Pastel - Painting with Broken Color workshop

Spring is a time of growth change and vibrance! Come paint pastel using the vibrance of broken color technique. Paintings are created in layers on a textured surface which allows wonderful manipulation of the pastel medium . Students will be provided with reference photographs to work from (our bring your own), Art will be created on 9 x12 or 11 x 14 inch wallis or art spectrum boards. Students will experience using a variety of pastel techniques including: under painting, color techniques, layering of hard & soft pastels. Previous introduction to pastels and some drawing knowledge is helpful.

Students should bring: sketchbook and pencil or charcoal, a backing board to afix 9x 12 or 11x14 inch surface to, Wallis sanded board ( Wallis paper mounted on illustration board) or Art spectrum boards (art spectrum paper mounted on illustration board) 9 x 12 or 11 x 14 inch for painting surface , Nu pastels or Rembrandt for underpainiting (24 color minimum), and your preferred soft pastels (Unison, Schmincke, Sennelier, Art Spectrum etc. for overworking , pastel blending tools or brushes, UhU or Stic Tac erasure material, vinyl gloves, apron or smock and a lunch.

I will have some Nu PAstel and Rembrandt Pastels for underpainting ( but you will probably want a set to do your beginning painting with) for those who have not been able to procure them. Soft Pastels should be: Great American, Windsor Newton, Schminke or Unison. These can be readily ordered thorughh online suppliers such as ASW, Dick Blick, Jerrys Artarama, etc.

Roy's on Main St in Jaffrey, near the Jaffrey Civic Center, will have NuPAstels, Wallis Board & paper and other supplies as well as our supply list!

The class dates will be Tues Feb 13 through March 20 with a snow date of March 27.

times are 10:30 AM - 1 PM please bring a snack or lunch . Class fee is $85.00

Please contact Dionn at the Jaffrey Civic Center to enroll.
603 532- 6527 is preferable-- leave message on machine if no one answers

(email only gets checked 2 times a week) : jaffreycntr@aol.com

Visit Alicia Geilenberg - Drakiotes' website at www.earlysunrisefineart.com