Terri Ford Pastel Workshop Overview
Week long workshop
July 27-31, 2009
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More info contact mtrask06@comcast.net
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Landscape Workshop in Pastel
This week long pastel painting workshop will be held at the beautiful facilities of the C. Barton McCann School of Art located a pleasant 20 minute drive from State College. See www.mccannart.org for a visual treat. Registrations are being accepted at this time.
Work Shop Fee:
Members $520.00, non-members $550.00
$100.00 deposit is due with the registration form to reserve your spot in the class. The balance is due by June 1, 2009.
Location : C. Barton McCann School of Art (20 minute drive from State College, PA)
Recommended Materials:
Here are some links to sources that I frequently use.
http://www.dakotapastels.com/pages/index.aspx
http://www.richesonart.com/products/index.html
http://www.fineartstore.com/
http://www.terryludwig.com/
Easel of your choice: You are not required to use an easel but the advantage of doing so is that you can step back from your painting
to get a good look which can be very helpful in solving compositional problems etc.
I use the Sauter All-in-one easel. Here is the link of you're interested in checking it out.
http://www.all-in-oneeasel.com/
Pastels: Bring the pastels of your choice. Most pastel brands work well with Wallis paper.
I recommend 3 or 4 dark Nupastels; I create most all underdrawing with these.
24 (Plum). Here are 4 that I use alot...244 (Blue Violet), 283 (Van Dyke Brown), 298 (Bottle Green),
Otherwise bring what works best for you....include several good darks.
I use a combination of Terry Ludwig, Unison, Sennelier, Rembrandt, Daler Rowney and a few other brands.
It is more important to have a full range of values; lights, midtones, & darks than it is to have an enormous selection of colors.
When I traveled to New York I misplaced the key to my Heilman box and had to use the few colors I keep in a separate little plastic box...
it was a a liberating experience and I was able to create paintings with a very limited palette...so don't stress about having umpteen zillion colors.
Wallis sanded paper, White and Belgium Mist - Pro quality is fine. I suggest having at least 4 sheets of paper, 2 per day.
Most people work 9x12 but 8x10, 6x9, 11x14 are all fine. I leave that up to each person. I do suggest not working much larger for this class.
The paper I will be using is Wallis, both white and belgium mist (gray). I will demonstrate toning the paper, both the white and gray.
Note: You are not required to use the Wallis paper exclusively, though the toning procedure that I will demonstrate will be based on the Wallis paper,
and this paper allows for so much versatility it is worth experimenting with at least once.
I will bring small scrap sizes of mounted Wallis paper for you to experiment with.
I get this from Dakota Pastel. Here is the link.
http://www.dakotapastels.com/paper_dakota_wb.shtml
Drawing board/Surface: Gator board is a good choice as it is very rigid and lightweight.
Here is a link to a good source for it.
http://www.artsupply.com/foamcore/gatorboard.htm
I like to have multiple sheets of 16 x 20, as that is the size that fits in my Easle box.
You can create a folder with 2 to protect your painting.
Use whatever size works best for you. I like it to be a few inches larger than my paper.
Canvas panels work as well and come in a variety of sizes.
Foam core works too but is not as rigid as gator board.
Container for water or solvent: I use water or denatured alcohol, available at hardware stores.
Paint brushes: These can vary greatly but I use coarse bristle brushes 1/2 - 1" wide.
Use old brushes...the Wallis paper will wear down the brush after a certain amount of use.
Collapsible stool or chair...highly recommended for sitting during demonstration, eating lunch...etc.
Umbrella of any sort in the event of heat.
White artists tape, drafting tape or masking tape:
For taping work to drawing board/surface. I will also demonstrate the procedure recommended by
Kitty Wallis for taping down Wallis paper to avoid ripples when using water or solvent.
A few extras:
Pencils if you prefer for your initial composition drawing or for general sketching. Try softer pencils B-4B. General's Charcoal pencils are great with pastels.
Paper towels and moist towelettes.
Hat or visor, apron, sunscreen, bug spray...
A few optionals:
Palette table, TV tray, card table etc if your easels doesn't hold your pastels.
Sketchbook for precomposition sketches, doodling, etc.
Eraser of your choice. I prefer kneaded.
I may have overlooked something so feel free to ask any further questions.
The idea is to keep it an easy, fun, learning experience in a most beautiful location!