For those who have some experience of painting in oils, but have little or no experience of painting outdoors and always fancied having a go!

Roger Dellar is a member of the ROI, RSMA, RI, PS and the Wapping Group of Artists and is an extremely experienced tutor.

Over this 2 day workshop, you will cover oil painting techniques, how to select a composition, lay on the paint in an ‘alla prima’ approach and learn how to capture a painting in 1 – 2.5 hours.

There will be demonstrations of techniques as well as plenty of individual advice and guidance given. Participants can expect to achieve at least one completed painting, as well as plenty of practice.

The workshop will take place both indoors at the Lifford Hall and outdoors around the very picturesque Cotswold village of Broadway.

Tickets £200 (15 Places)

Tickets go on sale through the website at 10am on 17th March.

You can become a Benefactor for as little as £60 to qualify for priority booking and support our Outreach Projects in doing so, applications are now open

Materials List

You will need to provide all of your own materials and kit. the following are suggested:

Oil Paints: Roger tends to use the following colours but if you have similar these will suffice:

• Titanium White
• Cadmium Yellow Hue
• Cadmium Yellow Pale
• Cadmium Yellow Deep
• Scarlet Lake
• Permanent Rose
• Ultramarine blue
• Cerulean Blue
• Cobalt Blue Hue
• Burnt Sienna

Mediums:

ZEST IT as a flow medium for brush cleaning, especially if going abroad as it has a high combustible rate when it should be in an unopened bottle and protected in hold luggage.

The medium I use is one third Robersons Damar Varnish, one third Linseed oil and one third ZEST IT.

Brushes:

• A selection of brushes suitable for painting in oils. Rosemary Brushes do a Roger Dellar bespoke selection including a classic fan brush (size 4), classic Shiraz rigger (size 4) and 5 Shiraz Long Flat bushes (sizes 1,2,4,6 and 8)
• Palette knife (in a clean condition, metal either oblong or spade, not too small)
• Shaper

Painting Surfaces:

• Roger uses 2.5SBS Hardboard primed with Bob Ross (3 parts white and 1 part grey) Acrylic gesso. Boards are available from Wessex Pictures- cut to size.
• Sizes suggested” 8” x 10”, 12” x 12” and 12” x 16”
• You can also purchase ready prepared canvas boards or panels from places like Jackson’s

Suggested Extras:

• Viewfinder
• Towelling rag
• Easel, photographic tripod/pochade box
• Compact stool if you prefer to sit
• Oblong palette (ideally 16” x12”) for mixing paint – tear off palette pages will also work
• Something to carry wet oil panels (matchsticks can be pre-glued onto panels)
• Solvent container
• Cap or hat to shade the sun