2026-07-28 – Hallingdal Style Rosemaling

Class Details

• Schedule: July 28-August 1 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)
• Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.
• Instructor: Lise Lorentzen 
  
• Level of Instruction: Intermediate and Advanced

Description

This class is designed for painters with prior rosemaling experience who are ready to deepen their work in the Hallingdal tradition. Students will decorate a traditional Mora stool using classic Hallingdal elements — bold color contrasts, balanced symmetry, dramatic flowers, and strong line work.

Emphasis will be placed on refining brush control, developing confident S and C strokes, and strengthening shading, highlighting, and veining techniques characteristic of Hallingdal. Instruction will include demonstrations, discussion of layout and design balance, and guided work time as students adapt the pattern to a functional wooden surface.

The class will be taught using acrylic paints. Participants should be comfortable with basic strokes and lining, as this project focuses on advancing technique and control while working on a larger, dimensional piece.

Prerequisites

Students should have taken some introduction to rosemaling classes or have equivalent experiences. 

Supplies

Students are expected to bring their own supplies to class. Most required supplies are available for purchase at the Museum Store.

• Surface:
  • Mora Stool - Mike Lusk - Bristol Board
• Background paint
  • Red Earth and Deep Pond - JoSonja Chroma inc.
• Palette Paints
  • Red Earth
  • Vermilion
  • Aqua
  • Prussian Blue
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Raw Sienna
  • Yellow Oxide
  • Pine Green
  • Warm White
  • Carbon Black
• Mediums
  • Clear Glaze medium
  • Flow Medium
  • Retarder Medium – JoSonja Chroma Inc. is recommended 
• Brushes
  • Round Brushes
    • #3 and #4 JoSonja Sure Touch 1340 or Kingart #9000
  • Liner Brushes
    • 10/0 Kingart brand
    • #1 Kingart brand – 
  • Flat Brushes
    •  1" for base coating and glazing
    • #2 – JoSonja brand – for edging
      

Enrollment Deadline

July 7, 2026

Rosemaling classes are supported in part by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from the Wilma A. Anderson Endowment

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