David C. Gallup Fine Art
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Viva Paper Towels

Canvas panels/boards


BRUSHES: A variety of smallish brushes, have at least two quality filberts, #2 or so....I like Robert Simmons filberts, #1, #2, and #4.

PALETTE: Needed for Plein-Air only: Not white and not wax paper.

Odorless mineral spirits or Walnut Oil (please be courteous- avoid Turpenoid Natural and other strong smelling cleaners)

PAINT: Quality paint, NOT student grade (no Winton, etc.) My favorite brand is Utrecht Artist's Oil Colors. My palette looks like this:

            Cadmium Red Medium Pure
            Cadmium Orange Pure
            Cadmium Yellow Medium Pure
            Cadmium Yellow Lemon Pure
            Phthalo Green BS
            Phthalo Blue GS
            Ultramarine Blue
            Dioxazine Purple
            Alizarin Crimson
            Raw Umber
            Utrecht White

            On location I might add any of these:
            Yellow Ochre
            Naples Yellow Light
            Sap Green Hue

            Cadmium Red Light Pure
            Old Holland Grey-Blue

The idea behind this palette is that you have a warm and a cool of each primary (e.g. Cadmium Red and Alizarin Crimson) and one of each secondary (a green, and orange and Dioxazine Purple).  Use your current paint inventory, as long as it is NOT student grade, to come as close as you can to that concept.  No need to go and spend hundreds of dollars on new paints.  I do want you to have Dioxazine Purple, Cadmium Red, both Cadmium Yellows and Ultramarine Blue, however.  You really shouldn't be working without those colors anyway, no matter the subject (in my opinion).

The Phthalos are nice for these exercises, but you can share mine if you like until you know if you like them for everyday painting purposes.  I don't think there is a better orange than Cad
, so that's always a good call.  Greens get very personal; I suggest you try everything before you decide what you like.  Share with your friends to keep costs down.

Most importantly, bring your sense of discovery and ask lots of questions.  Color is like music....it's not for me to tell you what chords to use or what your voice is, my role is to guide you to finding a voice that suits and reflects who you are.  With a good understanding of harmonic structure and theory you'll be adding a wonderful new dimension to your work in just a few classes.


DAVID C. GALLUP, Fine Art

Art of the Deep

805.657.5385                  davidcgallup@gmail.com     dgallup.com    
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