Materials List

      For All Workshops:

• Small sketchbook for thumbnail value compositions.
• Soft pencils & kneaded eraser
• Viewfinder (small rectangle opening cut out of mat board or 2 right angles clipped together or even an empty slide)

      For Plein air Workshops:

• Portable easel or Pochade Box W/ tripod. Or some sort of portable easel/palette setup. No table easels.
• Clamp-on umbrella to shade both palette and painting surface. (optional)
• A billed cap, brimmed hat, or a visor. A must!
• Plastic grocery bags for towel disposal.
• Insect repellent.
• sunscreen.
• Water & lunch.
• Something to carry everything in. A backpack with wheels works great.
• folding chair - optional
• dress in layers to stay warm or cool

  Pastels

§                  Sanded pastel paper such as Wallis or U-art.  "U-Art" sanded paper can be purchased from instructor.  12''x18"  sheet for $5.00 each. (good for 2 paintings)

§                Inexpensive pastel paper (like Canson) for small 5x7 studies - white, light or middle gray.   Or you can just  use  the sanded paper for studies also.  Mark off paper into 4 (5x7) shapes.

§               Foam core or support board to tape or clip paper to.

• Hard (NuPastels) and Soft pastels in a variety of colors, tones, and tints. (Rembrandt makes sets with half          sticks) The more pastels the better!
• A range of gray pastels, at least 5 grays, from light to dark for value studies
• Old oil brush and rag / paper towels
• Odorless turpentine, odorless mineral spirits or acetone in a non-breakable sealed container.

  Oils

• Palette - disposable or permanent is fine. At least 9x12 in size
• Palette knife (metal, not plastic)
• Odorless turpentine or odorless mineral spirits in a non-breakable sealed container. Water and container if using water-soluble oils.
• Canvas (stretched or board) a couple no larger than 11x14 maximum.  8"x10" to 9"x12" is best. 
• An inexpensive canvas board 11 x 14 blocked into 4 equal sizes for studies.
• The suggested palette below is my personal palette. Any brand you like if fine.    (I use a water-soluble oil – with them, I recommend Holbein brand.)   At the very least, have a warm & cool of each of the primaries, plus white (or the first 8 colors listed).

          Cadmium Red
          Alizarin Crimson
          Cad. Yellow light or Cad. Lemon yellow
          Cad. Yellow deep
          Cobalt blue
          Ultramarine blue
          Titanium white
          Ivory Black
          Viridian
          Yellow ochre
          Burnt Sienna

Brushes - Several oil brushes - flats, brights, or filberts in a variety if sizes between #4   - #14. A larger brush and a smaller round can be useful too.

• Rags or paper towels    
• Oil medium such as "Liquin" or a Water mixable medium for water soluble oils -optional.

A good priced local art supply is Utrecht. www.utrecht.com . Other online resources are www.dakotapastels.com ,  www.dicklick.com , www.cheapjoes.com  or www.jerrysartarama.com. 
Raymar panels, www.raymarart.com
Pochade boxes & tripods. EasyL by Artwork Essentials www.artworkessentials.com or the Open M Box.   www.openboxm.com                                                                                                             

  Any questions? E-mail me at srwartist@comcast.net or through my Website: www.sharonwill.com

 

PHOTOS
                                                                                      My weekly "plein air painting buddies". Left to right:
                                                                                      Vianna Szabo, Me, Marianna Defer-Pfiefer and                                                                                       Barbara Reich. Visit www.barbarareichstudio.com
           

My friend Vianna Szabo and I painting at 
Brandywine Falls, Ohio                                                                                  
Visit: www.viannaszabo.com          

                
IAPS opening at The Butler Institute of American Art,                              A winter plein air session!
with my Best of Show, "Painting Projects."
From left to right: Urania Christy Tarbet, Sharon Will, 
Duane Wakeham, and Maggie Price.

LINKS
The Great Lakes Pastel Society
International Association of Pastel Societies
Oil Painters of America
Absolute Michigan - All Michigan, All the Time