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Here are some testimonials from past Debra Keirce workshop participants:

"Not enough words to tell you how much I enjoyed the workshop and your hospitality. It was the best in every way. Because you thought of everything I could enjoy the class without a lot of the dreads that usually accompany attending workshops. The atmosphere created a spirit of cooperation. And that, my dear, is the result of all your hard work. With deep appreciation"
Linda

"Thank you for all your hard work. I feel like I'm getting my masters degree, delving deeply into art and filling in all the holes in my education."

Carol

"I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed the workshop! Thank you so much for hosting...Frankly, I got into a little slump with my painting prior to the workshop. I feel like I am inspired now to take my paintings to the next level. It was also great to meet new friends!"

Michael

All supplies are included, but if you want the supply list so you can continue this painting practice at home:

SUPPLY LIST

https://www.dickblick.com has all of these supplies available online.

Support:

***Gessobord by Ampersand approx size Flat, 1/8" thick, approx size 11"x14" LINK to purchase

***Please do not bring canvas. I prefer gessobord panels made by Ampersand. I don't use canvas, and other panels can vary in how slick they are, or how much of the paint they absorb.

Medium:

Solvent Free Gel medium by Gamblin

Brushes:

A set of synthetic brushes - There are a lot of student grade brush sets available on Amazon dot com that work just fine.

If you really want to spend more money on brushes, a brand I like are the Catalyst line by Princeton, and they are available online at Dick Blick Art supplies.

Have several large to very small, very soft mop brushes. I actually often use makeup brushes. You can find very inexpensive sets on Amazon.

Cleanup:

Gamsol for cleaning your brushes is optional. You can just use a mild soap like Dawn dishwashing detergent that I will have available. Please do not bring any solvents that have an odor, like lavender spike oil or maroger.

Paper towels for wiping your brushes. I like the blue shop towels.

A palette. A styrofoam plate works too.

Paints:

For the oil paints, I like Gamblin artists colors.  You can create pretty much any color using these:

- Phthalo blue

- Quinocradone magenta

- Hansa yellow light

- Titanium white

- Burnt umber

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~I Will Provide Reference Material~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

I will provide a selection of photographs as photo references. When you get home, you can practice the

methods you learn, using your own photographs and live references.

There are also some supplies I will invite you to use, because it annoys me to go to workshops and buy things I may never use again. These are supplies I use in my process, but you can easily work on your own without them. I only list them in case you love them after using them, and want to buy them for yourself.

For days 2 and 3, we will paint in layers like I do in my studio.

Acrylic paints for the initial underpainting: 

By using acrylic, I can be sure that your first underpainting layer is dry in time for our next session. You can use oil for the underpainting when you are at home and have a few days to wait for it to dry.

I will provide high flow acrylic paint such as Matisse or Golden or Chroma Atelier 

- Quinocradone magenta or the brightest pink you can find

- Hansa Yellow, or the brightest you can find

- Phthalocaine blue or the brightest blue you can find

- Orange - such as cadmium orange medium

- Red - such as cadmium red medium

- Primary Green such as Emerald Green