Painting with Pastels with Lori Jeremiah
September 21 & 22, Monday & Tuesday from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM (2 classes)
All experience levels are welcome.
Few mediums allow you to be as free and spontaneous as pastel. Because it is essentially pure pigment that you apply directly to paper, you can achieve luminosity and texture in your paintings. Pastel can be beautifully and easily used to render light and color in every subject and style. With inpriration from the Land and Sea, elements of design with emphasis on color, value and composition will be included along with the basic fundamentals of pastel painting. Students do not need prior pastel or drawing experience.
Students bring the following to class:
Suggested Materials List
Drawing pencil, Charcoal pencil, Kneaded eraser, Drawing board or foam core, a little larger than your paper, Exacto-knife (or blade for trimming hard pastels), Variety of pastels: (bring whatever you have): Hard pastels such as NuPastels, Soft pastels, Optional: Pastel pencils and fixative
Paper: There are many brands of pastels paper on the market. If you have a favorite pastel paper, please bring it. Intructor recommends Canson Mi-Teintes (an inexpensive pastel paper), or UArt sanded paper in av400 or 500 grit.
Please bring a landscape and/or seascape photograph
$135 Members | $165 Non-members