Pastels: Immediacy and Color
Adult Online Art | Available
Pastels are a great intuitive medium that has a wide range of application. This workshop focuses on technical application of pastels on a variety of surfaces with a focus on color and markmaking. Students can also expect to learn about composition and the importance of accurate values. All of this will be done within the focus of landscapes.
Using pastels, we will explore learning to “see” both abstract shapes and color. Demonstrations, critique, and personal exploration will help students grasp the technical information and application, as well as the “bigger picture” understanding of composition, color, and markmaking. Topics to be covered include: value, color, composition, and markmaking. Please be sure to bring photo references (preferably landscape).
Tara Will
Tara attended Mount Saint Mary’s University in Maryland double majoring in Art and Philosophy. Tara enjoys painting quickly, trying to capture the essence of the subject using bold colors and strong marks. She works in pastels achieving her Eminent Pastellist Status with the International Association of Pastel Societies in 2022. She resides in Maryland with her husband and four children.
I create work that focuses on capturing the essence of the subject. I enjoy a wide range of subjects, but mostly focus on the landscape, for my love of being outside. I was told by a mentor once, that the act of painting is a transfer of energy. We try to reflect that as best we can to a viewer so they can participate in an age old visual conversation. I am currently delving into a more confident voice in oils, as most of my work has been in pastels and I am very comfortable there. There is something refreshing about learning something new, and I never tire of it.