Color by Color

Tom Sarrantonio is a landscape painter and former Professor of Art at SUNY New Paltz. Richard Frumess is a former paint maker and founder of R&F Handmade Paints. Together they will present a deep dive into color from the different perspectives of their backgrounds.

Participants will come away with a richer understanding of color composition and the material aspects of paint that are not often included in standard color theory.

Demonstrations will be short to allow time to explore how the opacity or translucency of pigments affect color choices and color interaction, color mixing, and the versatility and limits of individual colors. They will also explore how both different surface qualities and different mediums affect the perception and character of a color.

In addition, there will be discussion of historical and cultural aspects of color that have affected how color is understood and even how we perceive color individually and collectively.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, October 20, 21, and 22, 2026
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Studio 5