Gene Costanza

Equipment
French Easel with portable palette (Wind River Arts) or Open Box M (10 x 12 is what I use)
(Slik) tripod
(Holbein) turp can
(Viva) paper towels
palette cup
various clamps to hold or fix things.
leatherman type tool
corkscrew
Rain and wind gear
panel carrier
water

Basic Palette:
Gene uses these on his basic palette - please do not bring “student grade” paint.

Graham alkyd titanium white
Rembrandt permanent red medium.
ultramarine blue
Utrecht cad. yellow lemon (sometimes) cad. yellow or cad yellow medium
Rembrandt cobalt blue light
Rembrandt kings blue or Vasari bice
Thalo green or viridian
Vasari Shiprock
Rembrandt cold grey

Optional colors:
Holbein grey of grey
Holbein Perm. green light
Rembrandt kings blue or Vasari bice
Vasari bluff
Vasari adobe
Vasari ship rock

The VASARI neutrals above, are values that are helpful. They are expensive but they are of the highest quality. You are not expected to have them, I offer them as options.

Panels:
I usually use Alkyd primed linen from Wind River Arts, number 350 (smooth) or 359 (courser than). I have a local shop mount my linen either on birch panel, or foam core, or birch plywood as needed. All have advantages and challenges.

Brushes:
Utrecht 209 flats 2-10 in the field up to 12x16 panel.
Grumbacher Gainsborough (if you can find them)
Utrecht sable rigger #8
holbein Killington have nice spring

LIQUIN

Safety and Security:

THE BUDDY SYSTEM!!! I ADVOCATE GOING OUTSIDE WITH AT LEAST ONE FRIEND. FROM NEIGHBORHOOD TO WILDERNESS, SAFETY FIRST.

bear spray
bug spray
water
food (maybe except in bear country)
whistle
spare car key in painting bag

Reading List:

REQUIRED:

"CARLSON'S GUIDE TO LANDSCAPE PAINTING" John F. Carlson Ch. 3 Angles and Consequent Values.

Values is the constant in all two dimensional art. It is the foundation, the rock and it is the starting point of evaluating what your going to paint and how you start a piece. It is a constant as you analyze the progress you are making, and when you analyze problems.

This book is in paperback and although all of it should be read, ideally often, the chapter on values is, well, invaluable. Please obtain a copy and read the chapter before the workshop, if not immediately.

CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE:

These are critical to the landscape painter, and simply must me read at least once.

John F. Carlson LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Edgar Payne COMPOSITION OF OUTDOOR PAINTING

SUGGESTED:

Oils Trevor Chamberlain
Landscape painting Richard Schmid
The books and CD’s of Scott L. Christensen
Landscape Painting Sir Alfred East
Landscape Painting Birge Harrison
The Art of Edward Wesson Ron Ranson

- every art book known to humanity

NOTE: Gene does not warrant the safety of any art material(s) whatsoever.


EQUIPMENT SOURCES:
www.windriverarts.com
www.openboxm.com
www.utrecht.com
Jerry’s artarama
www.shopvasaricolors.com
French Easel
with portable palette (Wind River Arts)