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April 4&5th Intro to Pastel Workshop with Laura Martinez Bianco
April 4 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
$145.00 – $170.00
April 4-5, 2024
10am-2 pm
Two day workshop-4 hours each day
$160, $145 Members or $170 + Materials, $155 Members + Materials
This 2 day workshop will introduce pastels materials, surfaces and techniques while providing time to complete a pastel painting. As well as time to work, there will be a focus on the history of pastel, current pastel artists and techniques, Students should come ready to explore and play with pastels regardless of the experience with the medium.
Laura Martinez-Bianco has spent her life in the Hudson Valley and has always appreciated and valued the beauty of it’s landscape. Her paintings are inspired by her surroundings, whether at home or abroad. After receiving her degree in Art Education from SUNY New Paltz, she continued to study painting with local artists in the Hudson Valley.
Laura has taught and hosted painting workshops in Italy and Cape Cod. Workshops provide her with an opportunity to paint and to teach others the Plein Air experience. Her work spans a variety of medium including pastel, oil and printmaking; recently focusing on encaustics. Her work is in private collections throughout the US, Italy and Denmark. Her work has been exhibited in Regional and National Exhibits while receiving numerous awards.
Materials suggested:
A set of introductory soft pastels- suggested pastel brands Schminke, Sennelier, Unison
A variety of landscape photos to be used as inspiration-your own is preferable
Instructor will provide a variety of paper and surfaces to work on
Instructor will provide a variety of pastels that the students can use alongside their own
Maximum class size 12
