What Will the Course Cover and How Will It Be Taught?

Code/Title: / Working With Pastels & More WED WP
Tutor: / Tricia Lyon
Venue: / The Brewery Arts Centre
Dates: / Autumn - 26.09.12 – 12.12.12
Spring - 16.01.13 - 27.03.13
Summer - 17.04.13 - 22.05.13
Sessions: / Wednesday
Times: / 10.30am-1pm
Costs: / Full fee: £82.50 / Over 60: £66.00 / Concessions: £41.25
Additional information: 6 week summer term: A£49.50B£39.60C£24.75
No classes will take place 12th – 16th Nov due to KendalMountain Film Festival and during half terms.

Brochure description

Artist pastels are a versatile and exciting medium which come in a full range of colours from strong tones to the palest hues. Pastels lend themselves easily to expressing the mood of a piece, and react quickly to the artist's thought process making them particularly suitable for landscape painting. Pastels are an exciting medium to use in combination with other media, particularly for working on top of watercolour/gouache and over monoprints.
This course aims to give you a thorough grounding in pastel techniques and lead you on through a series of studies to work confidently and creatively on your own project ideas.

Tutor profile

Tricia Lyon MA, is a practising artist and designer who has a wide experience of teachingin further and higher education. Her work in pastels is mainly garden portraiture and she has exhibited and sold many paintings. She also creates textile pattern designs and lectures on digital techniques for design.

What will the course cover and how will it be taught?

During the course you will learn
What papers to work on.
The importance of mark making, creating tones and shading in pastel.
Colour theory in relation to using pastels and mixed media techniques.
How to create a strong composition working from sketches and photographs in combination.
About different styles of working in pastel.
A little about artists who have used pastel as a medium.
For those students who have attended these classes before there will be further development of technique and an exploration of developing a personal style.
To experiment with other media to use as a base for your pastel work.

Your tutor will discuss: the course content with the class and may make some adjustments to the syllabus based on the needs of the group. They will also try to accommodate individual requirements where it is practical to do so.

Are there specific requirements for joining?

Will there be any homework and how long will it take?

Whilst homework is not a necessary part of the course most students find that they benefit from spending at least an hour or two working at home in addition to the classes, but do not be put off if you cannot make such a commitment

What about equipment, clothing and materials?

Materials are not provided or available from the Brewery.
To start with please bring a good quality set of chalk pastels, an A4 or larger pastel paper pad for exercises, fixative, charcoal or a charcoal pencil, a putty rubber, a stiff bristled paint brush. A lightweight drawing board is also useful. Further papers, board and materials will be required as we go on.
Please also bring a pen and your glasses, if you need them.

What does this course lead on to?

You can use this course as a base to give you confidence to use this media for life drawing classes, outdoor sketching, etc.
The course continues in the spring and summer and many students continue to attend and develop their work, indeed some students return for several years as progression is within the subject and you can

Parking and venue information

There is limited parking in the Brewery Pay and Display Car Park, which is only available on a first come first served basis. By using our car park you are helping to support the arts locally. Thank you.

Please keep a copy of this information sheet. It may be useful at your first class.

Address / Contact details
Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE / Box Office: 01539 725133

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April 2011