Pastel Drawing

Service Description

Instructor: Kathy Bohn 6 Weeks Course Dates: June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 9, 16 Time: 9:30AM-12PM Cost: $150 member $165 nonmember Location of Class: ACAA, 45 Forest Ave. Ambler, PA Learn the methods of mark making with pastel pencils, NuPastels, and Soft Pastels to create Landscape, Still Life, and Portraits in Pastel. Two weeks are assigned to each topic. The landscape class helps develop perspective and color to describe distance and detail. The Still Life class helps to develop blocking in areas of shapes and development of tones to create light and shadow. The Portrait class teaches facial development using light and shadow and how to create the proper skin tones or alternates for creative portraiture. Bring your own reference photos and supplies. Sketching basics will be practiced based on standard drawing practices using reference photos or graphite sketches (time will be given for sketches to be done from free hand or from the reference photo). This class is for all skill levels. See the list of materials you will need to attend this class. BIO Kathy is an experienced artist who has lived in many parts of the country throughout her life. Her varied background and personal vision in the arts has enabled her to see the world from a different perspective which she will bring to life in her teaching. Kathy works in different mediums such as gourd carving, wood burning and enjoys pastels. From the woods and trails of Pennsylvania to the lakes and mountains of Washington state, the urban life of Los Angeles and Sacramento, California, the sands and balloons of Albuquerque, and the markets around the streets of Santa Fe, Kathy has traveled to Montana and many other places. She spent eight years studying the Native American traditions and the rancher's prairie lives while teaching their children about some of our great Artistic masters. See her work at www.bohnsbones.com. Refund Policy Sometimes due to unforeseen circumstances a class must be cancelled. When that happens, we will be happy to credit you for another class or a different session throughout the year. This credit will be good for one (1) year and can be used for any class that has availability and space. If you cancel your class after registering and reserving a space, you will receive a credit good for one (1) year that can be applied to a future class.