PAINTING HOLIDAY IN PROVENCE  2023

PROVENCE TRIP MATERIALS LIST

Dear All,

Mike and I are so looking forward to this trip.  Here are a few practical bits of information about the art aspect.

Mike will be out and about sketching landscapes and interesting scenes such as lovely french doorways.

Emma will be getting lots of beautiful flowers and we will be painting where we are staying. 

You are welcome to paint with either of us on any day so can paint with just Mike, just Emma or switch between the two.

A sketchbook would definitely be preferable for landscape painting as they are easier to manage.  You can bring any size and shape that you like to work to and can manage.

You do not need to get a lot of specific materials.  Basically bring what you have and what you like to work with.  Mike and I will have back up materials with us.

For those who do want to kit themselves out, there are a few suggestions below.

GENERAL INFORMATION ON MATERIALS

PAINTS AND HOW TO TRANSPORT THEM

The flower painters are resident at Simple Life in Provence so can bring paints on any form they like using.  Tubes are always my preference but that is up to you.

The Landscape Painters need portable paints.

There are several videos on our Bradness Gallery website www.bradnessgallery.com/videos

Go to Emma’s Materials tutorial video part 2

If you click the link below and go to 9 minutes 12 seconds into the video there is a good explanation of creating your own paint box.

PAINT COLOURS

WATERCOLOUR PAINT COLOURS

I use Winsor and Newton.  Buy professional colour if you can or the student quality called Cotman if your budget is less.

Main colours you need

Quinacridone Magenta or permanent rose

Lemon yellow deep

Cerulean blue

Cobalt turquoise light 

Cadmium red

Cadmium yellow

French Ultramarine

Yellow Ochre

Burnt Umber

Extra colours

Ivory black

Viridian

Permanent Sap green

Cobalt blue

Raw sienna

BRUSHES

Brushes for watercolour painting.  Make sure you pack them so that the end of each brush does not get bashed.  You can use something like this

Cheaper brushes – e.g. Pro Arte Prolene Plus 8,4 and 1

Expensive brushes – e.g. Pro Arte Renaissance Sable sizes, 8, 4 and 1. 

We use these on our Flower Painting courses.  They are lovely brushes but expensive.

PORTABLE WATER for Landscape Painters

There are many forms of portable water holders.

You will also need light weight bottles to carry some water in

Flower painters do not need to bring anything to hold water in

SKETCHBOOKS

300 gram watercolour paper would be ideal in the size and shape that you like to work in. 

For flower painters something around A3 which is 11.7in x 16.5in

We are a fan of Pink Pig sketchbooks

PAINTING WITH MIKE

Sunhat

Sketchbook

Pencils e.g. Faber Castell 3b

Rubber

Rag

paint brushes

portable water container.  There are many available from all art suppliers.

bottle to hold water

Watercolour Paints as above plus Venetian Red and Hookers Green and Alizarin Crimson

PAINTING WITH EMMA

Watercolour sketchbook e.g. A3 size or sheets of paper

Brushes e.g.

Watercolour paints and white gouache paint

Pencil e.g. Faber Castell 3b

Rubber

Rag

Any questions at all, just phone Emma on 01273 400606