2 Day Pastel Workshop for intermediate to experienced pastelists (beginners with some prior experience welcome)

If you have worked with pastels, are inspired by Monet's Garden and enjoy the challenge of producing loose, bold and free pastels, this workshop is for you. Learn how to create depth and capture the light as you explore the medium of soft pastels. Stephie will teach you how to explore Monet's Garden and interpret images into a vibrant or tranquil pastel treasures.

Course outline

This workshop will suit students who have had some exposure to the medium of pastels and want to extend their knowledge to the next level. It is a fun and interactive workshop where Stephie demonstrates her "no rules" based techniques and then provides one on one tuition to participants as they produce their very own Monet's Garden masterpieces.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you should walk away with a sound understanding of the medium of soft pastels and gain practical insights into the intuitive use of soft pastels to express your own impressions.

Who should enrol?

This course is best suited to intermediate to advanced students but beginners with some experience will be amazed at the benefits they get from this workshop.

Stephie Clark is a soft pastel obsessed artist from Australia working mostly in her country studio at home in Armidale. She divides her time between painting in her studio and teaching workshops both here in Australia and overseas in France. Stephie is best known for her free and flowing florals and fruits her style uninhibited by rules and boundaries. She is inspired by the nature and colours it produces. Stephie’s work has been featured in french magazine Practique des Arts. Stephie has been to Monet's Garden in Giverny France on several occasions and is inspired by the Lilly Ponds, Bridges and tranquil gardens. In this workshop Stephie will bring some of the French Magic of Monet to Queanbeyan.