Description

PAINTING WORKSHOP with Carlos San Millán.

DATE: 18, 19 & 20 October, 2024.

SCHEDULE:

Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Saturday. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Sunday. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

DURATION: 16 hours

PLACE: La Galería Roja C / Peral, 57. 41002, Seville.

LANGUAGE during the workshop: English and Spanish.

PAINTING WORKSHOP with Carlos San Millán.

Day 1:

· Brief introduction:
· My idea of painting. Choice of themes. artistic philosophy.
· Brief description of my technique and materials.
· The photographic image as a starting point, not as an end.
demo:
· Types of bases (underpainting) depending on the theme, light and color.
· Coherence and unity of the painting from the beginning.
· Student practice with individualized supervision.

Day 2:
Brief technical talk:
· The different tools and their footprint or print.
· Chance as an ally.
demo:
· Detail work: recovery of the drawing on a dry surface
· Centers of interest and visual route in the work.
· Clean color and shade.
· Student practice with individualized supervision.

Day 3:

Brief technical talk:
· Relaxed dialogue with the work: Discover what is asked of us, or what is left over through the
partial observation
demo:
· Final stages: Detect specific problems in the painting and resolution of the painting.
· Student practice with individualized supervision until the end of the day and the workshop

MATERIALS FOR THE WORKSHOP: 

Supports:
I always work on a rigid support, quality 4/5 mm plywood thick primed with Gesso (3 or 4 coats with sanding in between).
For the workshops I recommend primed boards in small formats (between 5 and 8 Figure or Landscape) or directly a block of paper suitable for oil in Din A3 size to be able to experiment without the limitations of a single support.
Medium:
Turpentine
Liquin W&N (to speed up drying)
Brushes and brushes:
2 or 3 flat brushes with natural hard bristles (flat brushes) with a width between 3 and 8 cm
3 or 4 flat brushes with natural hard bristles, not between 2 -12/15 approx.
3 or 4 Flat synthetic brushes with soft bristles, not between 2 – 12/15 approx.
2 or 3 round pointed brushes, not between 2 -10 approx.
Other tools and materials:
Solvent (preferably odorless) for cleaning brushes
I usually use metal spatulas from a hardware store between 5 and 20 cm wide (it is necessary to sand the ends and the edge a little so that they are not so aggressive with the support). If you have artist spatulas you can bring them too.
Latex gloves (some pigments like cadmium are toxic and I am very prone to putting my fingers in the paint)
cotton rags
As a palette I use a glass of about 50 x 50 cm on a side table

Personal palette at this time:
This is just information for students, they can bring their own colors to the workshop.
My palette is variable and often redundant, in reality I continually add and remove pigments and test brands based on my experience with them.

Blanco Titanio
Blanco Zinc
Amarillo Limón

Amarillo Cadmio
Amarillo Ocre Claro
Amarillo Indio
Amarillo Nápoles Claro
Amarillo Nápoles Rojizo
Rojo Cadmio
Rojo Carmín Oscuro
Rojo Óxido o Veneciano o similar
Violeta Oscuro
Violeta Gris
Azul de Sèvres
Azul Cobalto
Azul Ultramar
Azul Prusia
Verde Permanente
Verde Sap
Verde Cromo
Verde Viridian Hue
Siena Natural
Siena Tostada
Sombra Natural
Sombra Tostada
Gris Payne

The brands I usually use are W&N, Titan, Georgian

For the workshop:
Quick-drying acrylic and/or alkyd (Griffin):
I always work with oil on previously dried layers, in several paintings at the same time. In this case, due to time limitations, we will have to use materials that allow drying as quickly as possible. It would be highly recommended that students bring quick-drying colors, whether acrylic or Griffin-type alkyd, and/or drying medium.