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Oil Painting Methods with Sylvia Shanahan

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Why oils? Done properly, oils provide a rich, luminous glow to your work that withstands UV and the tests of time. AND it's not as messy (and smelly) as you think. In this class you'll learn five different ways to start a painting, what additives to use and when, thick over lean techniques, color mixing with eight basics tubes of pigment and abstract techniques using cold wax. Beginner and intermediate level. Traditional or water soluble oils .Bring your own reference or choose from several photos from the instructor.

Nov 2026 Shanahan Oils Class


Materials List

Oils Paints or Water soluble oils (Student Grade is fine)
Cadmium aYellow Light or Lemon Yellow
Cadmium Yellow Deep
Cadmium Red
Alizarin Crimson
Ultramarine Blue
Viridian Green
Burnt Umber
Yellow Ochre
Titanium White

Optional Oils:
Cadmium Orange
Permanent Rose
Thalo Blue
Cobalt Blue
Black

Acrylic Paint to start with a colored ground (optional)
Red, yellow, blue, white, tan or off white.
I like Raw Siena for desert landscapes

Brushes:
Bring your favorites including different sizes of filberts, flats, rounds, etc.

Also:
Linseed Oil
Liquin (optional)
Rags or Viva Paper Towels
Palette or Palette Paper
Turpenoid or Ordorless Turpentine
Cold Wax (optional)
Brush Tank
Palette Knife
Dawn Soap for cleaning Brushes
Framed canvas, canvas paper, Masonite, wood panels or canvas panels
Reference photos of your own or use one provided by the instructor



Date and Time

Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Location

Topaz Studio (Mountain View complex, Arts & Crafts building)
38735 S MountainView Blvd
SaddleBrooke, AZ  85739
USA

Event Contact(s)

Tracy L Nelson
Registrar


Sylvia Shanahan
Instructor

Category

Classes

Registration Info

Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation Fee: $5.00

Full Refunds are given for the following reasons:
Emergency surgery, death of immediate family.
positive COVID/Exposure to COVID.

Full refund if the registrar is notified one week prior to beginning of class. No show = no refund.

No adjustments of class fees if unable to attend one or more of a class series.

The cancellation refund, less the cancellation fee, will be sent as a check after the date of the class. Members may choose instead to receive class credit, less the cancellation fee.

Capacity

10 Total Slots
10 Available Slot(s)

Number of People Who Will Attend

Non-Member Fee *
$205.00
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