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Birds, Boats, and Reflections

  • Class starts on: Thursday, October 22, 2026
  • Duration: 6 Weeks
  • Thursdays | 01:30 pm - 04:30 pm
  • Location: Main Campus
  • Fee: $325

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Practice alla prima oil painting skills while painting birds, boats, and their reflections. From instructor’s photographs, create drawings/value studies, and then develop color studies. Use techniques for adjusting value, intensity, and temperature and ways to manage edges. Explore design and composition. Use your own photographs for the studies for the remaining classes. Not suitable for beginners.
Prereq: Drawing I, Oil Painting I or similar experience
Required Supplies

SUPPLY LIST Canvas: A variety of sizes up to 16” x 20” (primed cotton or linen); (Buying pads of primed cotton canvas sheets is a great option, more cost effective) Oil paint: Either traditional or water-soluble; Titanium White plus a warm and a cool of each primary color; (Recommended pigments are Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin Permanent, Cadmium Lemon, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Ultramarine Blue, and Thalo Blue); Earth pigments: Yellow Ochre, and Burnt Sienna or Transparent Oxide Red; Optional pigments: Cadmium Orange, Viridian, Quinacridone Violet, Burnt Umber (Bring the pigments you like and are accustomed to working with; these are just suggestions!) Medium of your choice (Liquin Original, Galkyd, Solvent-Free Gel, etc.) Solvent: Odorless Mineral Spirits (preferably GAMSOL – it has lowest amount of harmful aromatics); Palette or Grey Matters Palette Pad, and optional Sealed Palette Box (Masterson) – A 12” x 16” mixing surface is desirable, and you’ll need to transport wet paint home; Brushes: An assortment of long-handled, bristle brushes, flats and filberts, sizes 4 to 10; Palette knife, solvent container, wet wipes, and small sketch book/pencil/eraser. Reference photos you have taken of relevant subject matter, printed, at least 8” x 10.”

Special Notes

Class Start Date is August 15

Instructor

Beth Pendleton

Beth is inspired by American impressionists, and endeavors to capture the beauty of our Florida waterways and wildlife using traditional oil paint and methods. Her work has been exhibited at Leu Gardens, the Art League of Daytona Beach, the Casselberry Art House, and the Mt. Dora Center for the Arts. She is currently a member of Studio 807 on Virginia Drive in Orlando, and teaches oil painting and color classes at the Crealdé School of Art.

Beth Pendleton
Instructor Bio
Birds, Boats, and Reflections