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Course Outline

This two day workshop will introduce you to the fine art of using both soft and hard pastels,
with a focus on how to produce images that show light at it's best. Day one begins with a step-by-step demo using a still life set up, where the tutor will go over the detail of how to plan your composition and how exactly soft and hard pastels should be applied, use of colour and light will also be discussed. Each student will be provided with an easel, extra paper will be available to purchase should you need more. Day two will be a continuation with a second still life and an opportunity for those that wish to venture outside, have a go at sketching in the mansion gardens.

Your Tutor
Waterfront Arts Studios is very pleased to be working with full-time artist Maureen Jordan SBA, her work has been published in many art magazines and books, and her flower pictures are reproduced for cards, calendars and prints sold worldwide. Maureen's work is often on show at national exhibitions, London and provincial galleries and is in many private collections in the U.K. and around the world. She had a successful one woman show in New York. Recently Maureen has organized Pastel workshops in London and Suffolk and has had a series of solo exhibitions in Suffolk. Finally she is member of the Society of Botanical Artists.

Although this is a beginners workshop all levels are welcome to come and learn from a
fantastically experienced artist.

Kit List - Please bring the following:
A box of hard pastels - starter kit, eg. Conte A Paris Carres (hard/square) 24 or 48 mixed. Cretacolour (hard/ square) 24 or 48 mixed. These last a long time and are wonderful for sketching and for more detailed work.

You will need some soft pastels as well – there are thousands of colours to choose from. They are more expensive than hard pastels. Buy a few bright flower colours and some good foliage greens from Rembrant/ Schminke/ Daler Rowney/ Sennelier Half Pastels.

Coloured paper. Beginners should buy sheets of a warm medium - dark tone paper (Burgandy/Terra Cotta/Dark Green etc) say Tiziano Pastel paper/ Canson Mi –Teintes / Daler Marano. (No black or pale colours) Some paper can be purchased direct from the tutor on the day.

An artists’ apron or something similar or suitable clothing.
A camera could be useful but not essential
A small sketch pad (A4 or A3) and pencil.

Most of these materials can be bought mail order: