The Passage of Light in Pastel

Description

It is the Passage of Light across objects on surface and the shadows and reflections that this light creates. This two-day workshop will guide you from start to finish observing a well-lit still life of your choice. Learn the techniques of pastel application to create depth and tone. Suitable for all skill levels.

It’s a fast life in which we live and it’s a strange occupation to be observing in one direction all day. The magic occurs when after a while our eyes become sensitised to our chosen image and we come to understand what we “really see”. This understanding comes about because of the length of time that is afforded to us as the light across our still life is stronger than any other changing ambient light. Unlike all other genres this is the subject that affords a faster understanding because we can work plein air all day on the one set up. Extra magic occurs when our blossoming understanding allows us to more easily express “who we really are.”

Tutor

Grace began exhibiting in 1990 and is a Fellow with the Australian Guild of Realists Artists. A member of The Pastel Society of Victoria BPSA, Pastel Society of Australia, member and past President of the South Coast Pastel Society. Her family spent seventeen years in country Victoria before a move in 1994 to the south coast of N.S.W. where she opened the Grace Paleg Fine Art Studio Gallery two years later. Grace’s pastel skills have earned her a number of awards spanning 30 years, and she is a Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia signature award recipient.

What to Bring

Materials are provided, along with a suggested material list sent upon booking.