07/08/2026
Our painting workshop starts tomorrow July 9. Anyone interested can attend. Members are free. Non members pay $50. Here is a list of supplies:
Teresa Villarrubia Color Workshop
Supply List
4 or 5 gesso primed canvases or canvas boards (approximately 9’ by 12” inches)
Palette - midtone gray works best
Palette knife - for mixing and/or painting (I like a diamond shaped 2-2.5 inch best)
Brushes
- flats and filberts work best
Paper towels/rags
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blue shop towels or Viva are low lint and work best
Soap for brush cleaning (Dawn works well)
Apron, smock or coverup to protect your clothing
If working with oils:
Gamsol odorless mineral spirits (least toxic brand)
Linseed oil (small bottle)
Two clean jars with lids (one for Gamsol, smaller one for linseed oil) or a metal brush washer
and small container for linseed oil
Oil paints - Gamblin Artists Oils or Gamblin 1980 (only acceptable student grade); if you have
other professional quality brands that is fine! Gamblin makes starter sets for each. Please
bring:
Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow Light
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Red Light (medium okay)
Alizarin Crimson (or Alizarin Crimson Permanent)
Ultramarine Blue
Raw Umber
Ivory black
Any other colors you have
If painting with acrylics:
Please bring your usual supplies and the paint colors listed above (make sure you have at least
the primary colors, white and black)
Feel free to bring any previous work you would like critiquedTeresa Villarrubia Color Workshop
The goal of this workshop:
- Learn to mix colors from complements, adjacent colors, earth colors, and black/white
to better achieve desired hue, value, and intensity of color in paintings
- Better understand the relationships of colors, improving overall knowledge of color theory
and its application
- Learn the benefits of working with complementary colors - creating strong contrast,
drawing the viewer to focal points, and creating drama and/or harmony within a painting
- Encourage you to work more from life
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Schedule:
Day One:
Morning (two hours)
Welcome
About your instructor
Discussion:
What Makes a Good Painting
What makes Good Composition
Rules of Composition
Color Theory
Exercise
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Create three complementary color runs: red/green; blue/orange; and yellow/violet
Afternoon
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Exercise - Paint a red apple on green paper
Day Two:
Morning
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Exercise - Paint an orange on blue paper
Afternoon
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Exercise - Paint a lemon on yellow pape