2-Day Workshop With Betsy Payne Cook, PPSCC, CPS
The Landscape: A Sense of Place
Friday and Saturday, July 26th-27th, 2024
9:00am – 4:00pm
Location: The Shirt Factory 71 Lawrence St, Suite 311, Glens Falls, NY
Limited number of seats available- minimum 8 and maximum 12
Creating a human connection in the landscape can begin by adding elements that we recognize as man-made, from simple objects such as fences, pathways, sheds to more complex buildings and structures. Using the power of composition along with value and color, you can create a flow through your painting inviting the viewer in to explore. This workshop will focus on developing a visual movement within your painting using the elements of compositional design, atmospheric perspective with color and impact of linear perspective. Combined, these will create a sense of place in the landscape.
This workshop is designed for all levels so don’t let structures in your landscape hold you back! There are many ways to include them without painting a grand intricate structure! Smaller objects and structures set the scene for personal space, just as much as more complex landscapes with multiple structures. Through exercises we will explore ways to simplify objects and structures with value shapes, we will identify vantage point and eye view line, and choose color palettes to create the illusion of space. We will be using acrylic ink to set the basic design on the pastel surface. Bringing this all together you will plan and paint at least 2 paintings.
Demonstrations, exercises, direct instruction, and paint time with opportunity for Q & A and individual feedback
Landscape photo suggestions cover a wide range of interests:
- We will be discussing why you may want to leave objects or structures out of the painting.
- Structures: items that are built or grounded in the landscape: roadway, paths, sheds, fencing, garden features, stone walls, telephone poles or power lines, houses, barns
- Objects: items that can be moved or are not permanent to the landscape: garden pots and tools, trash cans, toys, piles of stuff around a boatyard or garden, vehicles, tables, chairs, kiddie pools.
Hints for collecting images for landscape with structures.
- Take or choose photos that have an obvious light source- natural lights that create shadows (subtle or bold).
- Notice arrangement of objects, overlapping and size differentiation.
- Take multiple shots of the scene from various angles, close-up and wide angle
Cost: Adirondack Pastel Society (APS) members – $285 | Non-Adirondack Pastel Society (APS) members – $325 – (note there will be an additional fee of $10 payable in cash to Betsy for use of China Wax markers and acrylic inks if you do not want to purchase those on your own. See the info sheet and supply list below.
How to reserve your spot?
1) Send an email to: mgrasso2@nycap.rr.com to reserve your spot……send in your check for $285 or $325 based on your membership status.
2) Make checks payable to ADIRONDACK PASTEL SOCIETY and mail them to the address below to confirm your spot:
Adirondack Pastel Society
c/o Ronnie Benware
14 Thistlewood Dr, Queenbury, NY 12804
(Refunds based on being able to fill your spot with those on the waitlist…obviously, if we do not hold the workshop, your check/money will be returned…see the cancellation policy below)
Cancellation Policy:
- To reserve your space in the workshop, full payment is required. No refunds will be given within 60 days of the workshop unless we are able to fill your space. Once a workshop is wait-listed full payment is required no matter of the date. Cancellation requests must be in writing.
- In the Case of Low Enrollment or Workshop Needs to be Cancelled Due to Unforeseen Situations: APS will refund 100% of fee. Workshops will run based on adequate enrollment.
- Please note we will determine whether a workshop will run approximately 30 days prior to start date unless the contract with the artist states otherwise. Please make your travel plans accordingly.
- Exceptions will be made by discretion of the APS Workshop Chair and/or APS Board for a death in the family of an immediate relative or a personal emergency medical situation.
Workshop: Creating Dynamic Pastels with Aline Ordman
Date: February 3rd, 2024 9:00am-4:00pm
Location: virtual
Cost: $100 APS Members, $125 Non-Members
Email Mark Grasso at mgrasso2@nycap.rr.com to reserve your spot today.
(# of students required – minimum 8 and maximum 12)
Painting is learning to see. Often, we paint what we think we see because we all have preconceived notions of what something looks like. However, to really paint what you see, you must break down everything you are looking at into just abstract shapes. Don’t see a “house”, see a series of interlocking shapes.
Working from their own photo references, students will transform these into pastel paintings using the principles of color, value and design. Along with daily painting demonstrations, Aline will emphasize the understanding of color in terms of temperature, intensity and value while translating those ideas using pastel or oil technique. Individual attention and group critiques will serve to help students in their efforts.
Aline’s Website: https://www.alineordman.com/
How to reserve your spot?
1) Send an email to: mgrasso2@nycap.rr.com to reserve your spot, and;
2) Make checks payable to ADIRONDACK PASTEL SOCIETY ($100 or $125 based on your membership status.) and mail them to the address below to confirm your spot (APS members will be given priority through December 31st then it will be opened up to all). Refunds will be based on being able to fill your spot with those on the waitlist…obviously, if we do not hold the workshop, your check/money will be returned. Any further questions, email Mark.
Adirondack Pastel Society
c/o Ronnie Benware
14 Thistlewood Dr
Queenbury, NY 12804
PAST WORKSHOPS
Joann Quinlivan Workshop
Date: July 15th, 2023 10am – 4pm
Location: LARAC Mountain Gallery – 21 Bay St., Glens Falls, NY
Cost: $100 APS Members, $125 Non-Members
Email Mark Grasso at mgrasso2@nycap.rr.com to reserve your spot today.
Learning to Paint Landscape Using Pastel (For Beginners to Advanced)
In this workshop, students will learn to paint a landscape with pastels, using the students own reference photos. The student will create a painting in their own style, while leaning about light sources and color vibrancy. They will learn about and be creating thumbnail sketches to show how to edit and block in a painting, while using a reference photo. Joann will do a demonstration and discuss finding a focal point and a strong composition. There will be discussion about various pastels, different paper and techniques. Each student will be given individual attention as they work. This workshop will be informative and a lot of fun!
Please email Mark Grasso at mgrasso2@nycap.rr.com to reserve your spot today. Please let me know if you are a member (with paid up dues) or non-member when you sign up. You can mail your check made payable to the Adirondack Pastel Society to: Ronnie Benware, 14 Thistlewood Drive, Glens Falls, NY 12804.
Virtual Workshop with Karen Israel
*WAITLIST ONLY*
January 21, 2023
10-12:30 and 1-3:30
Based on the upstate NY uncertain wintry weather and member suggestions, we have a great virtual workshop scheduled this winter with award winning artist Karen Israel. The topic will be dramatic winter and autumn landscapes. The fee is only $100 for the day…..PLUS – Karen will provide recordings of her demos and answer follow up questions for two weeks after the workshop.
Karen’s Bio & website: www.artbykarenisrael.com
Let’s get loose and learn to create dramatic landscape paintings that communicate your unique interpretation of an autumn and a winter scene. Starting with a demo and a discussion about design, we will explore composition, color and atmospheric perspective as it relates to landscape painting in the colder months.
# of students – minimum 5 and maximum 12
To get on the waitlist, send an email to: mgrasso2@nycap.rr.com
“Building the Clothed Figure from a Nude”
January 22 & 23, 2022
10:00 – 4:00
LOCATION: Sandy Hill Arts Center or on Zoom
DUE TO COVID19, THE CENTER HAS REQUESTED THAT ONLY VACCINATED PEOPLE ATTEND IN PERSON
214 Main Street
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
Corey Pitkin PSA, IAPS-MC will be giving a 2 – day hybrid virtual/studio workshop this Winter If you are interested in attending this workshop, please send a check for $200 for (members) and $250 (non-members) by Jan 3rd, 2022
Minimum of 6 attendees with a maximum of 15. Cancellation: Once you have been registered into the workshop, we will be unable to give refunds unless we can find someone to fill your spot.
Questions can be sent to Mark Grasso at mgrasso2@nycap.rr.com.
Workshop Description:
They say that the clothes make the man, but artists know that you have to make the man first! In this 2-day workshop Corey Pitkin will guide students through the process of constructing a realistically clothed figure starting from the nude on day 1 and on day 2 working with the model clothed in the same pose. Pitkin will show his process of building the figure using large forms and basic anatomy, how to edit what you see to simplify complex folds and patterns, and how the anatomy of the model informs how the clothing sits on top of the form. Students will be able to study in-person at the Sandy Hill Arts Center or online on Zoom. All students will receive recordings of the Zoom presentation to review for 1 year.
Materials List:
Soft pastels, preferably in the Earth Tone range. Some examples are:
Unison Natural Earth (NE)
Unison Brown Earth (BE)
Terry Ludwig Umber Shadows and Shades
Terry Ludwig Maggie Price Grays
Richeson Hand-rolled Soft Pastels Earth Browns
Willow charcoal (I recommend Coates)
Assorted pastel & charcoal pencils
1 piece of sanded pastel paper, student’s preference, any color but white. Corey will be using UART dark 400 grit
1 piece of drawing paper, white, same size as sanded pastel paper
1 piece of tracing paper, same size as sanded pastel paper
A drawing board and clips or tape
A kneaded eraser
