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IN PERSON COURSE - SUMMER

Understand the power of pastel! In this class students will learn how to work with several pastels, surfaces and techniques. A range of subject matter will be addressed such as still life, landscape, animals, and more

IN-PERSON COURSE
These painting classes are designed to build a strong foundation in oil painting, with an emphasis on color, light and shadow, composition, brushwork, and materials. Students will work from reference photographs—either provided by the instructor or brought from their own collection.

Each week includes a demonstration and a focused challenge, exploring specific subjects, techniques, or key painting concepts. Students can follow along with the weekly exercise or apply the lesson to their ongoing personal projects.

All experience levels are welcome!

ONE DAY WORKSHOP - APRIL 24

In this one-day pastel painting workshop at A Maker’s Circle in Pottersville, NJ, you’ll create a vibrant lemon still life from start to finish — no experience necessary. Working step-by-step alongside your instructor, you’ll learn essential pastel techniques in a relaxed, fun studio environment.

All materials are provided. You’ll leave with a completed piece you’re proud of!

All experience levels are welcome!

This class is perfect for anyone looking to pursue a colored medium with a drawing mindset. Color theory, value and form will be addressed and demonstrated in both step by step and exercise-based lessons to help students learn how to take their drawing skills to the next level while introducing color with pastels.

Whether you are an experienced painter or looking to brush up on your skills, this class is perfect for exploring new styles, techniques, and furthering your artistic creativity. Demonstrations in various media such as oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor, and others will be given throughout the session. Every week a new technique or idea will be discussed and shown to expose students to new ways of tackling painting within their own practice. No matter what your style or medium, all artists will get exposure and inspiration throughout the course while picking up useful tips to experiment with along their painting journey.

Add color to your canvas with instruction on achieving correct color, value, texture, temperature, soft and hard edges, atmospheric perspective, and much more. Demonstrations and topics enhance this fun and relaxed class where you choose to work from either a still life or reference photo. All colored media welcome.

Explore your artistic potential in a fun and relaxed atmosphere! Each week, the instructor will provide a demonstration in various mediums delving into form, value, color, texture and more, which is applicable to the student's choice of medium. Whether you are a seasoned artist or just starting out, this class is designed to inspire creativity and elevate your artistic skills.   

In this relaxing step-by-step workshop, students will create about two works of art using pastels. Students will focus on various pastel techniques such as application, color theory, and the difference between soft and hard pastels.