Paint-Along

Creating a Textured Underpainting for Pastels With Tom Christopher Students will learn Tom Christopher’s award-winning technique for creating an acrylic textured underpainting designed specifically for pastel application. The session will also include instruction on painting fundamentals such as composition, correct value structure, and effective color choices.This intermediate-level paint along will guide participants through creating a textured underpainting using house paint, acrylic paint, and Golden Fine Pumice Gel. Students will finish with a final pastel layer to complete the painting.A recording of the event will be sent to all registrants in the week following the event.  Saturday, March 28, 9 a.m. […]

Going for Feel with Mark Ivan Cole  February’s PSC Paint-Along takes place on Saturday, February 28, 2026, from 9:00 AM–12:00 PM MST and features Mark Ivan Cole. This paint-along will be recorded, with access provided to paid registrants following the event.  Lesson Overview What emotions arise when you see a particular image? We’ll paint a mountain scene with the intention of getting as close to the emotional impact as possible.  Skill Level Mixed / All Levels  What You’ll Work On Participants will focus on letting color, value, and mark-making do the work of conveying emotion. Rule number one: have fun!  About the Artist Mark Ivan Cole is an avid artist and

Using a Grid System to Capture Snow-Covered Peaks January’s Paint-Along takes place on Saturday, January 24, from 9:00 AM–12:00 PM MST and features local pastel legend Bruce Gomez. Bruce’s lesson will be recorded and made available to registered participants for rewatching. You can learn more about Bruce Gomez at: https://www.facebook.com/brucegomezart https://www.instagram.com/bruce_a_gomez

“Expressive Figure Painting” With MITCH CASTER PSC ZOOM Paint-along, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2025, 9 a.m.-Noon, MT  11am ET | 10am CT | 9am MT | 8am PT If you’ve seen Mitch’s paintings of dancers, you’ve seen how figure painting can be a powerful means to express a story. In this three-hour session, we’ll have the opportunity to step through the gestural process that expresses movement and keeps the subject fresh.  Known as an outstanding figurative artist, Caster paints the human form in all walks of life, drawing on his appreciation of all cultures to pass on their uniqueness and history to future generations. He

“PASTELS IN THE CITY” With ANDREW MCDERMOTT PSC ZOOM Paint-along, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025, 9 a.m.-Noon, MT  11am ET | 10am CT | 9am MT | 8am PT Develop the technical skills needed to create colorful and dynamic Urban pastel paintings. In this workshop you will learn how to develop and approach the urban/city, learn how to edit and create a visually interesting pastel work. Learn some tips and tricks to create textures and help you in your creative development. Andrew will share his process and knowledge he uses to create visually lush impressionistic pastel paintings. In working from a urban photo supplied by

“EXPLORATIONS IN TEXTURE: PAINTING WINTER GRASSES” With JOELLE FELDMAN PSC ZOOM Paint-along, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2025, 9 a.m.-Noon, MT  11am ET | 10am CT | 9am MT | 8am PT Explore gestural underpainting with colored graphite as Joelle leads us through this freeing and fun technique for building texture. OR, if you’d rather not purchase new materials*, you can comfortably begin with alcohol-washed pastel. Joelle will demonstrate both underpainting options, as well as using a brayer with water soluble oils. She’ll then complete a grassy winter scene over the graphite start.  Joelle teaches classes in Harvard, Massachusetts where she lives, as well as online.

“The Color of Winter” With AARON SCHUERR Saturday, June 7th, 2025, 9:00 AM -noon Mountain Time 11am ET | 10am CT | 9am MT | 8am PT Working from plein air studies and photo references, I’ll take you through the subtle colors of winter. We’ll look at the winding Gallatin River as it flows out of Yellowstone National Park. I’ll focus on the design principles of a riparian landscape. We’ll also look at the basic planes of a snowy landscape- the top plane, side plane, and highlights. You’ll learn that snow reflects like a pearl- it is never white and always fascinating!  Deadline

“Bold and Brilliant Color Play” With KIM ESHELMAN PSC ZOOM Paint-along, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025, 9 a.m.-Noon, MT  11am ET | 10am CT | 9am MT | 8am PT Kim paints to connect the viewer to a place emotionally. For her it’s about more than pumping up the color and making bold marks. It’s about how color and form evoke an innate response.  In this 3-hour paint-along, we will follow Kim through her process for creating bold and brilliant representations of a classic landscape. Learn to step out of your comfort zone, and work beyond what you see to what you feel.  Kim exhibits

“Catching the Glow” With RITA KIRKMAN PSC ZOOM Paint-along, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025, 9 a.m.-Noon, MT  11am ET | 10am CT | 9am MT | 8am PT Painting a sun-drenched bunny, Rita will share her secrets for capturing brilliant sunlight on paper. Her process of underpainting with warm tones sets the glow from the start. As the color goes on, Rita’s attention to warm light and cool shadows creates vibrant, engaging masterworks from simple subjects. Her mark-making adds a unique energy all her own. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to paint-along with nationally acclaimed Rita Kirkman.  Rita Kirkman, PSA-MP, CPS, IAPS-EPKirkman has been

“The Power of Black Paper” With Lisa Regopoulos PSC ZOOM Paint-along, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025, 9 a.m.-Noon, MT  11am ET | 10am CT | 9am MT | 8am PT Learn to quickly create sparkle and warmth in a winter scene starting on dark (almost black) paper. The focus will be on building luminosity on a snow-covered scene with techniques to create form and depth using varying shadows effects and attention to tonal values. We’ll discuss the use of a limited palette and incorporating neutral colors to add traces of warmth to complement cool grays, blues and purples. When Realism meets Impressionism in pastel, that’s