Sherrie McGraw – “Oil Portrait”
Date: Oct. 12, 13, 14, 2025.
Address: 615 W Ashby Pl, San Antonio, TX, 78212
Tuition: $595 – Max Students 20
Register at 210-872-0098 or email: hindesfineart@gmail.com
Easels & taborets provided.
“A painting is more than the subject matter or the story it might depict. Good painting carries an undercurrent of beauty that expresses something beyond subject matter, beyond the tangible reality. It is this level of seeing that makes a painting a living thing, something that speaks even centuries after the artist is gone.
This class will tackle the portrait and how to make a solid, life-like image with the understanding that we are making translations from life into paint. With Sherrie’s painterly approach you will feel the magic of making paint come to life. There will be demonstrations and live models every day. Oil will be the primary medium demonstrated but drawing, pastel and watercolor mediums are welcome as well.
Bio: McGraw studied and taught at the Art Students League of New York and has become one of America’s foremost artists and teachers. Sensitivity to the abstract beauty of painting has always been McGraw’s interest.
Her work has received numerous awards and has shown in major art institutions and museums, including the Butler Institute of American Art, where she had a solo show in 2014. McGraw has lectured and demonstrated for art institutions such as the Portrait Society of America, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Brigham Young University, the Art Students League of New York, the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia.
PAINTING SUPPLY LIST
OIL PAINTS (or an artists’ grade paint in any brand; no student grade paints)
THESE ARE SUGGESTIONS! You can also bring what you have available.
Vasari https://www.vasaricolors.com/collections/artists-oil-colors or Old Holland http://www.oldholland.com/en/products/classic-oil-colours/ preferred. Avoid student grade paints in all brands.
Genuine Naples Yellow (only in Vasari)
Yellow Ochre
Venetian Red
Cad. Yel. Deep
Cad. Yel. Lt.
Cad. Red Lt.
Pthalo Blue (Vasari) or Scheveningen Blue (Old Holland)
Ultramarine Blue
Burnt Umber
Raw Umber (Vasari)
Ivory Black
Flake White (also called Cremnitz, Silver, Lead)
MEDIUM
Maroger https://classicmediums.com/ preferred. If odor is a problem, you can use black oil, also available from Classic Mediums. You can also contact Keevan Donahue if you are having trouble getting Classic Mediums to respond. Go to: www.keevandonadue.com and ask for Maroger medium.
BRUSHES
Hogs Hair Bristle brushes, Filberts regular or long; Get a range of sizes: # 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Here are some suggestions as to brush companies: Trekkell/ https://www.trekell.com/Hog-Bristle_c_112.html , Silver Grand Prix/ http://www.jerrysartarama.com/silver-brush-grand-prix-superior-bristle-brush-set/
Robert Simmons
http://www.dickblick.com/products/simply-simmons-chungking-hog-bristle-brushes/
PAINTING SURFACES (if using another brand, SMOOTH IS PREFERRED !)
Inner Glow boards: Can be used on both sides so one can make two different starts, exploring different ideas; slick surface. http://www.billewing.com/innerglow-paint-panels/
New Traditions Art Panels: L600 series
These boards have the advantage of being lightweight if you get them on Gatorfoam. The surface is smooth but with the texture of linen.