Donna Aldridge, international award-winning master pastelist and oil painter, fine artist, has work in collections in 25 countries and teaches painting workshops nationally and art classes in Kansas City. Oil, acrylic and pastel paintings of landscapes, still lifes and figures are available and painting commissions are accepted for home and corporate, including portraits, other subjects mentioned plus pieces representing the history of the family, business or city, state or national government in oil or digital mediums.


Acrylic Painting Supplies List
for classes and workshops with Donna Aldridge

PAINT

Be sure to have: (Limited Palette)

  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Napthol Crimson
    —or other red-violet (cool) Red
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Raw Sienna
  • Phthalo Green
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • White

Bring any other Colors you wish



Additional Useful Colors:

  • Yellow Oxide
  • Deep Warm Yellows

• Many other useful Colors (Pigments!) will be discussed during the Class/Workshop
• Always best to use a Limited Palette to become adept at color mixing! Additional Colors usually determined by your personal style, technique and subject matter, etc.
• Best to avoid student grades, though they seem cheaper—it's only because you are getting far less pigment, more oil and a lot of filler!



BRUSHES

Please have at least one fresh, healthy:

  • #2 Filbert White Bristle
  • #6 Filbert Bristle
  • #6 Bright White Bristle
  • #10 Bright White Bristle
  • any soft-bristle brushes

Bring any other Brushes you wish

• If buying new brushes in KC and unsure, try
• Essex Green Handles at Coldsnow’s.
• Robert Simmons Series 40 and 41 are classically elegant and good buys, too.
• Both Utrecht cheaper and pricier white bristles are brushes I will NEVER spend money on again!!!
• If your brushes are in poor condition, splayed, and/or with dried paint in them, purchase Winsor-Newtons' brush cleaner/reconditioner in the red and white label. It works excellently at cleaning suffering brushes. You will need to soak them for several to over 24 hours in many cases. Wash briskly with soap and water. Dry laying horizontally. See notes on brushes at Writings / Oil for other conditioning and refurbishing techniques.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS Additional materials welcome
  • 1 or more unused stretched canvases—sized between16" x 20" to 36" x36"
  • 1 or more canvas panels for quick study paintings--8x10 or 9x12
  • fine vine charcoal
  • 16”x20” palette—2 palettes if you like a lot of mixing area!
  • optional—binder clip for edge of paper palette optional
  • gloss or matte acrylic medium
  • 1 tuna or cat food can or similar small container to hold painting medium
  • large container for water
  • paper towels—any brand (Bounty Select-a-Size Plain—personal favorite)
  • palette knife
  • optional—viewfinder
  • notebook and pen/pencil since there are times when you want to make notes!

    Contact Donna with questions about supplies.     For email, click here.
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Supplies List: Oil | Pastel | Acrylic | Watercolor | Drawing


Please Note:  All artwork and materials contained on this website are copyrighted by Donna Aldridge.  No image or picture may be downloaded or copied without written permission from the artist.  Many of the painting images you will see on this site may be available for sale in original or in print form by contacting Aldridge Studios.


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