Easel:
- Bring a portable easel of some type (French easel, pochade box, etc).
Canvas:
- Bring 6-8 canvas panels, any sizes between 8”x10” and 12”x16”.
Brushes:
You can purchase Dan’s brush set from Trekell or use brushes similar to:
- Hog Bristle Flats, sizes #2, #4, #6, #8. Dan uses Trekell Hog Bristle Long Flats, series 400LF.
- Synthetic Mongoose Flats, sizes 1/8”, 1/4”, 3/8”. Dan uses Trekell Legion Long Grainer, series 9099L.
Paint (Oil):
Bring colors that are as close as possible to the six listed below. Dan recommends M. Graham & Co. oil colors, but other brands are ok.
- Titanium White
- Bismuth Yellow (or Cadmium Lemon)
- Yellow Ochre
- Anthraquinone Red (or Permanent Alizarin Crimson)
- Viridian (Each student will receive a free tube of Viridian from M. Graham & Co.)
- Ultramarine Blue
The following colors are optional, but Dan might use some of them:
- Cadmium Yellow
- Cadmium Orange
- Cadmium Red
- Cobalt Blue
- Dioxazine Purple
- Ivory Black
Miscellaneous:
- Odorless mineral spirits (Gamsol or Turpenoid).
- Brush washing container
- Palette for mixing paint
- Palette knife for cleaning palette
- Paper towels
- Trash bag for used paper towels
- Small sketchpad and pencil
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Drinking Water
- Camera
- (Optional) Umbrella Kit from Easy-L
- (Optional) RayMar wet panel carrier for safely carrying your wet paintings
Recommended Supply Brands:
- M. Graham & Co. oil paints (made with walnut oil that doesn’t yellow over time like linseed oil)
- SourceTek linen canvas panels
- RayMar linen canvas panels and wet panel carriers
- Trekell brushes, palette knives, linen canvas panels
