for the solvent.or water
Amazon also sells these
https://www.jacksonsart.com/studio-essentials-double-artist-dipper-and-lid-2x1-5in-diameter-clips-on-to-palette
https://www.jacksonsart.com/jas-airtight-brush-washer-steel-83x73mm-holds-300ml-7-3cm-diameter
https://www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-oil-mediums-low-odour-solvent
Oil Paints
Either traditional or water based are fine
The Winton range is perfect for starting out. The starter pack is good or the colours in the first or second list depending on your confidence.
Basic range suitable for the workshops and beginners
Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow pale hue, Yellow ochre, Alizarin crimson, Ultramarine blue, Terra Rosa or burnt Sienna, black, titanium white
A Broader range for more confident painters.
Yellow ochre, cadmium yellow pale hue, lemon yellow, permanent alizarin or magenta, cadmium red hue, cadmium orange hue, cerulean blue, ultramarine blue, Burnt sienna or Terra rosa, and titanium white
If you choose to buy a set either go for the set of 6 or 10
https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-winton-oil-paint-sets