Expressive Pastels, September 2016
with Ed Chesnovitch
Begins September 12
Turn on the light! Fire up your imagination and explore the expressive side of pastel painting. This soft pastel class will focus on creating strong simplified starts using big shapes of beautiful color. We will experiment and explore various under-painting techniques using pastel, mark making, and significant color choices to push a painting further. Students will develop their own style while learning about composition, value, and technique. Discussion, mini-demos, exercises, critiques, individual coaching and more painting! Go beyond your comfort zone, create a more dynamic sense of atmosphere and have confidence with pastel.
Mondays, September 12-October 17
1:00-3:30 PM in the Art Studio
$175/$148.75 members
$35/$29.75 members Drop In fee per class
For more information, contact Ed: ecart@comcast.net
$175/$148.75 members
$35/$29.75 members Drop In fee per class
Phone: 508-428-0669
Email: alexandra@cotuitcenterforthearts.org
2016/09/12 - 2016/10/17
Additional time info:
Supply List:
Full box of soft pastels (not oil pastels) in a full range of color and value.
NuPastel or Prismacolor Brand hard pastels (not required, but very helpful).
UART 400 or 500 grade sanded pastel paper (available to Woodruff"s).
1 sheet of foamcore for your “backing board”.
Your OWN photographs with nice BIG simple shapes, strong light, and shadow.
Sketch pad, woodless graphite pencil (6B or 8B), black Sharpie marker, ruler, an inexpensive 1” flat wash brush, an old towel or sheet for under your easel, container for water and Isopropyl Alcohol 91%
Cotuit Center for the Arts
4404 Falmouth Rd (Rt. 28), Cotuit, MA 02635