Pastel Painting Studio: Focus on Still Life
This two-day workshop in Cazenovia, New York, is an opportunity to receive individualized instruction in a supportive and inspiring environment. Beginning through advanced levels are welcome. The workshop is an opportunity to learn about the broad range of pastel products and techniques, to further develop your personal style, and embrace creative exploration. Colorful still life arrangements will be our subject.

Day one will begin with a conversation on how to design a strong composition. Our next step will be to make black and white value studies of our subject. Then we will move on to color, looking at the warm and cool contrasts of light and shadow and the effect of saturated and muted hues in describing form and space. You'll have the opportunity to work with acrylic underpainting and on colored papers to explore color interaction. Our session will end with a group critique, offering not only a chance to assess paintings but to share ideas about both concept and craft. Class size is limited.

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