Free Gamblin Paint, Workshop and Product demo

Getting a good seat at the workshop!

 Over 40 students packed into the studio last Sunday for a free workshop with Gamblin's president Peter Cole. WE LOVE having the Gamblin people come by- so much to learn and some very innovative products.
We were introduced to Gamblin's FASTMATTE line of oil paint. It all drys to a matte finsih and dries quickly. This is great for our underpainting technique!!!!We also learned a great deal about Gamsol  and varnishing.

Pete Cole. president Gamblin Colors

I checked out the website and Scott is demonstrating the oiling out process...something I always get asked about. YES, different colors dry shiny or matte, Yes, it isn't your fault or the paints fault, and YES, it can be corrected when the paint film is dry!! Please check out the website for the exact procedure.
Also a big thank you to Gamblin, we all ended up with some samples of the Fastmatte and gamsol...pretty sweet, eh?
It was great to see Lisa H, with her 2 month old daughter Lillianna at the workshop.....our youngest artist ever!!!
A reminder that there are drop in classes this summer on Tues or Thurs morning and Tues evening until Aug 16th. Fall classes will start the week of Sept 23.......I will have some 'interesting' photo references to share with you then.

Torrit Grey Contest/ Gamblin Website

Artists love a challenge! Here is a contest that is perfect for our Art School!
Each year Gamblin paint company collects the pigments from their air filters and mixes them with linseed oil and produces a beautiful TORRIT grey that changes slightly every year. This paint is given away free of charge. Gamblin then runs a contest that limits the artist to using Torrit Grey, White and Black only to produce a painting! Kind of like a company sponsored Black and White Art Event.
I have some torrit grey to share with you!
If you are interested in the contest download the form at http://www.gamblincolors.com/.
I give this website 5/5 stars...lots of good info on paints, how-to's and loads on color. I have their DVD on color and will be sharing it with you during our break time!
Perhaps we can incorporate this into our Mona Lisa Club Art Show!