Description
Oil Painting Workshop with Judy Gelfert: Mastering the Essentials
For beginning to advanced painters
Saturday, July 11, 2026
9:30 AM – 4 PM
Price:
$125 VAL Members
$150 Non-VAL Members
In this one-day workshop, Judy will explore the essentials of oil painting by breaking down the process into a series of priorities, from design to final touches. We will concentrate on understanding composition, shapes, values, color intensity and neutrals, and paint application and manipulation. Judy will perform a demonstration to begin the workshop, and students will afterwards do a quick exercise followed by painting the subject of the demo or one of their choice, applying the concepts discussed during the demo. Students will receive individual attention throughout the workshop.
Judy encourages her students to gain a deep understanding of the essentials with the goal of unleashing creativity and personal style.
Artist Bio:
Judy Gelfert’s paintings reflect her ever-enthusiastic attention to design and light in everyday surroundings, be it the landscape, urban scene, interior, or figure. Painting in her preferred medium of oils, Judy aims to capture the essence of the moment through her impressionistic style depicting light, movement, and energy.
A resident of Arlington, Texas, Judy grew up on her family’s ranch in Bowie, Texas, where she discovered her joy of drawing and painting at a young age. She received formal art training at the University of Texas at Austin, and after graduation became a flight attendant, taking advantage of travel to study the Masters in the world’s finest art museums, and focusing on self-study. She began exhibiting her work in 2002 and was soon accepted into exhibitions including the Oil Painters of America National Juried Competition and the American Impressionist Society Annual National Exhibition.
Currently, Judy balances family and art, teaching painting classes, and producing original works. She is currently represented by The Good Art Company in Fredericksburg, Texas, and the Upstairs Gallery in Arlington, Texas.
www.judygelfert.com
Supply List:
ESSENTIAL 10 COLORS: Please go over this list and try to bring the following colors. You may also bring whatever other colors you have in your supplies.
cadmium red light
cadmium red medium or dark
burnt sienna
ultramarine blue
prussian blue
cadmium yellow light
yellow ochre
cadmium orange
sap green
titanium white
Brushes:
#8, #10 BRIGHT shape (I prefer Princeton Catalyst Polytip Bristle Brush if purchased online. If purchased at the local Jerry’s Artarama, it can be substituted with Staccato long-handle brush, same Bright sizes)
Also, #1 or #2 ROUND shape brush for sketching, same brands
Palette (disposable is fine)
Palette knife
Canvases: Two 8×10 canvases or canvas boards; You may bring a larger one if you like, but please keep it to 12×16 or smaller for the workshop.
Jar with brush cleaner (ex: mineral spirits, gamsol, turpenoid, turpenoid natural, etc.), but please make sure it is odorless. No actual turpentine, please). Don’t forget a jar!
Paper towels
Baby wipes (these are great hand cleaners!)
Wear old clothes or an apron.
