Solent Shore - Oil or Acrylic
Melanie Cambridge, is a landscape artist based in South London, UK.
Her work is a celebration of the land and coast around us. She is a painter of light, space and weather. Inspiration comes from painting directly from life in all seasons to capture the fleeting effects of light in the landscape. Larger works are then produced in her studio, often based on these smaller “plein air” studies.
WHAT SHALL WE PAINT?
We shall be working from photo reference images provided by me which I will bring along on the day.
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Paints: Please bring along whatever you have or prefer to use. Whilst I shall be demonstrating with oils, you are welcome to use acrylics if you prefer.
Here is my suggested of colours list to guide you.
Titanium White
Titanium Buff (if you have this)
Naples Yellow Deep
Ultramarine Blue
Sevres Blue or Cerulean Blue
Lemon Yellow or Cadmium Yellow Medium
Magenta
Cadmium Red
Burnt Sienna or English Light Red
Raw Umber
Whilst I work with traditional oils – you may prefer to use Alkyd Oils (which are faster drying) Water-mixable Oils or acrylics.
ACRYLIC ARTISTS
If you prefer to paint with acrylics, then do still come along. My list of colours would be the same for acrylics and we shall be working using techniques similar to oils. Ideally bring a canvas or canvas board for the main painting rather than watercolour paper. Obviously, you will be using only water to clean up and thin your paints.
Painting Surfaces:
Either canvas boards, primed hardboard or stretched canvases. As for size – any proportions you wish to use. Generally, 16 x 12 inches is a comfortable size but feel free to bring a larger one if you prefer working bigger. Please also bring along few sheets of oil or acrylic paper for quick studies and to test colour mixes on.
Brushes:
1 round brush for details
1 larger flat or filbert brush (approx. 1/2” wide) for blocking-in
I have my own range of brushes and will have these for sale on the day.
Painting Mediums:
Please do not bring Turpentine or White Spirit. I shall have Jacksons Low Odour Solvent to use – please bring a jam jar with lid. Alternatively, Sansodor or zest-it medium is fine to bring.
Other Items:
Sketching Easel or table easel so you can work upright rather than flat.
A palette to hold your oil paints – either traditional wood or a tear-off pad;
Newspaper to cover the table;
Pencil or pen and sketchbook
Jam Jar for cleaning fluids
Palette knife;
Cover up shirt;
Roll of kitchen paper or rags for wiping brushes
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