Floral Painting with Suzanne D’Arcy_ Mondays_ Oct 20 – Dec 8 _1 pm to 4pm _ Studio 1
Floral Painting with Suzanne D’Arcy
Starting date-October 20, 2025
End date- December 8, 2025
No class on November 24th (Thanksgiving week)
Monday afternoon _ 9 am -12 pm
maximum spaces- 12
price for members- $120, price for guests—$140
October 20- December 8th
1pm to 4pm _8 weeks (3-hour class)
Studio 1
Floral Painting with Suzanne D’Arcy
Painting is a marvelous activity as it teaches us to look and observe without visual cliches into the environment around us. Flowers deserve a full “read” for their beauty, design, colors, and shapes; they add a fantastic gorgeous and joyous element to our lives.
In this class we will learn how to identify the basic shapes of each unique species. Learning to mix and understand color and color harmonies will enhance the emotional effect of one’s painting. With acrylic or oil paints, we can explore this beautiful world of floral painting.
We’ll start with a basic color palette and progressively add colors. Composition and its components will be covered, as well as lighting, brush use and care. Excepting the first week, flowers, artificial or real, will be supplied by the students. Schedule will be emailed, and painting will start on the first day of class. Beginners and all skill levels welcome!
Supplies: Paints
If you have paints, please make sure they include the colors below.
Oil paints
Colors- Titanium white or any painting white, Cadmium yellow, medium red, Ultramarine blue,
sap green, yellow ochre, Naples yellow light, alizarin, burnt umber
Medium
Gamblin solvent-free gel
Gamblin odorless mineral spirits (OMS)
Acrylics
Paint brands-Blick, Utrecht, Liquitex, Golden. Most colors are available in kits.
Colors -Titanium white, primary cyan (blue), yellow, magenta,
sap green, ocher, burnt umber, alizarin.
Medium is water and acrylic retardant can be purchased if desired.
Materials
9×12 or 11×14 canvas boards or stretched canvas.
Paper towels or rags
Plastic container for water (acrylic), closable container for OMS (oil solvent)
Palette or paint tray (plastic or enamel)
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Brushes- (oil/acrylic) sizes #4, #6, #8 and whatever collection you have.
Brush cleaner- Murphys Oil Soap or Masters Brush Cleaner
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For the first session:
Bring 2 panels, 9×12, as we won’t be working large.
Bring two of the same flowers of your color choice, Trader Joe’s has the freshest and economical flowers around, and bring a glass or metal container for your flowers. You won’t be painting the container.
Blicks Art Store on Broadway in Oakland will have most of what you need for supplies.