ZOOM LAYER & GLAZE
Traditional Oil Painting.
"Fire in the sky" (24x30") oil by Todd Bonita. (Layer and Glaze oil studio painting).
ZOOM LAYER & GLAZING (Todd Bonita)
March 24 - May 05, 2026 (7 -830pm) Tuesday Eves
ONLINE ZOOM CLASS
7 Weeks (Limit 14)
$290
This 7 week online ZOOM class aims to simplify oil painting using a traditional layering process that pre-dates the Rennaissance. These classes are for beginners who have never painted before or for those who have some experience but are looking for a simple and focussed understanding of the nuts and bolts of oil painting. Each class begins with a demo, where we will explore individual steps from drawing to underpainting to color application. Design, value, color and creative oil painting techniques and tools will be discussed and demonstrated. With an understanding of these principles, students will be better equipped to meet the challenges of painting with glazes and layers, and thereby, better able to express themselves as artist. Syllabus and supply list below.
(*No class April 28, 2026)
March 24 - May 05, 2026 (7 -830pm) Tuesday Eves
ONLINE ZOOM CLASS
7 Weeks (Limit 14)
$290
This 7 week online ZOOM class aims to simplify oil painting using a traditional layering process that pre-dates the Rennaissance. These classes are for beginners who have never painted before or for those who have some experience but are looking for a simple and focussed understanding of the nuts and bolts of oil painting. Each class begins with a demo, where we will explore individual steps from drawing to underpainting to color application. Design, value, color and creative oil painting techniques and tools will be discussed and demonstrated. With an understanding of these principles, students will be better equipped to meet the challenges of painting with glazes and layers, and thereby, better able to express themselves as artist. Syllabus and supply list below.
(*No class April 28, 2026)
REGISTER:
Contact: Todd
Phone: (603) 819-9100
Email: [email protected]
* $100 Deposit holds your space: CC, PayPal, Venmo, Checks, Cash for teachers pet.
* Checks made out to, "Todd Bonita". Mail to my house: 28 McShane Ave. Greenland, NH 03840 (Please write "GLAZE / ZOOM" in the memo on the check.
* Venmo: @Todd-bonita (Last four digits of phone = 9100)
Contact: Todd
Phone: (603) 819-9100
Email: [email protected]
* $100 Deposit holds your space: CC, PayPal, Venmo, Checks, Cash for teachers pet.
* Checks made out to, "Todd Bonita". Mail to my house: 28 McShane Ave. Greenland, NH 03840 (Please write "GLAZE / ZOOM" in the memo on the check.
* Venmo: @Todd-bonita (Last four digits of phone = 9100)
For first class, please email me 3 photographs with titles.
3 photographs (We will use one of them as reference to complete your painting and begin our discussion on design).
SYLLABUS
Day #1 Introduction, Overview, Design discussion.
Day #2 Discuss student work, Values, Underpainting demonstration
Day #3 Under painting White, Values
Day #4 Finished Underpaintings
Day #5 Local color
Day #6 Color, Atmosphere, Edges, Brushwork, finishing a painting
Day #7 Finish Paintings, Critique, Conclusion, Framing
Supply List
(I buy my supplies at Jerrysartarama.com, Dickblick.com, Cheapjoes.com, Utrecht.com)
Pallet
I recommend a wood pallet. I have glass too for one of my boxes...try to avoid paper pallets.
Paint
*(I recommend a Split-Primary palette, this is a minimal palette of a warm and cool version of the three primaries plus white (with maybe a few extras)....A total of 9 colors but I have included some additional (optional colors) if you wish to expand and experiment. Please spend the extra for professional grade paints, be careful not to buy the student grade paints. I use Williamsburg, Winsor & Newton, Gamblin and Utrecht but there are many good options.)
Titanium White
Alkyd White (Alkyd is a quick dry paint that plays nice with oils. For brands, Winsor and Newton Griffin, Gamblin, DaVinci)
Titanium White
Cad Yellow Medium
Yellow ochre
Alizeran Crimson Permanent
Cadmium Red Medium
Ultramarine Blue
Cerulean Blue
Sap Green
Raw umber
Ivory Black
Painting surface
Canvas, canvas or linen mounted on board or gessoed wood panel...I recommend (8x10”) or (9x12”)
Brushes
*Assortment of bristle brushes (I suggest large, medium and small in three styles: Flats, Rounds and Filberts. I mostly use Robert Simmons Signet series flats #3, #6 and #10)
*Assortment of synthetic flats and or filberts for glazing color.
*Small synthetic rounds for details. (I suggest Winsor and Newton Septre Gold 2 in the 404 series...size 4 and / or size 6)
Other
*Trowel type Pallet knife
*liquin and pallet cup
****Gamsol (Turpentine substitute) with container or medium glass jar (No turps aloud in studio, sorry, please use Gamsol.
*paper towels (Blue shop towels are the best)
Soft pencil, eraser and sketchbook
*Ruler, straight edge or a mahl stick (something to make straight lines with is handy)
*A Veiwfinder: Important! Whether homemade or store bought, it must be adjustable or proportionate to your canvases. Viewcatcher is ideal.
*Ruby Beholder (This is a quilters tool, a simple red piece of plastic used to see values, Amazon.com has them)
*Artist paint box for supplies
Recommended reading
www.toddbonita.com
www.toddbonitagallery.com
3 photographs (We will use one of them as reference to complete your painting and begin our discussion on design).
- Art Supplies (List is below syllabus)
SYLLABUS
Day #1 Introduction, Overview, Design discussion.
- Discussion of oil painting, objective, goals, tools and process
- Design, Drawing, drawing demo.
Day #2 Discuss student work, Values, Underpainting demonstration
- Discussion of students work and values.
- Underpainting demo.
Day #3 Under painting White, Values
- Discuss students work
- Underpainting White demonstration
Day #4 Finished Underpaintings
- Discuss students work, refinement.
- Finishing Underpaintings demo
Day #5 Local color
- Discussion of color Wheel (Hue, Value, Chroma,/ Munselle, Complimentary, Keying, planning color scheme).
- Local color lay-in demonstration
Day #6 Color, Atmosphere, Edges, Brushwork, finishing a painting
- Discussion of color 2 (Mixing, Graying, Atmosphere, Mood, Depth/Distance, warm and cool, relationships).
- Color mixing exercise
- Set up and work on student projects
Day #7 Finish Paintings, Critique, Conclusion, Framing
- Discussion of finishing a painting
- Review of primary fundamentals of oil painting, visual elements, process.
- Critique of personal projects
- Class critique, recommendation for further study and reading (Coffee and treats).
Supply List
(I buy my supplies at Jerrysartarama.com, Dickblick.com, Cheapjoes.com, Utrecht.com)
Pallet
I recommend a wood pallet. I have glass too for one of my boxes...try to avoid paper pallets.
Paint
*(I recommend a Split-Primary palette, this is a minimal palette of a warm and cool version of the three primaries plus white (with maybe a few extras)....A total of 9 colors but I have included some additional (optional colors) if you wish to expand and experiment. Please spend the extra for professional grade paints, be careful not to buy the student grade paints. I use Williamsburg, Winsor & Newton, Gamblin and Utrecht but there are many good options.)
Titanium White
Alkyd White (Alkyd is a quick dry paint that plays nice with oils. For brands, Winsor and Newton Griffin, Gamblin, DaVinci)
Titanium White
Cad Yellow Medium
Yellow ochre
Alizeran Crimson Permanent
Cadmium Red Medium
Ultramarine Blue
Cerulean Blue
Sap Green
Raw umber
Ivory Black
Painting surface
Canvas, canvas or linen mounted on board or gessoed wood panel...I recommend (8x10”) or (9x12”)
Brushes
*Assortment of bristle brushes (I suggest large, medium and small in three styles: Flats, Rounds and Filberts. I mostly use Robert Simmons Signet series flats #3, #6 and #10)
*Assortment of synthetic flats and or filberts for glazing color.
*Small synthetic rounds for details. (I suggest Winsor and Newton Septre Gold 2 in the 404 series...size 4 and / or size 6)
Other
*Trowel type Pallet knife
*liquin and pallet cup
****Gamsol (Turpentine substitute) with container or medium glass jar (No turps aloud in studio, sorry, please use Gamsol.
*paper towels (Blue shop towels are the best)
Soft pencil, eraser and sketchbook
*Ruler, straight edge or a mahl stick (something to make straight lines with is handy)
*A Veiwfinder: Important! Whether homemade or store bought, it must be adjustable or proportionate to your canvases. Viewcatcher is ideal.
*Ruby Beholder (This is a quilters tool, a simple red piece of plastic used to see values, Amazon.com has them)
*Artist paint box for supplies
Recommended reading
- Art Spirit by Robert Henri
- Alla Prima 2, (Everything I know about painting) by Richard Schmid
- Hawthorn on Painting by Charles Hawthorn
- Drawing on the right side of the brain by Betty Edwards
- Composition of outdoor painting by Edgar Payne
- Carlsons guide to landscape painting by John Carlson
- Landscape Painting: Essential concepts by Mitchell Albala
- Landscape Painting inside and out by Kevin MacPherson
www.toddbonita.com
www.toddbonitagallery.com