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Pattern Packets and Workbooks

It is a great pleasure for me to share with you the things that I have learned thru time, wonderful teachers, much practice and life itself. My wish for you is to experience the joy of duplicating nature on canvas! The instructions, photography and patterns in my painting packets and workbooks are intended for the original purchaser’s education and enjoyment. Set your pace at the easel and give yourself the time to put all that you are learning into practice. You and your paintings deserve it. Permission is given to qualified teachers to provide one pattern per student for classroom use only and must contain the Kitty Gorrell Studio copyright. No other part of these design or paintings from them may be mechanically reproduced in any manner. © KITTY GORRELL STUDIO 2007 All rights reserved.

Each of Kitty's instructional packets includes:

• Step by step written instructions
• Color swatches
• Line drawing
• Color photos of artwork
  
  

Oil Paints

I use the Permalba Professional Oil Paints from Martin/F. Weber almost exclusively in my art work. I love the rich pigmentation and the coverage I can achieve from this excellent grade of paint. I recommend the investment of this superior grade of paint if at all possible. If teaching and find a more economical paint to be more feasible, the Prima Oil Paints, also from Martin/F. Weber, would be my next recommendation. Their pigment rich creamy consistency will out perform all other student and economy brands and match other higher priced colors.

Check the Permalba Oil Paint Color Chips and the Prima Oil Color Chips to view the wide variety of colors available in these two paint lines.

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Artist Brushes

I use a Bristle Brush to base in background color and anywhere a heavier application of paint is needed. These brushes perform well and withstand the scrubbing technique often used in background applications. My choice of bristle brushes are the Professional Permalba Line from Martin/F. Weber or the Scharff 215 Flat series.

The Scharff Classic Series is excellent for detail oil painting of any subject. I use the flats for creating nearly any subjects form and detail with the exception of foliage. For foliage and floral detail I highly recommend the Scharff Classic Series Filberts.

I use the Permalba Red Sable Flat brush when I need a soft touch for doing fine detail in still life paintings, florals, buildings, etc. A Script Liner is used anywhere fine lines or very small detail is needed.

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Basic Clear Medium

The Basic Clear Medium that I use for many of my paintings is a blend of DaVinci Alkyd Gel, DaVinci Safflower Oil and Turpenoid Odorless Thinner. This is a slight variation of a mixture I first learned of through artist Robert Warren and have adapted to my painting style. This can be used as a clear medium to prep your support surface prior to painting in oils and as a blending and glazing medium for follow up work after the original painting has dried. Complete instructions on how to mix this Basic Clear Medium is included with each DaVinci Alkyd Gel purchased from Kitty Gorrell Studio.

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