“Impressionist Painting in Plein Air with Oils or Pastels” with Carol Iglesias

OIL PAINTERS SUPPLY LIST
Download a Printable Supply List.

The following is a list of items that I like to use. These are suggestions. You may use whatever materials that you have or prefer.

The items in bold are the most important supplies needed.

OILS
(I primarily use Gamblin with a limited palette of Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Light, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin Crimson, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Sap Green, Cadmium Green Light, Veridian and Transparent Oxide Red). Depending on the location, I will add Cadmium Orange, Cerulean Blue, Manganese Blue Hue, Cobalt Blue, Cobalt Teal, Chromatic Black, or Rembrandt Prussian Blue. Also a Permalba White and Transparent Brown Oxide

Small Sketchbook
(I use 3.5″ x 5″ Strathmore Sketch.)

(x2) Oil Painting Panels or Canvas
11×14 or 12×16 are good sizes. (I use Centurion OP DLX Linen Panels for plein air and stretched canvas for studio. Please tone your panels or canvas ahead of class with Transparent Red Oxide. Many options available thru Amazon, Dick Blick or Jerry’s Art-a-Rama.)

BRUSHES:
Long Handle (I use only Rosemary & Co. Evergreen or Ivory Filbert Brushes, numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and Evergreen Long Flats in the same numbers and one old #2 bristle for drawing).

Gloves in a Bottle/Barrier Cream and/or Gloves
(I use VIPER x-small gloves.)

Baby Wipes and/or Paper Towels
(Viva or Shop Towels are best!)

Black Ultra Fine Tip Pen
(For Sketching. I like uni ball gel pens)

3 Values of Gray Markers
(I like the No. 1, 3 and 5 Cool Gray)

Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel

Thinner
(Odorless, Please. I use The Art Treehouse Biobased ARtist Thinner, in a small container)/span>

Easel
For Plein Air, a Portable Easel or Tripod with Box (I use a Sienna Tripod and Oil Pochade Box with a plexiglass Mixing Surface.)
NOTE: Art League Academy has plenty of standing aluminum easels and some table top easels students are welcome to use during class.

Photos Your own to use as reference.

PASTEL PAINTERS SUPPLY LIST
The following is a list of items that I like to use. These are suggestions. You may use whatever materials that you have or prefer with the exception of a toned sanded paper (any color) which works best with my teaching techniques.

Download a Printable Supply List.

The items in bold are the most important supplies needed.

Soft Pastels
(I primarily use Sennelier Half Sticks, Jack Richeson, Blue Earth or Great American)

Hard Pastels
(I occasionally use a few Jack Richeson or Nupastel)

Vine Charcoal or graphite stick

Small Sketchbook
(I use 3.5″ x 5″ Strathmore Sketch)

Pastel Premier Two 12″ x 16″ size sheets, toned Pastel Premier sanded paper.
It can be mounted or an individual sheet from an assorted colors pack. Many options available thru Amazon, DakotaPastels.com, Dick Blick or Jerry’s Art-a-Rama.)

2″ Painters tape for catching your pastel dust

Gloves in a bottle/Barrier Cream and/or Gloves
(I use VIPER x-small gloves)

Baby Wiipes and/or Paper Towels
(Viva are best!)

Black Ultra Fine Tip Pen
(for sketching)

3 Values of Gray Markers
(I like the No. 1, 3 and 5 Cool Gray)

1″ White or Black Artists Tape
( or similar for mounting your paper)

Mounting Board
(I like lightweight black plastic corrugated board or foam core from Michaels)

Photos
(Your own to use as painting references)

Small Container with Corn Meal
(to hold your working colors and to clean your pastels)

Glassine Sheets
(wax paper can also work to temporarily protect your work)

ADDITIONAL PLEIN AIR MATERIALS

A Hat
(I like a wide brim to shade my eyes)

Portable Tripod with Easel or Box
(I use the Sienna Plein Air System tripod with a Heilman box) NOTE: If you need to borrow an easel, contact the Academy!

View Catcher
(I like this adjustible size viewer) or EasyL (A small clear grid viewer, artworkessentials.com) or Picture Perfect 3 in 1 View Finder (A value filter, viewer & grid, pictureperfectviewfinder.com)

Sun Umbrella
(I use a white BestBrella.com)

Phone/Camera

Sun Block

Garbage Bag

Visit Carol Iglesias’ Website.

QUESTIONS?
Please Email:
Academy@artleaguehhi.org

She is an award winning signature member of The Maryland Pastel Society, as well as current member of The American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, The Pastel Society of America, and the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. Her painting was selected as a semi-finalist for The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, LPAPA’S 17th Annual Best of Plein Air Show.

Some of her paintings are in public and private collections throughout the U.S. as well as in five international countries. Her work has been published in many newspapers, magazines and books including “The Freelance Star”, “Le Petit Bleu des Cotes d’ Amour”, “Quest France”, “Elan Magazine”, “American Art Collector Magazine”, “The Piedmont Virginian Magazine”, “The Best of America Pastel Artists, Volume II”, “The Best Medical Advertising and Graphics” and the “2017 American Art Collector Book”.

TESTIMONIALS:

“I’ve had you for a teacher in Virginia. I felt I learned more than the 4 years I spent in Art School.” -Linda M.

“Thanks for the really great and fun class – you are an inspiration to all of us.” – Ann S.