Charcoal and pastel drawings can range in effect from ultimate drama to soft and subtle, detailed realism to expressively abstract. This drawing workshop offers an opportunity to begin exploring the many facets of both charcoal and pastel through practice, experimentation and manipulation with these versatile materials. All levels welcome.
Michael Gillane is an artist and educator who earned his BFA in printmaking from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and his MFA in printmaking from ... view more »
Charcoal and pastel drawings can range in effect from ultimate drama to soft and subtle, detailed realism to expressively abstract. This drawing workshop offers an opportunity to begin exploring the many facets of both charcoal and pastel through practice, experimentation and manipulation with these versatile materials. All levels welcome.
Michael Gillane is an artist and educator who earned his BFA in printmaking from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and his MFA in printmaking from Pratt Institute. He also completed the Master Printer Training Program at the Tamarind Institute of Lithography in Albuquerque, NM. For the last eight years Gillane has been an art educator and arts integration specialist in the Springfield, MA public schools. He has shown his work in galleries in NYC; Amherst, MA; and Cape Cod.
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