Let the Magic Happen: A Soft Pastel Workshop (Aug 5)
Instructor: Kathy Beekman
Duration of Class: One Day (6 hours)
Medium: Soft Pastel
Skill Level: All
Get ready to embrace the world of pastels in this fun and exploratory workshop. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just starting out, this workshop is tailored to inspire and delight as you learn everything you need to get started: what pastels are made of, what surface to use, and how to set up your space.
Instructor: Kathy Beekman
Duration of Class: One Day (6 hours)
Medium: Soft Pastel
Skill Level: All
Get ready to embrace the world of pastels in this fun and exploratory workshop. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just starting out, this workshop is tailored to inspire and delight as you learn everything you need to get started: what pastels are made of, what surface to use, and how to set up your space.
Instructor: Kathy Beekman
Duration of Class: One Day (6 hours)
Medium: Soft Pastel
Skill Level: All
Get ready to embrace the world of pastels in this fun and exploratory workshop. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just starting out, this workshop is tailored to inspire and delight as you learn everything you need to get started: what pastels are made of, what surface to use, and how to set up your space.
This dynamic workshop includes powerful new warm-up exercises, step-by-step projects, and how to paint from your own photographs. 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 can 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
Creating compositions that direct the eye
Becoming confident with the subject at hand as well as this medium
Understanding the difference between papers and pastel brands
Discovering how to use photos as reference materials
Student Supply List:
Basic 12-color box of Soft Pastels (NOT oil pastels!) A box with a larger pastel stick count is welcome. (Recommended pastel brands: Diane Townsend or Terry Ludwig Pastels)
2 – (or more) sheets of paper (Recommended paper brand: Rising Stonehenge in any color) (sheets of black Rising Stonehenge will be available for purchase from your teacher)
Your own photographs of landscapes
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 taped together on one side (so that you can transport your paintings safely
The following are good resources for artist materials:
Online catalog at dickblick.com. Allow 5-10 days for regular delivery
Meininger’s 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 the folks at Terry Ludwig that your art instructor Kathy Beekman sent you.
Provided 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.
Class Size:
Min # of students: 5
Max # of students: 20
