Loosening Up Your Pastel Flower Paintings

A one day workshop looking at fun and playful techniques to create dynamic and exciting flower paintings. Using soft pastels and Gouache [ watercolour or acrylic inks can also be used ] in bold and sometimes unexpected ways we will aim to make loose and expressive floral paintings. 

Whether flowers in the garden, in the wild or simply in a vase we will look to approach this ever popular subject with a fresh eye and a sense of fun. This workshop is suitable for all abilities and will encourage an adventurous approach to the subject matter whilst still resolving to culminate in a successful painting.

‘My workshop will encourage students to step out of their comfort zone for the day and to embrace their pastel wild side! ‘

The room opens at 9.30am. Session starts at 10:00am.

Location; The Art Rooms, Clevedon School, Valley Rd

Members £40…Well, its an early Christmas Present to yourself!

…..CLICK TO BOOK HERE on or after 13th Oct.

Bring your own lunch and a drink

Materials to bring along…

Set of soft pastels or half stick pastel 30 colours or more if you have them. Soft pastels are best for this course so brands such as Sennelier, Unison, Terry Ludwig, Schmincke, Mount Vision and Girault for example. If you are new to pastels, half stick sets offer good value compared to the cost of full stick sets.

Basic palette of Gouache colours or if you already have watercolour or acrylic inks bring those instead. You don't need a lot of colours just enough to mix a range of colours and do include an opaque white.

Paper must be suitable for soft pastel and multi media such as Canson Velvet, Sennelier Multi Media paper,Canson Touch, Uart and Art Spectrum Colour Fix Paper. [ Not Sennelier la Carte Pastel Card as not suitable for mixed media ] 

Spray bottle with either water or isopropyl alcohol.

Large soft watercolour flat wash brushes 1 - 2 inch,  bigger is better for this workshop. 

Stiff brush or old toothbrush

Palette and water pot. 

Masking tape.