10 students maximum.

Long-Pose Figure Painting Workshop

Working from a live model over an extended pose, participants will develop a single painting across multiple 20-minute sittings, allowing time to move beyond quick impressions and into a more thoughtful exploration of anatomy, gesture, proportion, composition, edge control, and atmospheric color relationships. Demonstrations and individualized feedback will address topics such as block-in strategies, value organization, color mixing, and brushwork. Open to intermediate and advanced painters.

Oil Painters, please use Gamsol Only and keep it capped when not in use. I will demo in either Acrylic or Gouache paints. You are welcome to use your favorite medium.

Professional Artist’s Quality Paints - Stay away from student-grade paint!

Basic Colors: (Have at least these eight colors on your palette.)

1. Titanium or Permanent White
2. Cad Yellow Medium
3. Yellow Ochre
4. Cad Red Light or Medium
5. Alizarin Permanent
6. Burnt Sienna
7. Ultramarine Blue
8. Phthalo Blue

Oil Painters

Disposable Palette: Grey Matters or standard white disposable paper palette.
Gamsol Mineral Spirits ONLY!
Canvas: Acrylic-primed for oil and acrylic paints.
Oil Brushes: Hog Bristle Flats or Brights, sizes #2-12.
Palette Knife: Diamond-shaped, 2" in length for oil and acrylic paints.
Palette Cups: Two metal palette cups for oil mediums.
Paper towels, tissues, or rags.

Watercolor Painters

Watercolor block (Fluid 100 or Stonehenge)
Watercolor palette
Watercolor Brushes: Princeton Velvet Touch or Aqua Elite are excellent.
Water spray bottle
Brush Washer
Towels or Paper Towels

Gouache Painters

Gouache Palette: Small porcelain enameled Butchers Tray Palette
Watercolor Brushes: Princeton Velvet Touch Flat and Round Brushes.
Paper: Strathmore Watercolor Paper or Strathmore Mixed Media 184 lb.
Brush Washer
Water Spray Bottle
Towels or Paper Towels

Acrylic Painters

Disposable Palette: Grey Matters or standard white disposable paper palette.
Canvas: Acrylic-primed.
Acrylic Brushes: Synthetic Flats, sizes #2-12.
Brush Washer
Water Spray Bottle
Towels or Paper Towels

Sprafkin -- Long Pose Figure Painting Workshop