ZOOM Oil Painting Course (THURSDAYS, 10:00 - 12:00)

You will be working on a new painting each week and sessions will have a specific focus with a reference to an artist or a technique.

To take part you will need a camera and Zoom App on your phone, tablet or computer. Zoom is free to download. 

During a session, you will be muted so that everyone can concentrate on Julia’s voice, but if you have a question, please switch on your microphone and voice it out, do not be shy. You will be able to paint along with Julia, as she paints or you could just watch and concentrate on her techniques. After the demonstration, there will be opportunity for you to discuss points.

After the session, you will be emailed a link to the recording of the session which will be a private recording held on YouTube, so that you can watch it again whilst you paint your own version. This link must not be passed on to anyone else. You are welcome to download and save all videos. However, please be aware that the videos will be deleted from YouTube a week after the end of the course.

Verbal feedback will be available on the completion of your work, this will be arranged over a selected afternoon or evening.

The images/ photos you will be using as a reference will be sent to you prior to the course commencing, if you wish, you can save them as JPG files too, by clicking on individual files. Please have them available for each session printed or on a screen.

Below are examples of images for MAR 2024 classes:

Below are examples of images for APR - MAY 2024 classes:

Equipment you will need:

• images/ photos you will be using as a reference for WINTER Term 2024 are above. If you wish, you can save them as JPG files too, by clicking on individual files. Please have them available for each session printed or on a screen;
• small easel;
• A3 or larger size (40 x 50cm) canvas or board (the proportion of the work might differ – please refer to the images provided), you will need to prime it with a different acrylic colour as a starting background colour, please see the notes next to each session;
• paper for trying the colours and colour mixing samples;
• a range of oil brushes, including a flat and round synthetic and hog brushes, a large 1 ½ inch or 2 inch brush;
• oil paints - Julia will be using Daler Rowney Georgian Oil Paints (Artist 225ml and Graduate 200ml quality are equally good in this make) and her key colours are White (titanium or zink), Cadmium Yellow, Ochre, Alizarin Crimson, Deep Violet, Phthalo Blue, Ultramarine, Emerald Green, Paynes Gray, the rest are up to your own preference/ availability: Magenta, Cadmium Orange, Naples Yellow, Olive Green, Ceruleum, Grey Blue other colours are optional;
• oil mixture for painting: 1 part of linseed oil, 1 part of liquin, 1 part of turps;
• turps for washing brushes (‘Zest it’ solvent is recommended – which is odourless turps);
• 2 small pots/ shallow jars one for the oil mixture and one for turps;
• kitchen towel/ cloths for cleaning up;
• palette or big white plate;
• palette knives, a small wooden wedge, sponge, old cloth/ rug – to be used as painting tools;
• additional equipment, please see the notes next to each session.

Once the payment was received, you will be emailed a login details (a Zoom link), which you need to use for all 6 Zoom sessions, please keep it safe.

A full refund is available 7 days before to the course starting date.