Supply list for James Sheehan:

General Supply List (please see additions for specific teachers below):
  • 3-4 pre-stretched canvases sized 16”x 20” or 18” x 24” * only 1 is needed for the first class
  • 5 -7 bore bristle or synthetic brushes - a combination of bristle and synthetic brushes is recommended, but students should feel free to buy one or the other, as their tastes see fit. (Do not purchase nylon brushes or brushes designated for acrylic paint.)
    • Select a range of sizes, small and large (from #2 to #10) for: Flats, Rounds & Filberts.
    • Recommended selection to start: Rounds: #2, #8, #10; Filberts: #6; Flats: #10
  • 1 metal palette knife (approximately the length of your thumb or longer)
  • 1 drawing pencil (HB)
  • 1 eraser (Kneaded)
  • 1 small glass or metal jar with lid
  • Disposable paper palette
  • Student grade oil paints (small tubes)
  • Ex: Gamblin 1980, Utrecht, Winton (you can invest in artist grade if you would like)
    • Alizarin crimson or cadmium red medium
    • Cadmium Yellow or lemon yellow
    • Cerulean
    • Cadmium Orange
    • Permanent green light
    • Raw umber
    • Titanium White (large tube)
    • Ultramarine Blue
    • Additional colors are encouraged but not required

Optional Materials:

  • 1 box of latex gloves
  • Small bottle of Stand or Linseed oil
  • Cotton rags or Bounty paper towels
  • Apron or overshirt to protect your clothes

Suggested Art Supply Stores:

Blick Art Materials, 1-5 Bond St. (East of Broadway), 212.533.2444 and additional locations 
https://www.dickblick.com/stores/newyork