WORKSHOPS
VALUE DOES THE WORK - COLOR GETS THE CREDIT
T.W. “POPS” VANYA
3 Day Workshop, March 11-13, 2026
This workshop is tailored to all levels of painters. The class begins with a critique of a few works provided by each student. (If you
have never painted bring 2/3 of any type of art you have created.) This helps the instructor get a feel of a student’s level of experience. This class is built around starting a work of art, selecting a subject, how to lay out ones palette and a discussion of color theory, design, preparatory drawings, choices of materials (paints, surfaces, tools of the trade (brushes, palettes, knives, easels, etc.)
There will be special emphasis on the value of the paint colors you choose; how light or how dark. One of the most boring exercises one can subject oneself to is a painting with nothing but mid toned values. It is one of the primary reasons painting fail! They fail to attract attention, they fail to sell, they fail to
inspire, they fail to capture the viewers emotions! So, we will be starting a painting, blocking in, and moving to a finished work. We will also touch on framing and how it can make or break the reception of the work.
Tuition $450
Includes lunch each day
Space Limited
Register online now or call 830-896-2553
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REQUIRED MATERIAL LIST
Oil Paints: (Van Gogh or Rembrandt Brand, both made by Talens.)
• Cadmium Lemon
• Cadmium Yellow
• Cadmium Yellow Dark/Deep
• Yellow Ochre
• Cadmium Red Medium
• Light Oxide Red
• Alizarin Crimson or Madder Lake Deep
• Transparent Oxide Red
• Viridian
• Cobalt Blue Light
• Ultramarine Blue
• Titanium White
Brushes/Tools
• Hog Bristle Filberts: #1, #2, #4, #6, #8 (Silver Brush “Grand Prix”)
• Filbert Sables: #2, #4 (Silver Brush “Renaissance”)
• Palette (Medium to Large)
• Palette Knife (Small to Medium
Medium
• Stand, Walnut, or Linseed Oil
Solvent (for cleaning brushes or to thin paint)
• Turpenoid or Gamsol
Rags or Good Paper Towels
Canvas
• 2 or 3 - 11X14 or 16X20
Fredrix Canvas Pads (9X12)
Brush Cleaning Tank
Easels:
• Table Easel
• French Easel
• Standing Easel (one that is easily transportable)
Sketch Pad: 11X14 or 16X20 and pencil(s)
The above materials can be purchased online from the following:
• www.texasart.com, www.dickblick.com, or from AMAZON