Pastel for All
Adult Classes | Available
This class introduces the student to the principles and techniques for drawing and painting with pastels. Students will focus on the skills needed to render a drawing or painting in dry or oil pastels. We’ll also learn about the types of pastels, preparing and using support surfaces, and materials for applying, manipulating, and preserving pastels.
- 1. Strathmore 400 Series Pastel Paper Pads, 24 Sheets, 9" Å~ 12"
2. Drawing Board (larger than paper)
3. Pastel pencils (various colors)
4. General's Factis Magic Black Eraser
5. Straight edge ruler, 12” minimum (metal or plastic preferred)
6. Dry pastels (various colors)
7. Variety of sizes and shapes of brushes
8. Masking tape
9. Fixative for dry media
10. Spray bottle for water & alcohol
11. Disposable Dust Masks for face (NIOSH Certified Safety N95)
12. Latex or nitrile gloves (optional)
13. Paper towels
- If you wish for more information, these are good reference books:
- The Pastel Book: Materials & Techniques for Today’s Artists, Paperback, 1991, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, by Bill Creevy
Any questions? Please contact me directly: jack.barnhill@mac.com
Jack Barnhill
Jack Vincent Barnhill is a professional artist skilled in multiple medias. He currently teaches at Naples Art and provides private classes. Although largely self-taught, Jack has studied at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles under Linda Jo Russell, Chris Warner, Franklyn Liegel, and Laddie John Dill. He creates full-scale realistic paintings in both in oil and acrylics and on canvas and panel.
For 6-years Jack taught Trompe O'eil and Realism at Otis College of Art and Design. He has also lectured and taught both private and public classes in Advanced Drawing, History of Pigments, Abstract Painting, Art for Children, Advances in 3-D Art, Paint Making, Pastel Painting and Drawing, Color Mixing and Theory. Jack has been in 16 national and international shows and has been reviewed in three magazines. In 2015 his “Self Portrait” won first place in the California Open competition sponsored by the TAG Gallery. In 2019 he was invited to show at the National Art Center in Tokyo, Japan.
He is a member of the Oil Painters of America, Portrait Society of America, National Oil and Acrylic Painter's Society and the Pasadena Society of Artist. He is also a founding board member of Warrior Theatre, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing innovative art therapy to survivors of child abuse.
Jack lives in Naples, Florida USA.
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jack.barnhill@mac.com
310-804-3423