Sand, Sun, Saltwater: Deep Dive Into Mixed Media Landscape

• Note: Please feel free to bring used equipment or share to reduce the cost

• Class starts at 9 AM, dress for weather, walking and beach time.

• Canvases - Sand Painting works best on suitable canvases built for rugged handling on the beach. Since this class is 4 days in length, Participants need to come prepared with 3 (or more) sized or unsized canvases/panels ready to go. Note: Unsized canvas is best. If you are purchasing instead of making, you will only find sized (which will do). I will mail Participants who are building their own canvases a diagram of materials plus directions. It takes about an hour to build each canvas from cut to finish, preferably unsized (no gesso). Please give yourself plenty of time to contact me and get your materials if this is your first canvas building experience.

      A good alternative to making is buying a ready-made canvas for this process. The "Dick Blick Premier Gallery" canvas is sturdy, has a 1.5" profile and is available in       larger sizes. (This will be your biggest expense, but it houses the surface that can be framed and enjoyed for years!)

     Buy or make 2 canvases and 2 wood panels close to these dimensions: 30"x36", 24"x48", 30"x40", 12"x48", 12"x36", 36"x48"

     You may bring more than 4 canvases/panels but plan to work in these proportions for this class. Larger is better and as big as your transportation can manage for you.

     Wood panel choices are: birch panels ("Blick Studio Panels" at Dick Blick's) or panels manufactured by Matt McCalmont at artsubstrates.com 971-222-5710 (Call Matt      directly. He is the best supplier for what we do)

• 2 large 3-5 gallon buckets PLUS 1 qt. size plastic container for pouring

• 3 clean, empty plastic utility spray bottles...with a BIG straw. Think BIG STRAW!! Skinny straws tend to clog.

• Comfortable clothes, camera, swimsuit (?), hat and sunscreen, towel or mat.

• Few sheets of newsprint, roll of white (no print) paper towels, brown paper grocery sacks or brown kraft paper

• Assorted rice papers or cool stuff you find in Dick Blick’s paper drawers (2-3 sheets)

• 3 brushes: One 1.5" all-purpose white bristles (about $2) @ hardware store

                     Two decent hog or oil paint bristle brushes #6, #8 or #10 (filbert or round bristles) at Blicks

• 1 palette knife or old credit card for spreading paste

• 1-quart Golden brand Gloss Medium...NOT gel, NOT glazing fluid. You will easily use up a quart – a pint is not enough. Maybe split a gallon with a Participant friend. This product will keep for a long time. Gallon size can be purchased online

• Golden Brand Crackle Paste 16 oz. – this is not cheap but pretty cool stuff. You can buy a smaller quantity, but it lasts and is fun to use.

• Prismacolor brand colored pencils. - 6 colors you like

• Ebony pencil or stick of graphite

• Snap off style razor knife plus decent scissors

• Any assorted scrap paper you have saved for something fun!

• For returning sand painters: a box full of "stuff", salvage finds, metal scraps, old architectural treats…rusty is good!

• 1-2 old books with pictures you can tear apart

• Golden brand Titanium White and Payne's Grey 4 oz size with "Fluids" on the label

• Liquitex brand 2oz. size (or) Golden Brand 1oz. size of the following colors. Note: Watch out for the series numbers (the higher the number, the more it costs) It pays to use higher quality materials as your finished work will hold up longer and reflect better color and consistency. "Fluid" paints are easier to use than tube hues for sand painting

      Yellow Hue

      Red Hue

      Alizarin Crimson Hue

      Ivory Black

      Burnt Sienna

      Phthalocyanine Blue

      Phthalocyanine Green

      Violet

      Yellow Ochre

      Raw Umber

Optional:

Get what you can of the following paints, so you have some choices or bring what you use and like

• Acrylic Hues: iridescent coppers, silvers, bronzes, for fun, etc. 1oz. size

• Handmade and colored tissue papers

• Backup Golden Gloss Medium

• Wood glues

• Plaster wrap

• porcelain slip

• DAS Paper Clay

• Backup supply of substrates

• Tools and equipment for assembly