Join us for a two-day immersive workshop in soft pastel examining the fall landscape. Bring a photo of your favorite fall landcape with pronounced values of light, medium and dark color along with a black and white photocopy illustrating values. In this workshop, you will learn the step-by-step approach to turning your photo into a wonderful composition with illuminating color for an extraordinary painting. You will also learn about notans, composition, color, value and selecting what's important to represent your vision in the poetic beauty of fall in your painting.
There will we a 45-minute to 1-hour lunch break each day.
See spruillarts.org for a list of supplies needed for this workshop.
Students may work in Oil Pastel, Soft Pastel or Oil paints. Advanced students may want to incorporate an under wash in watercolor, oil, or gouache. Please bring 2 canvases at least 11x14". Please see spruillarts.org for a list of workshop supplies needed prior to class.
The instructor will do a morning demo and afternoon demo in both soft pastel and oil pastel.
Each student will get one on one attention at the easel; instructor encourages viewing other participants works during the workshop, which will lead to a discussion and critique at the end of the day long workshop.
Please bring a lunch, snack, or plan to go out nearby; a 45-minute lunch intermission will be included.