About the Workshop
Painting with oils is like painting with butter — sweet, rich, and gloriously tactile. In this immersive weeklong retreat, we’ll dive into the vibrant muse of the flower: uplifting, brilliant, and bursting with life. Using fresh blooms cut directly from Trish's gardens, we’ll explore how to translate their fragrance, gesture, and color into paintings that tempt the viewer to lean in and breathe deeply.
This workshop is designed for artists with some oil painting experience who are ready to deepen their practice in a supportive, mythic, and joy-filled environment.
This is more than a painting class — it’s a celebration of the floral spirit and the magic of adult art camp. Expect laughter, transformation, and the joy of creating in community.
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About Trish Harding
Trish Harding was born in Washington State and grew up on Lummi Island, literally feet from the water’s edge with a magnificent view of Mt Baker at the same time. Her formal art training includes Western Washington State College (now WWU), and The Academy of Art College, San Francisco. Trish is owner of Studio UFO in Bellingham, which has proven to be the hot spot in town for leading edge art and art education. About 25 years teaching at Whatcom Community College, Creative Arts Community at Menucha. Also, classes at Whatcom’s Lightcatcher Museum of Art, Museum of Northwest Art, Jansen Art Center and more. She recently moved back to Lummi Island where she grew up. A kind of self-imposed art residency!
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Learn more about Trish on her website: studio-ufo.net
Instructor will provide:
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color wheels
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value scales
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flowers
What students should bring:
Oil Painters Supplies List
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Bring the colors you have including 3 PRIMARIES & 3 SECONDARIES & WHITE.  Tertiaries and Earths are not required for this class. We will not use black.
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required: PRIMARIES-Cadmium Yellow Light, Phthalo Blue, Alizarin Crimson
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required: SECONDARIES-Phthalo Green, Ultramarine Violet, Cadmium Red Light​
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required: WHITE-Titanium White
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Not required: TERTIARIES-Permanent Green Light, Phthalo Turquoise, Ultramarine Blue, Magenta, Cadmium Red Medium, Cadmium Orange
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Not required: EARTHS-Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, black
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Brushes: Hog bristle brushes: One 1/2" flat Brush, and One #8 round brush (these are approximate sizes but make sure that you have oil painting brushes, NOT watercolor brushes)
Canvas Options (choose one):
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Option A: At least three stretched canvases, each no smaller than 12" x 16"
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Option B: Canvas paper, such as Fredrix Canvas Pad, 12" x 16", pad of 10 sheets
(Available at DickBlick.com for approximately $30)
Other Supplies:
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Palette with a lid-Masterson or Jack Richison are recommended. You will need the palette paper or a piece of glass to fit inside. Or you can get by with strong plastic paper plates.
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Artist Drawing Board, 23x26" if you already have one. CAC can provide one for you.
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Newsprint Pad, rough 23x18”
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Big Bob’s Charcoal
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Solvent: Odorless Mineral Spirits in a container with lid (Do NOT bring commercial paint thinner)
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Paper Towels
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Masking tape
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Apron
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your favorite container for flowers (use your imagination-i.e. an old boot might work great for a floral still life.)
Please read the painting studio rules here.