Class Supply List

 

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Students are free to work in the medium of their choice. I will be focusing on drawing for the first half of the term and painting for the second half, but the concepts are the same.

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Use any materials - The following suggested supply list is for anyone who needs help.

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You may purchase the supplies individually or in pre-packaged kits. The kits are discounted, and Plaza Artists' Materials in Bethesda will ship them to you or package them for you to pick up.

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To Purchase Instructor Kits:

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My Jack Richeson & Co. Instructor Kits are available through Plaza Artist Materials in Bethesda. These are the supplies that I use in my personal work because they're the best, the easiest and offer the most control. They will make painting easier.

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Kits:

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Oil Paint Workshop Kit - paints and brushes I use for portraits in class and in my studio

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Cityscape (and Landscape) Class Kit - these are the supplies I use to paint landscapes and cityscapes. 

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Beginner Oil Kit - a great way to start painting in oil.

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Drawing Kit - everything you will need to draw with compressed charcoal.

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Canvas: 

Any kind of canvas or board that has been coated with gesso and toned some neutral color like grey. They are available and ready to use through  Plaza. I use hardboard from Home Depot that I paint with 3 coats of gesso front and back.

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Palette:

Bring a palette if you’re going to paint. I use a glass palette and keep it in a plastic palette box.

 

Mineral Spirits: 

If you’re going to bring mineral spirits, and you don’t have to - a lot of artists don’t use thinners while painting - use Gamsol and please bring it in a small container with a lid, like an old jam jar. At home, clean your brushes with Gamsol and then soap and water after class. The soap and water makes them last 10 times as long as they would otherwise.