One Day Crash Course
Back to Basic Painting Techniques
by Michael Price
In Collaboration with Kremer Pigments New York City
Those of you familiar with the catalogue of Kremer Pigments will know the range of mineral pigments includes Azurite “Michael Price”. Due to the volume of questions we face regarding the correct use of many of our products, the New York based British artist will offer a special crash course directed to all artists concerned about the painter’s craft.
Michael Price will give a brief introduction to his “Crash Course” and to some of the ideas behind it, all through out this year at our Kremer Pigments New York store. Please make sure you call us if you are interested in participating in the introduction. This introduction is free for the public.
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Crash-Course Details
This new one day seminar on basic painting techniques using a variety of Kremer’s products will focus on:
1. Preparing stretched raw linen and linen on panels.
a. The correct use of rabbit skin glue.
b. Making your own gesso.
c. Sealing the ground.
2. The difference between modern synthetic pigments and natural and mineral pigments.
3. Working with the regular synthetic pigments in a variety of natural binding mediums including the distempers, egg tempera, the oils and natural resins. This includes how to make your own oil paint and put it in a tube.
4.Binding Mediums:
a. Water based natural binding mediums such as hide glue, casein and egg tempera.
b. Oils such as cold pressed, polymerized and co-polmerized oils.
c. The correct use of the balsams such as Venetian and Strasbourg turpentines and Canada Balsam.
d. How to prepare a diluent.
5. The question of varnishes from Dammar to Amber .
6. Last but not least – your questions.
The one day crash course will run at the artist’s studio in the D.U.M.B.O. area of Brooklyn. Following courses will be schedule according to demand.
The cost for participant will be $220 – for further details contact Michael Price directly at artmprice@gmail.com or evenings at (212) 694-8884.
2010 Crash Courses are scheduled for Saturdays:
Feb. 20th – March 27th – April 24th – May 15th – June 5th – July 10th
Website: www.michaelprice.info
