Pastels Workshop
Adult Class | Registration opens 11/19/2025 8:00 PM EDT
What better time to work in pastels than in the winter? It’s an
organic and colorful time to work in a gentle style. Let’s go for a
winter palate as well as create something bright and colorful for
those grey days.Working in pastels can almost feel like “soft
painting,” and blending colors smoothly and quickly gives you a
chance to really develop a great sense of mood. There is a sense
of rhythm and motion when working in this medium; color can
move about smoothly and the blending process is very forgiving.
Demos will be given by the instructor
- PLEASE SEE SUGGESTED MATERIALS BELOW
- Pastels of choice, but I recommend Prisma Color and /or Gallery firm sticks. Rembrandt is also excellent. Pastel paper of choice: I use Bristol Paper for an untextured feel or traditional pastel paper: Strathmore .Newsprint is great (18”x24)” for a smooth, relaxed, or experimental styles. HB drawing pencil, erasers, paper towels Factis pencil eraser- BM2 or any hard one.
Lisa Arnold
Holds a BFA from Syracuse University. She presently teaches at Silvermine School Of Art. Lisa has presented art history lectures throughout Connecticut as well as exhibited her art work.