Rendering Flowers in Pencil, Ink, and Paint

Rendering Flowers in Pencil, Ink, and Paint

Adult Workshop | Available

Adult all levels
6/21/2025-6/22/2025
9:30 AM-3:00 PM EDT on Sun Sat
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$154.00
$138.60

Rendering Flowers in Pencil, Ink, and Paint

Adult Workshop | Available

Pick a photo of a flower(s), then draw it in pencil, followed by ink, and then paint it in acrylics or oil. This is a great way to learn and apply different techniques in a progressive exercise using different media. Photos will be provided or bring an 8x10 printed photo in color and black and white. Beginner/Intermediate. Class critiques and individual and group instruction.

  • Please refer to the required materials list below.
  • Drawing and Painting Materials List

    Drawing Materials
    Pencils
    ? 4B, 6B, and 8B pencils
    ? Pencil sharpener
    Pens (any fine line pen)
    ? The Sakura Pigma Micron or something comparable
    ? Uni Pin Fine liner pen (optional)
    Paper
    ? Sketch Pad: 8” x 10” or larger.
    Erasers
    ? Kneaded
    ? White vinyl
    ? Pen style eraser (optional)
    Other
    ? Small and medium tortillon and blending stumps for shading
    ? Ruler – Metal one that is 18” is preferred, but a 12” is okay
    Painting Materials
    Canvas or Panels
    Purchase an 8” x 10” or 11” x 14” canvas or panel.
    Paint Colors
    Oils
    I recommend Professional or Artist Grade Oil Colors, if you can afford it. They have less filler and cover better.
    However, student grade is acceptable.
    Examples of student grade are Winton, Grumbacher Academy, Bob Ross, Daler Rowney Georgian, Gamblin
    1980, Van Gogh, Blick Studio.
    Windsor Newton Artist’s Oil Color (Pro/Student)
    Examples of Professional/Artist grade are: Rembrandt, Da Vinci, Schmincke, Holbein, Blockx, Old Holland,
    Williamsburg, Daniel Smith, Michael Harding, Charvin, Vasari, Utrecht.
    Acrylics
    Professional Grade, if possible. Windsor &ampx; Newton, Golden, Liquitex, Charvin, and Lucas. Bring a container
    for water.
    Colors, oil or acrylic:

    Required:

    ? Titanium White
    ? Ultramarine Blue
    ? Burnt Umber or Van Dyke Brown
    ? Cadmium Yellow Light
    ? Cadmium Red
    ? Viridian (green)
    ? Alizarin Crimson

    Optional colors

    ? Prussian or Thalo Blue or Cerulean Blue
    ? Cobalt Blue
    ? Cadmium Yellow medium
    ? Yellow Ochre
    ? Burnt Sienna or Transparent Oxide Red
    Brushes and Knives (required)
    ? A combination of bristle and synthetic brushes. Buy a combination of Filberts, Rounds and Flats in sizes
    2-6.
    ? Medium-sized palette knife. Get the one that has a rounded, off-set blade for mixing paint.
    Solvent (Mandatory if painting in oil)
    Bring Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits for thinning oil paint (do not substitute). Please bring a leak proof
    container. You can use a jar with a tight lid, but it’s best to purchase an air-tight brush washer that you can get
    at an art supply store.
    Easels and Palettes (Mandatory)
    ? Portable table top easel or Julian or French Easel. The center has standing easels that you can use.
    ? A wooden palette and/or palette paper for mixing paint.
    Other
    ? Carry box: a pizza box is excellent for carrying small paintings.
    ? Linseed Oil
    ? Paper towels for clean up or soft cotton rag.
Patricia Meglio

Patty began taking drawing and painting lessons in the late 90s, and starting in 2003, she began studying painting with local artists, including Marc Antony Massaro in Branford, CT, Terry Oakes-Bourret in Durham, CT, and Hagop Keledjian in Putney, Vermont. She paints mostly in oil on canvas or linen or on panels. Patty’s work is modern impressionist style, mostly depicting country landscapes, seascapes, and still life. Her inspiration stems from twentieth century impressionist art, including works by Sargent, Sorolla, de Lazlo, and Boldini, and modern artists including Schmid, Hanson, Guzik, Demers, and Liberace. She draws her inspirations, as they did, from early twentieth-century architecture, the art deco and Greek classical styles of urban buildings, weather worn barns and open pastures of the country farms, and rocky and sandy beaches lined with classic New England cottages. Patty is a past participant in juried competitions for the Clinton Art Society, Madison Art Society, Artwalk for the West Hartford Art League, and the Mavis Fenner Memorial for the Rowayton Arts Center, and is a winner of the Merchant’s Prize at the Madison Art Show in 2007. She has exhibited in numerous venues throughout the state of Connecticut and New Hampshire. Her work is held in private collections throughout the country. She is a member of the Hamden Art League and the Madison Art Society.