Beginning Oil Pastel

Beginning Oil Pastel

Class-Micro | Available

All Levels

8/24/2024 (one day)

9:00 AM-4:00 PM on Sat

Download iCalendar

$100.00

Oil pastels are probably the most under-appreciated medium there is. When you say “oil pastels” to most artists they think “crayons” because their first exposure to them is with a student grade version.  Misconceptions and bad first experiences abound. The truth is:

Oil pastels are dynamic, vivid, versatile and extremely forgiving.
Oil pastels will expand your range of artistic expression.

Geared for those who love to work with their hands, students will squash, push and blend oil pastels with their fingertips as well as apply texture, carve, scrape and cut away with a palette knife. Three basic techniques are taught in this one-day class for creating everything from photo realistic portraits to lush landscapes to eye popping abstracts, but the focus is on landscapes. Students may even join the growing number of converts to this wonderful medium. www.turneronlinegallery.com

Turner, Scott

I was raised in Anchorage, Alaska and have lived in the Southwest for the last 30 years. I began painting with oil pastels in 2006 when my son gave me a set for Christmas with a note which said “Draw me a picture Dad”. Once I picked them up, I never put them down. I began showing my work in juried art shows and exhibitions in 2012. In 2015 Scottsdale Museum of the West acquired my painting “Lake Powell: The Ramp” which has been on exhibit since the museum opened. It was their first acquisition. In 2018 I was selected by Savior-Faire/Sennelier to be their Official Oil Pastel Artist. I am the first to hold that title. Savior-Faire is the exclusive North American distributor of Sennelier products. My “wife for life” Margie and our two Australian cattle dogs, Flash and Buddy, live a peaceful and prosperous life. God is very good to us. www.turneronlinegallery.com