Luana Luconi Winner is part of the faculty of RealismLive. She will be doing a Pastel Portrait on Beginner Day on November 10th. There is a bonus offered if you are signing up for the conference before October 15th. It will include a Josh LaRock Demo, a Todd Casy Demo, a Gregory Mortenson Critique, Daniel Sprick Studio Tour, And a Pre-Event Q&A with Mary Whyte.

Please click here for more information.

September 13, 14 & 15, 2021
from 11am to 5pm EST
$310

Each day, Teresa will do a demo with Q&A, followed by a 45 minute break. The next two hours will be painting time and critique. There will be a follow up meeting 2 weeks after the course for additional critique.

All Zoom meetings will be filmed and available for 6 weeks after the class.

For more information and to sign up, visit the Fort Mill Art Guild.

Enrollment is now open for The Painterly Landscape Course. This class is exclusively for active NC Pastel Society members: Piedmont Pastel Society, NC Pastel Society and Appalachian Pastel Society.

Registration is open today and closes on May 4, 2020.

We hope you take advantage of this great online course. Please contact Alain at alain@picardstudio.com directly should you have any issues registering.

For more information and to enroll, click the link here: The Painterly Landscape Course.

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3 Day Workshop – Naples Art Association – February 17-19, 2020
2 Day Workshop – North Port Art Center – March 14-15, 2020

Give someone you love or better yet Yourself the perfect Holiday Gift of freedom and creativity! Join me in a workshop in Glorious Naples Florida and the North Port Art Center in Florida for a workshop immersion in Abstract Pastel Painting!

Here’s what you will learn:
– Principles of design
– Mounting paper and tinting
– How to set up your surface
– Choosing a palette for maximum impact
– Expressive mark making
– Exercises to warm you up and leapfrog you ahead
– How and where to find inspiration
– Color Combinations that WORK!
– How to get that ‘Glow’
– Resources for ideas
– New and unique techniques and materials
– Framing techniques for your new masterpieces

Spaces are limited so each student receives plenty of attention. The workshop is geared from beginner to advanced. A working knowledge of color and design basics are helpful. A range of pastels from hard pastels to soft are important. A supply list is provided after registration. [Acrylic painters are welcome] Handouts and additional materials will be emailed.

I truly look forward to sharing what I’ve learned on my journey and hope you’ll join me. Email if you have any questions but don’t delay. There are only a few spaces left!

Naples Art Association: REGISTER TODAY!
North Port Art Center: https://northportartcenter.org/

LET’S HAVE SOME FUN AND MAKE SOME ART!

Laura Pollak
laurapollak.artist@gmail.com
www.laurapollak.com