Capturing Light in Pastel
Two-Day Workshop: Saturday, September 12th & Sunday, September.13th, 10:00AM - 3:00PM

Vibrant colors and multiple application methods make pastel a favorite medium for landscape artists portraying sunlight and shadow whether on location or in the studio.  This workshop will stress developing painterly surfaces using a range of pastel brands on different papers.  Demos will include the problem solving and correction methods that make this medium so flexible, as well as color strategies that avoid “chalky” lights and flat shadows.  Mary will help students select and manipulate photo references for stronger compositions.    

Cost: $245 Members / $280 Nonmembers

Class Size: Minimum 4 students, Maximum 12

Level: Advanced beginners and intermediate students

Supplies: Please email instructor for supply list (There will also be a materials fee $10 paid to instructor on the first day of the class)

Instructor: Mary Pritchard

Contact: maryvp@udel.edu

Bio: Born in Baltimore, Mary spent her childhood on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in Studio Art at Mount Holyoke College and has master’s degrees in both art and journalism.  She was a corporate art consultant to companies including Ashland Oil, Inc; Nationwide Insurance Company, and the New York Power Authority.  Following a career in education administration at the University of Delaware, she returned to the Eastern Shore and to painting full-time, primarily in pastels and acrylics.  She maintains a studio in historic Chestertown, MD and is a member of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters, the Maryland Pastel Society and the American Impressionist Society.