Into the Forest: A Soft Pastel Workshop
Date: July 19
Total Workshop Time: 6 Hours
Medium: Soft Pastel
Skill Level: All Levels
Min Students: 5
Max Students: 15
Instructor:
Kathy Beekman
Description:
Do you love trees and consider standing in a forest a breathtaking experience? In this relaxing pastel painting workshop, work from your own inspirational photos and learn to capture the essential character and spirit of trees while focusing on colors, shapes and the mood you want to convey.
With many demonstrations, experimentation, and plenty of individual instruction, you will learn Kathy’s techniques for achieving emotion and atmosphere within the forest paintings you produce.
All of Kathy’s workshops are grounded in technique, experimentation, and intriguing information about the subject at hand. Her number one priority is that every student is able to build their confidence level in a safe and playful environment.
Goals:
Learning to fingerpaint with soft pastel through layering and blending techniques
Experimenting with different color palettes to create emotion
Creating compositions that direct the eye
Becoming confident with the subject at hand as well as this medium
Strengthening observational painting skills
Student Supply List:
Basic 12-color box of Soft Pastels (NOT oil pastels!) A box with a larger pastel stick count is always acceptable. (Recommended pastel brands: Diane Townsend or Terry Ludwig Pastels)
2 – (or more) sheets of paper (Recommended paper brand: Rising Stonehenge in any color
Your own photographs of forests and trees
Can of a pastel final fixative (not a workable fixative)
Container of Wet Ones or Baby Wipes to easily clean your hands
Optional:
Dust Mask which will provide adequate protection against dry pigments and most dusts
Disposable Latex Gloves for protecting your hands from pastels
Newspaper, glassine, or kraft paper to protect your paintings during transport
2 sheets of 22 x 30 cardboard
Masking Tape
Good Resources for art materials:
Online catalog at dickblick.com. Allow 5-10 days for regular delivery
Meininger Art Supply located in Denver at 499 Broadway, 303-698-3838
Terry Ludwig Pastels located in Littleton, CO, 303-795-1232 or on-line at www.terryludwig.com. Please tell Terry that your art instructor Kathy Beekman sent you.
Provided For Use By Instructor:
If you choose to do so, sheets of black colored Rising Stonehenge paper will be available for purchase from the instructor at a cost of $10.00 per 22 x 30 sheet.