SUPPLY LIST:

Note: SAM's Museum Store carries art supplies. Shop local first.

Blick Art Supplies
For an easy list of recommended supplies, go to Chula's Blick U List.

Visual Resources
In case of inclement weather, bring 3 photos or iPad photos (larger than a phone) with a landscape photo that has a foreground, middle ground, and background. Feel free to email Chula, if you need feedback on your choices. chulabeauregard@gmail.com

Paint
Any professional-grade will do. Avoid "hues", as these are less concentrated pigments.

Titanium White (large tube)
Cadmium Yellow Light
Yellow Ochre Gold (or regular Yellow Ochre)
Cobalt Blue or Ultramarine Blue
Cadmium Red (or Permanent Red Medium)
Alizarin Crimson (make sure it's "Permanent")
Cadmium Orange
Viridian Green

Painting Surface
1 - 2 canvas/linen panels OR primed or gessoed hardboard panels (such as Gessoboard). Chula prefers Centurion Oil Primed Deluxe Linen panels, available through Jerry's Artarama. Stretched canvas not recommended. Keep sizes between 8x10 and 12x16.

Mixing Color

Palette (can be 11x14 size plexiglass or Palette Paper). Most portable easels have a palette included.
Palette knife for mixing paint

Sketching/Planning
This VERY important part of our practice is going to be step one on every painting we do. It must be free of lines, preferably spiral-bound, and not too big (5x7 or so).

Pencil or charcoal pencil
Viewfinder

Brushes
Flats, Brights, or Filberts are recommended for most of the work. Bring a good range of sizes: 2, 4, 6, 8.

Paper Towels - Thick, blue shop paper towels or Viva

Solvent - Odorless Turpenoid, odorless mineral spirits, Gamsol, or Spike of Lavender

Wet Canvas Carrier
RayMar panel carrier, for example. OR pizza boxes work, too.

Lightweight Easel
Chula recommends a Field Easel or Pochade box (The Prolific Easel, Strada, Open Box M, Guerrilla Painter, Soltek, etc.), or a Julian French Easel.

Outdoor Essentials

Drinking water
Sun hat
Note: If you wear glasses, be sure to have non-tinted glasses available. It is very difficult to see values and be correct in your paintings if you have sunglasses on. A wide-brimmed hat will suffice to protect your eyes.

Additional Items to Consider

Backpack
Folding chair
Trash bags
Dark/neutral colored clothing (bright colors reflect)
Layers of clothing
Sunscreen
Hand cleaner (Fast Orange or baby oil)
Insect repellant
White acid-free tape for blocking off areas to paint on paper

Plein Air Painting Workshop with Chula Beauregard

Not Easy — Always Worth It