Pastel Painting: Explore Winter Landscapes

Description

Use your own color photos of winter landscapes as inspiration to create unique pastel paintings on paper. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Museum, you’ll explore the art elements of value and color in your composition as you interpret the landscape, creating the illusion of three-dimensional space on a flat paper surface.  The instructor, professional artist Diana Randolph, will demonstrate these concepts and will share fascinating tips including how to use other tints of color instead of white when depicting snow! You’ll practice many pastel painting techniques by layering pigment on various types of pastel paper. You’ll have the opportunity to view the Museum’s current exhibit, “Anaamaagon: Under the Snow.” Space is limited. Register by October 23. $45 member/$50 non-member.

Supply List

• Landscapes Photos (hard copies you’ve taken yourself) of winter landscapes
• A table easel or a heavy box to lean your drawing board against (work upright)
• A cell phone or camera for taking photos of instructor’s demos
• A large set of hard pastels (such as Nu Pastels, set of 96)
• A set of medium or soft pastels—optional
• Pen & notebook for taking notes
• Number 2 pencil and eraser for making a small (4 x 6 inches or smaller) value study sketch
• A small sketchbook for your value study sketches
• Beige masking tape
• Paper towels
• Newspapers to cover table top
• Paint smock (optional)
• Pair of protective gloves—Nitrile or Latex
• Any type of pastel paper, cut to sizes 5 x 7 or 6 x 9 inches, such as: Canson Mi-Teintes or U-Art sanded pastel paper
• Odorless paint thinner for use with sanded pastel paper
• A small, flat brush if you bring paint thinner
• A covered travel mug for hot beverages provided in class
• Cold beverage (optional)
• A sack lunch

The instructor will have some pastel paper and cut mats (to fit the paper sizes on supply list) available for purchase in class. Please contact Diana if you have any questions or if you’d like to borrow small sets of pastels that she can bring for you for class. oiabms@cheqnet.net

Purchase Tickets! https://www.cablemuseum.org/event/pastel-painting-explore-winter-landscapes/#tribe-tickets