Try Oil Painting | Just Bring Yourself

2024
August 24 & 25
10 am -5 pm
Instructor:  Dave Salerno
No experience necessary | all materials provided

This two-day workshop is designed for those who would like to try oil painting, but don’t want to buy all the materials needed, or don’t know what products are best to buy.  The instructor will provide each participant with all the supplies needed for the workshop.  These will include a palette, medium cups, brush washing jar, a high-quality painting knife, five high-quality brushes, a linen 9×12 oil-primed painting panel, artist-grade oil colors, artist-grade linseed oil, odorless mineral spirits, and paper towels as needed.  (Those who prefer to bring their own supplies are welcome to do so.)

No prior art experience is needed.  If you have not tried drawing or painting, or if you think that you can’t, this is a perfect opportunity to try.  These skills have been proven to be “learnable”.  Participants will work from still-life setups provided by the instructor.  The focus will be on how to use the materials and apply paint to create a finished oil painting.

After discussing the various tools and supplies, the instructor will use the same materials to explain and demonstrate the steps used to make a painting and will guide each participant through these steps.  He will provide handouts on the material discussed.  The goal is to enjoy the experience of oil painting, with the hope that participants will decide to continue to pursue this rewarding activity.

All participants will keep their finished painting.

Materials:
Click here to see what will be provided by the instructor and what optional supplies you can bring if you wish.

About the Instructor:
David Michael Salerno is a representational oil painter with an interest in landscape (including plein air), still-life, figurative, and portrait painting.  Noticing his interest in drawing as a young boy, his artist mother bought him an instructional drawing set.  David painted throughout his life, even during his years as a practicing cardiologist.  In Minneapolis, he attended the Atelier Lack, where he obtained a foundation in classical drawing and painting.  Upon retiring from his medical career, David focused on his passion for painting.

David has a keen interest in the technology of oil painting.  He takes pride in utilizing proven techniques and products to ensure strong and stable paint layers that result in a quality archival painting. He is a member of several national oil painting organizations, including the Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society, the Portrait Society, and the National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS).  He has achieved the designation of Signature Artist in NOAPS. David is an instructor at Townsend Atelier in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

“There is something within that compels me to paint.  The beauty that the world displays all around us calls me.  We live in a stressful and complex society – I hope that my paintings can provide a source of serenity and simplification.”