Kim Casebeer - Painting Movement in Clouds

NOTE: Workshop tickets will be available for purchase February 1st after 10:30am.

Kim Casebeer is a Kansas native, who is a well known landscape painter and highly sought after instructor.  She is a Master Signature Member of American Women Artists, a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America and the Oil Painters of America.

To learn more about Kim and see her work go to the following:

www.kimcasebeer.com

Instagram www.instagram.com/kimcasebeerartist/   @kimcasebeerartist

FaceBook  www.facebook.com/KimCasebeerFineArt/     KimCasebeerFineArt

When you sign up, please be sure to read the policies regarding cancellation carefully before submitting your payment!

Materials List:

• 3-5 different reference ideas. Reference for ideas can be photos and plein airs. More is better! 

• Viva Paper towels - they soak up like cloth, can also use co9on rags 

• 5 1/2 x 8 inch or similar Sketch Book 

• Prismacolor Cool or Neutral Gray markers - 30%, 50%, 70%, and black, can add other values 

• Optional: Wet Ones, ViewCatcher, Nitrile or latex gloves 

Oil Painters: 

• Paints Needed: Cad Yellow Lemon, Yellow Ochre, Cad Red Light, Alizarin Crimson Permanent, Burnt Sienna, Asphaltum or Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Titanium White 

Optional on Kim’s palette: Viridian or Phthalo Blue, Permanent Green Light, Transparent Orange 

• Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel Medium 

• Gamsol odorless mineral spirits in a portable metal brush washer with snap down lid

• Kim uses Silver Grand Prix long flat natural bristles and Silver Bristlon synthetic flats, Nos. 4, 6, 8,10 and a detail brush in a brush case. You will need both small (4,6) and wide (8,10). Can use similar quality brushes such as Rosemary, Royal Langnickel. 

• At least 2 nice metal painting knives 

• Pochade box such as Easy L or Open Box M on a quality tripod works best. 

• Sourcetek, Raymar, Centurian, or Pintura panels or similar. Kim uses Claessens #66, Oil-Primed Landscape Linen. Can also use canvas scraps tacked to board, or Arches oil paper for sketches. Needed: (6-8) 6x8 or 8x10 for sketches, (2) 12x16-16x20 for studio. 

• Wet canvas carrier if you need to transport your wet canvases 

Pastel Painters: 

• At least 3 values of each color family. Organize your box by value and temperature. I divide mine into 3 compartments: light, medium, dark, cool to warm. 

• Some Pastel suggestions: Schmincke, Unison, Terry Ludwig 

• Pastel pencils in neutral and earth colors for drawing 

• 400 grade UArt Paper. Needed: (6-8) 6x8-8x10 for quick sketches, (2) 12x16-18x24 for longer sessions. Tone paper with a light, transparent, earth tone wash. 

• Gatorboard large enough to hold your largest sheet of paper plus space to tape it down. 

• Artist’s tape or clips to hold paper to the board 

• Blending tools: stumps, kneaded erasers, packing tape, bristle brushes, fine sand paper 

• Pochade box such as Easy L or Heilman on a quality tripod works best. 

Art Suppliers 

Sourcetek, www.canvaspanels.com 

Dick Blick, www.dickblick.com 

Cheap Joes, www.cheapjoes.com 

Jerry’s Artarama, www.jerrysartarama.com 

Dakota Art Pastels, www.dakotapastels.com (great selecSon of pastels and paper) 

Terry Ludwig Pastels, www.terryludwig.com 

Raymar Art, www.raymarart.com 

Artwork EssenSals, www.artworkessenSals.com

If you have questions about the workshop or the materials list, please call 970-471-0853. 

All inquiries during the month of May should go to service@vvagco.org