Watercolor & Pastels at Pendle Hill (four-day workshop)
Adult Summer Workshop | Available
Deepen your experience of one or both watercolor and pastel painting, either on their own or in combination with each other. Each student will work individually with the instructor to identify an area of growth, a project, or an idiom of painting to develop. Foundational techniques such as color mixing, paint handling, composition, shading, hatching, and blending will be taught as a means for each student to further their development. As needed, we will explore even using acrylic mediums to further both pastel and watercolor language. Experimentation and creative use of the materials will be encouraged.
What you will learn:
1. How/when to utilize pastel pencil, hard pastel, and soft pastel.
2. Color Theory: analogous color, complementary color, contrast, color harmony/cohesion
3. Application Techniques- blending, layering, cross-hatching
4. Linear and tonal modelling
5. Techniques for using pastels in combination with other media (gouache, watercolor, acrylic, charcoal)
6. Approaches to composition
This class is taking place at Pendle Hill. Pendle Hill is a Quaker study, retreat, and conference center welcoming all for Spirit-led learning and community. Pendle Hill is located at 338 Plush Mill Rd. Wallingford, PA 19086-6023.
If you would like to purchase lunch from Pendle Hill, you may add this option for $60 ($15/day) during the registration process. Lunch at Pendle Hill is from 12pm - 1pm, and includes gluten free and vegetarian options. If you opt-in, please share any relevant dietary restrictions or allergies via email or by updating your online account. You can learn more about lunch at Pendle Hill here.
If you would like to book an overnight stay at Pendle Hill, you may do so here.
• Sargent Art (or other brand) soft pastels- set of at least 12 colors
• Canson Mi-teintes Pastel Paper Pad- Assorted colors (12x 16 inch, 24 sheets)
• Accessories: Soft cloth for blending, spray fixative
- • Paint: Gouache, watercolor or acrylic paint. One small (#2-4) and one medium (#14-16) paint brush
• Stick of vine or compressed charcoal
• Optional: Arches Cover Stock. 22x30” 250 gsm. White, Off White, Cream, Gray, and/or Black; Black
- Pastel Sandpaper
• Optional: Hard pastels and pastel pencils are highly recommended but not required. It's possible to
- purchase pencils individually for experimentation, rather than a full set, in addition to the soft pastel set
- that is required.
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