Cathy Kline has dedicated 43 years to teaching and spent a decade running her art gallery in Parkville, MO—a creative space where artists could gather and grow. Though she retired from the gallery to spend more time with her granddaughters, she continues to teach and accept commissions. Cathy also founded 'Paint PARKVILLE Plein Air,' an event that thrived for eleven years.
Beyond her own work, Cathy has played a key role in Kansas City's art community, serving as President of the historic, 103-year-old Art Study Club. This club, which predates the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, once served tea during presidential talks at the Kansas City Art Institute.
In her upcoming class, she will guide students through painting portraits from a reference image, focusing on proportion and color mixing using the Zorn Palette.
Lunch: Included
Class Price: $100
SUPPLY LIST (not included)
Oil Paints
Paints Yellow Ochre. Rembrandt
Cadmium Red Light Rembrandt
Ivory Black Gamblin
Titanium White Gamblin
(also, Alizarin Crimson permanent and Thalo Green *or Viridian …either is fine)
If you have vermillion you my bring it. Not necessary.
Also, I always purchase a large tube of Gamblin Titanium White because it takes more. *Master’s Touch Titanium
White is 1/2 the price of Gamblin and will be fine as you are learning.
*GAMBLIN GAMSOL about 1/2 to 1 cup full.
Acrylic Paints
All paint is the same name to purchase for ACRYLIC STUDENTS ~
Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Light, Ivory Black, Titanium White, Alizarine Crimson, Thalo Green OR Viridian Master’s Touch, Liquitex, Stephen Quiller. Do not expect good results from cheaper brands sold as kits.
Small Sketch pad for notes and measurements.
Pencil or Pen for note taking.
ONE OR TWO CANVASES OR PANELS (We will most likely only use one)
For learning the technique of mixing color and rendering a likeness- use the 11 x 14
multi- pack sold at your local art store. It will serve you well.
As you commit to special portraits and commissions, you will want to use a higher quality panel or canvas -
I use ‘CENTURION OP DLX LINEN PANEL’ ‘RAYMAR PANEL or ‘SENSO ALL MEDIA SIZED LINEN PAINTING PANEL’
They each come in multiple sizes.
Brushes
I use ‘ROSEMARY and COMPANY BRUSHES’ ( Jeff Hein’s signature brushes) for my portraits
ROSEMARY AND COMPANY (ENGLAND)
NO. 3 POINTED ROUND 272
NO. 2 LONG FILBERT Series 278
NO. 6 ECLIPSE FILBERT
NO. 8 EVERGREEN FILBERT
NO. 5/8 ECLIPSE LONG COMBER
NO. 10 CLASSIC FILBERT
synthetic HOG filberts ( 6 and 9 ) and a BRIGHT ( 14 ) by Master’s Touch
You want to have great brushes that are long handled so you can have better control but that does not mean you cannot find a nice assortment that will get you by until you decide if portraiture is for you. A package of oil, watercolor and or acrylic synthetic brushes will work but keep these only for the medium of your preference, do NOT use them for other mediums.
Miscellaneous supplies for OIL PAINTERS
Richeson 894 Palette knife or one with a goose neck and two inch long pointed blade
Cup with lid to hold Gamsol for oil students and Cup for water for Acrylic artists
Paper Towels - I prefer Blue shop towels, use what you like, including rags please be prepared to take them home with you in a plastic grocery bag.
Small container for Walnut Oil or Safflower Oil to be used as medium.
A clean PIZZA BOX works well for transporting your wet painting
Graymatters Palette paper or white if you already have that
Latex gloves
MISC. For ACRYLIC PAINTERS
Plastic gooseneck palette knife
Masterson Box with *stay wet sheets for under your palette paper EXTENDER for keeping your paints wet.
Use the cheap CANVASES or SENSO - you cannot paint on oil primed canvases with ACRYLIC PAINT
A clean PIZZA BOX works well for transporting your wet painting
