10:00 - 16:00

Level: Beginner

Many students shy away from using oil paint but this workshop will teach you the joy and ease of using this fabulous medium! Learn to mix colour from a limited palette, how to apply the paint and use different techniques. You’ll never look back!

What to bring:

• Pad of paper palettes for paint mixing

• 4b pencil, rubber and putty rubber

• Palette knife size 22 or similar

• Canvas paper or canvas board any sizes between  12”x10” and 12” x 16” 

• Selection of flat, synthetic brushes in a range from 4 - 12 and or hogs hair brushes 8, 10

• One small round brush size 2, for detailed work

• Rags or baby wipes (biodegradable)

• An empty clean jam jar with lid

• You will need Liquin original painting medium and sansoder or zest it low odour thinners for washing brushes

• A box roughly the size of your paper is also handy to transport your wet paintings home

• Apron

• A packed lunch

Oil Paint  - best quality student grade oils to buy are Winton by Winsor & Newton 

• Cadmium Red

• Cadmium yellow

• Ultramarine Blue

• Titanium white

• Cerulean blue

• Permanent Rose

• Raw Umber

• Yellow ochre

• Burnt Sienna 

Art Suppliers:

• Jacksons Art supplies

• CassArt

Included on the day:

• Any other materials not specified for the students to bring

• Expert tuition

• 1 to 1 guidance

• Detailed demonstrations

• A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes

And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops.

Terms - Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you can no longer attend, we are unable to offer a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid.

Number of students: 10