Contact

Feel free to contact me if you would like more information on a painting, painting technique I use, or other art related questions. Thanks!

3948 Valley Vista Dr
Camino, CA, 95709
United States

Plein air landscape artist David Yapp paints scenes of California in oils. Subjects are as diverse as the California landscape itself and include the Sierra Nevada mountains, the oak covered hills and scenic coastline. David uses palette knife and brushes in a style that is reminiscent of impressionism.

Materials List

 

MATERIALS LIST—For those bringing their own equipment and materials
Camping chair
Latex gloves
Paper towels
Sketching easel
Paint palette
Two, 9x12” or 11”x14” canvases or canvas panels
Painting umbrella (optional)
Rags
Vine charcoal, or India Ink and dip pen and paint brush
Sketch pad (no smaller than 9”x12”)
Eraser

Brushes and palette knife:
Hog bristle brushes: No’4 & No’8 filbert or short flat
Synthetic or sable brush: no’2 rigger or no’ 2 round
Palette knife with an approx 2” “blade”

Oil (prefered) or acrylic paints:
Transparent earth yellow or burnt sienna,
Alizarin crimson hue;
Ultramarine blue,
Hansa yellow light or cadmium lemon,
Replacement flake white or titanium white

Optional additional colors if you want a broader range of colors:
Hansa yellow medium or Cadmium yellow medium
Naples yellow hue
Yellow Ocher
Cadmium red medium or napthol scarlet
Cerulean blue hue

If painting in oils:
Odorless mineral spirits in a paint canister
Walnut oil or linseed oil

If painting in acrylics:
Stay wet palette (optional)
Water canister

Other Items to bring:
Apron or a long sleeve shirt you don’t mind getting paint on
A broad-brimmed hat
Shades for when you are not painting
Sunscreen
Water bottle with plenty of water to keep hydrated during the workshop
Bring layers to wear
Suitable footwear for uneven terrain, eg hiking boots—not open-toed footwear.