2026-06-25 Rosemaling in the Os style
Class Details
- Schedule: June 25-28 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)
- Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.
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Instructor: Nancy Schmidt
- Level of Instruction: Intermediate and Advanced
Description
In this class we will explore the Os style of rosemaling, which is from the west coast of Norway south of Bergen in Hordaland. Os is a fun style of painting. With this project we will be using a bright color palette. You will learn what the characteristics are that define the Os style and what makes it unique. We will discuss the elements of design that are used in Os. The project is an Os style tray, and the woodenware is also characteristic of that area. The instructor will have other designs available or gladly help you make a design of your own. She will encourage students to try designing, which helps to understand the style better. Her biggest goal is to help you understand the Os style!
Supplies
- Brushes:
- #2 Round
- #4 Round
- #6 Round
- a good Short Liner
- Jo Sonya has a very good liner. Sure touch 1362 mid liner size 0
- Rosemary brushes are also good
- Background Colors:
- Black (not a Black Green)
- Norsk Blue
- Red Iron Oxide
- Warm White
- Oils (Use good quality paints like Rembrandt and NOT WINTON OR GRUMBACHER ACADEMY OR A STUDENT LINE paint, they do not have a strong enough pigment):
- Cadium Yellow Light
- Crimson Lake
- Perm. Alizarin is okay but Holbein Crimson Lake is better for more purple
- Cadium Yellow Deep
- Cadium Red Light
- Zinc White (Not Titanium)
- Thalo Blue
- Mars Black
- Metallic Gold for trim
- can be oil or acrylic, the instructor has used Mona Lisa Metal powder, Pale Gold, with oil paints to help make it less transparent and brighter
- WN Venetian Red or Rembrandt Red Ochre
- Palette Knife
- Waxed Disposable Palette
- ODORLESS Paint thinner or Better way Brush Cleaner (the instructor uses Sunnyside Odorless thinner)
- Boiled Linseed Oil or Walnut Oil or Archival medium
- Lard Oil or Murphy's Oil Soap for cleaning brushes
- Chalk (blue for white backgrounds)
- Viva paper towels or Mechanics Toweling
- Green Kitchen Scrubbie pad
Enrollment Deadline
June 4, 2026
Rosemaling classes are supported in part by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from the Wilma A. Anderson Endowment.