Sun West Art Club

In this workshop, students have the option of being guided through a portrait or a landscape each day, or working on their own project. Fundamentals of realism, impressionism, and abstraction will be briefly demonstrated and discussed during the class. The instructor will individually visit each student as each class project is being completed. If students bring photos, Stan will also help students edit their photos to improve composition. Choosing a paintable subject that matches one's skill level, technique, color, creating mood, understanding composition and design, portrait backgrounds, will be addressed as well as a variety of other topics.

• All students are encouraged to bring a few photos of subjects they may desire to paint when they return home, after the workshop is over. If students have questions, they are welcome to email me: stan@stanmiller.net

Stan Miller is an internationally known American artist. He has won awards, exhibited his work, instructed workshops, and juried art events around the world. He is an award winner and a signature member of the American Watercolor Society. In 2018, he was on the Jury of Awards for the 151st American Watercolor Society International Exhibition. Recent exhibitions and awards: 2016 Quondam International Exhibition, Quindao, China. 2015 World Watercolor Exhibition - Hanoi, Vietnam. 2015 First Place, The Artist’s Magazine Competition. 2014 World Watermedia Competition and Exhibition - Narbonne, France. 2014 World Watermedia Exposition and Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand. In 2010, 2013, and 2018, American Watercolor Society Exhibition in NYC.
For a more extensive bio, please visit: www.stanmiller.net

Supply List

1. Students need to have Arches, 140 pound, cold press, watercolor paper. 1 sheet of paper. They can cut down full sheets, (22” x 30”) in class if needed to 11” x 15”.
2. Students need to bring BRING TUBES OF PAINT. Often students just bring a palette with old paint in the palette, but they also need to bring tubes of paint.
3. All students need masking tape. NOT THE BLUE TAPE. Regular cream colored masking tape.
   Students have the option (nearly all students choose this option) of working from my handouts of portraits and landscapes or other subjects. I guide them through each handout, doing one stage at a time. Students are also welcome to work on their own subjects from their own images.
   Students are encouraged to email me should they have questions about the workshop or supplies. stan@stanmiller.net

Here are the essential supplies:

Arches wc paper, as mentioned above.

A 1 inch flat, wc brush. A #6 round wc brush, or something close to that size.

A palette, not too small. A large white dinner plate would work, otherwise a purchased palette.

Watercolor paints:

I recommend one strong red, a Quinacridone Rose, or Cadmium Red, or Winsor Red, or Alizerin Crimson. Also a strong blue: Thalo or Prussian Blue (I use Grahams paints and use a Phthalocyanine Blue…thalo blue). Yellow: Cadmium yellow, or Hansa, or Azo yellow. I encourage titanium white. One could also have a black, or paynes gray. Other colors are welcome and helpful, but not required. Additional brushes are also welcome.
A watercolor board is not required. A board, piece of foam board, or cardboard, to tape the painting on to might be ok. Extra scrap wc paper is good. A kneaded eraser. Grocery store sponge for absorbing water. Container for water. They may also bring painting projects they are working on, or considering, also photos of subjects they might be considering.