Developing Your Own Style, Oil and Acrylic Painting
Adult Class | Registration opens 5/5/2026 9:00 AM MST
My goals for this class are to make students enthusiastic and better painters. Except for true beginners, this is sort of an independent study format class.
- Students should have some understanding of basic painting.
If you have questions about the class or supplies please contact me: robgratiot@earthlink.net
Paint colors:
Cadmium red, Alizarin crimson
Titanium white (large tube)
Burnt sienna, Burnt umber (large tube), Yellow ochre
Ultramarine blue (large tube), Cerulean blue
Permanent green
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Canvas boards or pre-stretched canvas at least 12” x 18”
For those who want to create their own stretched canvasses, bring:
Stretcher bars (min. 12” x 18”)
10-oz raw canvas fabric
Craftsman 1/4 Light Duty Staples *974424 and staple gun
Gesso and gesso brush (something like a cheap house-painting-style brush)
1 or 2 round, series 4235 R #2 or smaller (Grumbacher-Bristlette)
1 or 2 flat 1/2” - 3/4” (Professional Bristle)
Silicoil – a metal coil you put inside a can use to clean your brushes
Paper palette
Mid-size palette knife
Odorless paint thinner, container, rags
Pencil & notebook
Other materials and tools may be discussed in class
Rob Gratiot
MFA, University of Denver
Gratiot was selected by American Artist magazine as a finalist in the American Realism Today competition. Gratiot's “John Lennon Sunglasses in Cellophane" won first prize at the Colorado Art Open Exhibition at Foothills Art Center. His work can be seen in numerous group shows and private collections.
http://www.robgratiot.com/