Explore the rich and vibrant medium of pastel drawing and painting. You will learn various application techniques such as blending and cross-hatching to create still lifes, figures, works from photography, master images, and optionally, abstract compositions. Experiment with combining pastels with other media like acrylic, watercolor, and gouache. Use color and design to express your vision and evoke experience. Your subject matter can be whatever inspires you.

Throughout the course, you and the instructor will develop a personalized approach that fits your artistic goals. Together, you’ll identify areas for growth and create strategies to overcome challenges. Each class includes a lecture and demonstration, followed by time to work on your projects with ongoing discussion and feedback. We’ll explore new ways to understand your work and find solutions to any artistic challenges that arise.

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