class size limit: maximum 10, minimum 6 Cost: $20/person Length: 2 Hours

Instructor: Lorna McLaughlin

Paint Together in Pastels Continuing Sessions

Prerequisite: Either past experience with Pastels  or completion of the Intro to Pastel Painting session. We will work together to continue to build on knowledge and concepts introduced in Sessions 1 and 2. In session 1 our main emphasis was on introducing materials and exploring very basic mark making techniques.  In Session 2 we explored more basic compositional ideas, and practiced planning and executing a painting using student provided photos. We learned to evaluate reference photos for use in a painting and stepped through the process of planning and executing a painting. In these continuing sessions we will get together and practice our skills, add to our technical skills, do a fun exercise to reinforce ideas, understand more about composition and most importantly–paint, paint, paint! 

Material list is below.

Materials List:

You may bring your own table stop easel or use the Teacher provided small easel for pieces up to 7×9 or 8×10 landscape orientation.

Students must bring:

• Pastels
• Hand or skin protection (rubber gloves, skin barrier cream) if desired (i will bring my skin barrier cream ) (optional)
• Artist’s tape
• Paper towels
• Drawing pencil or vine charcoal
• A tray to hold your selected set of pastels (optional)
• Paper of choice (7×9 minimum size) (4 or more sheets)
• Underpainting material: You may bring the piece of pipe insulation from Session 2 or if you want to try to do a wet underpainting, make sure you have paper that takes wet methods (refer to handout from session 1) and bring a 1” child’s brush and a small container of isopropyl alcohol. (baby food jars work great for the alcohol) (You may also use water instead of alchohol)
• Materials to do a value thumbnail (drawing paper or 4×6 index cards and markers or pencils that will allow up to 4 value levels)
• A piece of soft pastel art you have painted that you would like to share (for comments, observations, etc)

Syllabus:

1. Review , Q&A and Sharing your art with class
2. A Skill Building exercise
3. Paint from a reference photo you provice