North House Folk School

You will need the following tools for this class:

LOEW CORNELL BRUSHES:

(may be purchased from instructor)

• Series 7050 (#2 liner)

• Series 7500 (#2 and #4 filbert)( #6 & #8 optional but nice to have)

Palette paper (for mixing paints)

Palette knife 

Paper towels (lint free)

Walnut alkyd medium- available from Vesterheim Museum (www.vesterheim.org)

Odorless paint thinner or brush cleaner – available at local hardware store

Tracing paper (also available at Vesterhiem or at Micheal’s or Hobby Lobby)(for tracing designs)

Transfer paper (available at Vestereheim)( for transferring designs onto woodenware)

Liquid Dawn dishwashing soap and vaseline OR pink soap for cleaning brushes

Jar with cover for paint thinner

Saran wrap (for paint brushes and covering paints)

Notebook and pen

A paint shirt

Your instructor will have plates & other woodenware available for purchase for $15-$18 each. If this is your first class in rosemaling, the instructors will provide paints, brushes and other supplies for your use. If you intend to pursue rosemaling on your own, you will need to purchase the materials listed above.

ARTIST OIL PAINT COLORS

(Rembrandt brand recommended by instructor) Will be provided by instructor for beginning students

• Titanium White

• Venetian Red or Light Red Oxide

• Prussian Blue

• Burnt Sienna

• Burnt Umber

• Raw Umber

• Terre Verde Green

• Raw Sienna (Grumbacher brand)

• Yellow Ocher

• Greenish Umber

• Mars Black 

• Brownish Madder

• Cadmium Red Light (optional)

Practice board (masonite- available at hardware stores or heavy cardboard): 12 x 15 inch, painted with two coats of paint. Optional colors: Delta Creamcoat or Americana brand in nightfall blue, midnight blue, Red Iron Oxide, Black, or Dark Forest Green (any of these are fine). Spray with American Matte Spray Varnish (available at Micheal’s or Hobby Lobby). These will also be available from your instructor at $4 each.