CREATING ARTISTS ONE PAINTING AT A TIME
In Person Classes at 1459 Humboldt Ave, Ste B. Chico. Ca.
(unless specified in class description.)
Apart from the wonderful community created in each class, Christine teaches in a clear and supportive step-by-step method that gives you an understanding of what you are doing and time to enjoy your experience. Class fees cover all the materials, including aprons as well as tuition. Private events can also be arranged.
Click on the image below to register for the class.
Besides the basics, I also use -
Umber (brown) - Buy #117D RAW UMBER DARK - LIGHTFASTNESS: | - OPAQUE Online | Nova Color (novacolorpaint.com)
Burnt Sienna or Red Oxide -#100 Burnt Sienna Acrylic Paint - Lightfast - Opaque | Nova Color (novacolorpaint.com)
Yellow Ochre - #121 Yellow Ochre Acrylic Paint | Nova Color Paint
Try these colors as you grow your palette.
Cool red -Buy #129 Quinacridone Red - Lightfastness: | - Transparent Online | Nova Color (novacolorpaint.com)
Dark blue red -(crimson) - Buy #114 Alizarin Crimson Hue - Lightfastness: | - Transparent Online | Nova Color (novacolorpaint.com)
Delicious earthy red - Buy #149 Transparent Red Iron Oxide - Lightfastness: | - Transparent Online | Nova Color (novacolorpaint.com)
Luxurious purple - Buy #103 Carbazole Dioxazine Violet - Lightfastness: || - Transparent Online | Nova Color (novacolorpaint.com)
What paint do I use?
I have used novacolorpaint.com for years in both my mural and acrylic paint work. All of my acrylic classes use this paint so that your experience is not hindered by chasing inferior paint across the canvas.
Please note - we mix our own oranges, purples, greens and pinks.
My standard class color list is -
White - Buy #118 Titanium White - Lightfastness: | - Opaque Online | Nova Color (novacolorpaint.com)
Black - Buy #108 Iron Oxide/Mars Black - Lightfastness: | - Opaque Online | Nova Color (novacolorpaint.com)
red- Buy #187 Pyrrole Red - Lightfastness: | - Translucent Online | Nova Color (novacolorpaint.com)
Blue -Buy #135 Phthalo Turquoise - Lightfastness: | - Opaque Online | Nova Color (novacolorpaint.com)
Yellow -Buy #144 Azo Yellow Medium - Lightfastness: | - Transparent Online | Nova Color (novacolorpaint.com)
Classes
When I teach, my goal is to break the work down in such a way as to make putting it back together fun and rewarding. If it's a challenge, we will meet it together. It's one of the few things in life where we leave both satisfied and wanting more.
Let's paint together soon!
" Learning to paint is learning to see in a new way.
The more you do it, the more of the magic you see."
Christine MacShane
About Christine
I remember my first experience with painting with oils back in the early 1970s. It was autumn and warm and, like most everything we did back then, I painted outside. I remember the smell of the paint and the frustration of not being able to make it do what I wanted it to! Painting felt so familiar to me, even then…read more