Beginning painter in search of free or low-cost oil painting lessons

San Francisco CA

Description

Retired gentleman; former jewelry artist, interested in learning oil painting. Rank beginner. Willing to teach jewelry arts in exchange. Minimum required equipment & materials: ring mandrel and ring sizing set. Culinary or needle-flame butane or propane torch. Soft silver solder. 18 AWG pure copper, red brass and sterling or nickel silver wire; 1 foot each. Needle-nose pliers. Flameproof surface to solder on, or jeweler’s compressed charcoal block or soldering pad. Locking soldering tweezers. Rawhide or dead-blow mallet.