Color & Perception - Ben Hamburger

Color and Perception at NOAFA

Tuesdays 9:30am-12:30pm,

Sept 30 -Dec 9, no class on Oct 14 or Nov 25, 9 classes

Description: Color is fundamental to any kind ofpainting, but it is also one of the most complex, challenging, and personalaspects. During this class, we will develop our skills in perceiving, mixing,and using color with sensitivity. We will do a series of mostly stilllife-oriented projects that will challenge us to engage with specific aspectsof color. These exercises will expand our personal color vocabulary and help usto observe subtle color relationships and mix colors with greater acuity.Towards the end of the course, we will work on more self-directed paintingsthat involve an intentional color scheme. While this is not a traditional colortheory class, we will dig into how we think about mixing colors, get to knowthe various color “personalities” on our palette, and experiment with ways touse our palette to mix any color we want. This class is appropriate forintermediate to advanced painters with at least some prior introductorypainting experience. It is open to acrylic or oil painters.

Suggested Materials:

All materials are flexible and up topersonal preferences. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Paint: Students arewelcome to use either acrylic or oil paint. Please have a full palette ofcolors that you have on hand. Below is a suggested palette that I willgenerally use for demonstrations.

·        Hansa yellow 37ml

·        yellow ochre 37ml

·        Quinacridone Red 37ml (alizarin and cadmium red can also workwell)

·        ultramarine blue 37 ml

·        cerulean blue hue 37 ml

·        burnt sienna 37ml

·        raw umber 37ml

·        titanium white 150 ml

Paint Brushes:

·        An assortment - Filberts, Flats, and orrounds: #’s 2, 4, 8, 12

Solvent/Medium (if using oil paint):

·        Refined Linseed Oil –small bottle/8oz(painting medium)

·        Gamsol, terpenoid, or other odorless oilpainting solvent

PaintingSurfaces:

·        Several small to medium sized canvases orpanels, 8x10in - 12x16in, up to individual preference.

·        Canvas pad, mixed media sketchbook, canvases,or panels for small studies.. Canson Canva Paper Pads 9" x 12" willwork great.

·        Sketchbook for notes/sketching

Other Supplies:

·        1 small plastic squeeze dropper bottles formedium (if using oil paint)

·        Palette knife

·        Palette or disposable palette pad  (11” x 14” or larger):

·        Silicoil or other brush cleaning jar

·        latex gloves

·        cotton rags, old t-shirts, or heavy duty papertowels

·        Drawing Pencils (and any other drawing materialspreferred)

·        Masking tape

·        Box to carry everything

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