You can purchase your art supplies at Artist & Craftsman Supply (4350 8th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105) where I teach some of my classes.
You have three art supply options:
1) Purchase the Patrick Howe Half Kit (about $70)
2) Purchase the Patrick Howe Full Kit (about $155)
3) You can bring you own supplies: See details below.
Cost of Supplies and Discounts
Most art supply stores will give you a discount if you tell them you are one of my students. If you are a bargain shopper, compare store prices. Art supply stores often have sales.
Contents of the Half Kit
4 colors (Cadmium Red Medium, Cadmuim Yellow Medium, Phthalo Blue, Titanium White)
2 Brushes (#6 Bristle Filbert, #2 Bristle Filbert)
Gamsol (Small can)
1-12” X 16” paper palette pad.
Canvas pad 12 x 16", in cludes 10 sheets of canvas
Purchase PAPER TOWELS separately.
The Patrick Howe Full Kit (20% OFF)
You can receive a 20% discount on art supplies when you purchase the Patrick Howe Full Kit from Artists and Craftsmen Supply (A & C) (See address below). The Patrick Howe Full Kit contains everything you will need and more for the class except for paper towels. Call A & C in advance and have them assemble your Full Kit so it will be ready for pick up when you arrive at their store. Their Phone: 206-545-0091. Purchase PAPER TOWELS separately.
If You Have Your Own Supplies
Here are a few important things to know: Turpentine, and Turpenoid are not allowed in my classes, only Odorless Mineral Spirits such as Gamsol. We work flat on tabletops, some easels are also available.
Painting Surface
We use canvas pads (Each pad contains 10 12” x 16” canvas sheets) DO NOT get “canvas paper”, it doesn’t work well.
Cardboard
We tape each loose 12” x 16” canvas sheet to a 16” x 21” piece of corrugated cardboard for easy handling of the wet painting. Quantity: 3 (I have mine cut at Artist & Craftsman Supplies (see address below), or you can cut up a large box from home.
Palette
1-12” X 16” paper palette pad.
Paints
For the inexperienced painter I recommend the sketching grade 1980 Series oil paints made by Gamblin. (I use Gamblin’s professional grade paints but they are more expensive). There are other high quality professional brands available too. Consult your art supply store.
Minimum Beginner Colors (Size: all 37 ML tubes):
Cadmium Red Medium
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Phthalo Blue
Cadmium Orange
Phthalo Emerald (NOT PHTHALO GREEN)
Dioxazine Purple
Ivory Black
Titanium Zinc White (either three 37ml tubes, or 1 large 150 ml tube)
Optional Colors (These colors are not essential for the class but handy for later):
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Solvent
Odorless Mineral Spirits (OMS) 16oz can.
Gamsol: This is a solvent for cleaning brushes. (Turpentine, and Turpenoid are not allowed in my classes)
Medium
4 Oz bottle of Galkyd Lite, made by Gamblin.
Brush Cleaning Jar
Art supply stores do not carry inexpensive water-tight brush cleaning jars. Therefore, bring a small jar with a lid from home. Or purchase a one-half pint, wide mouth canning jar, with lid. Contact a hardware store, or any place that sells small canning jars. The A&C Kit mentioned above contains a jar.
Brushes
Each brush manufacture sizes their brushes differently. For example, a #8 brush size from one manufacturer might be 1/8” wide, and a #8 from another manufacturer might be 3/4” wide. So here I have indicate the size by the width of the bristles in inches, at the tip of the brush.
Filbert
#6 3/8” wide Filbert, bristle (for general brush strokes)
#2 1/4” wide Filbert, bristle (for general brush strokes)
Optional Filberts (These brushes are not essential for the class but handy for later):
#8 3/4” wide Filbert, bristle (for blocking in)
#4 1/2” wide Filbert, bristle (for general strokes)
Bright Brushes
#6 3/8” wide Bright, bristle (for blocking in)
#2 1/4” wide Bright, bristle (for general brush strokes)
Optional Brights (These brushes are not essential for the class but handy for later):
#8 3/4” wide Bright, bristle (for blocking in)
#4 1/2” wide Bright, bristle (for general strokes)
Round
# 4 Round Synthetic Sable - Princeton 4000 Series
Liner
# 4 Liner - Princeton 6250 Series
Clothing
Wear paint friendly clothes, (or an apron if you want)
Miscellaneous
You will need paper towels, the kind that tear off in half sheets are preferred.
1” masking tape (Get the beige color, not the bright colored tape.
Pencil/eraser/ Sharpener
1” masking tape
Straightedge for drawing straight lines.
Other optional items
Gloves (Nitrile gloves for sensitive skin. They must fit loosely to not crimp your hands.)
Art Bin, tote bag, or carrying case (to carry your new paints and brushes)
Art supply stores
(Some art stores will give you a discount if you say you are one of my students)
Artist and Craftsman Supplies (A Patrick Howe Preferred Vendor)
(U-District)
4350 8th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 545-0091
Blick Art Materials
(Capitol Hill) 1600 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98102
(206) 324-0750
Dakota Art Store
(Ballard)
2000 Market Street
Seattle, WA
206.523.4830
Daniel Smith (Does not sell Gamblin Paints)
4150 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 223-9599
Daniel Smith (Does not sell Gamblin Paints)
15112 NE 24th St,
Redmond
(425) 643-1781
University Book Store
(University District)
4326 University Way, N.E.
Seattle, Washington 98105
206.634.3400
If you have any questions please call me. 206-322-5540
Sincerely, Patrick