Workshop

Tony Allain 3-day workshop

Breaking Free: Mood and Atmosphere 3 day workshop with Tony Allain  in Grand Junction, CO June 7, 8, 9, 2026  Open only to PSC members  Registration will open November 8th at noon. The quest for perfection can bring with it fear of making mistakes and can result in a style which can seem inhibited. My workshops will inspire you to fall in love with colour and light! We will experiment and activate the potential of complementary, harmonious and tertiary colours that will lift our work to another exciting level. We will look at ways of how to unlock your confidence […]

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Landscape Painting Nuts & Bolts with Lorenzo Chavez

Date: Mondays, November 3 – 24 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location: PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker, CO 80138 Register at www.ASLD.org. This workshop is for those who enjoy working with pastels and/or oils or for those who wish to experiment with these mediums. Students will practice the important fundamentals of studio landscape painting to help us get from the concept to completion. We will focus on the how and why of landscape painting, working from landscape photos and plein air studies. Students will improve their composition skills, understand the importance of simplification of shapes and masses, learn

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Colleen Howe-Cheney Workshop

Western Slope Announcing Colleen Howe-Cheney Landscape Workshop (Our Judge for the Member Show) Dates: August 1st & 2nd 2025 Cost: $220.00 Place: Redlands United Methodist Church, 527 Village Way, Grand Junction, CO Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm – both days Contacts: Susie Roehm – 970-778-8044 or  susie@advanceddraftinganddesign.com Cara Morton – 970-778-8255 Taichiturtle3@gmail.com Accommodations: Motels and hotels will be more reasonably priced on Horizon Drive than Downtown Grand Junction, CO. Both are about an 8-10 min. drive to the workshop. About Colleen: Colleen Howe Cheney was born in American Fork, Utah.  She grew up on a cattle ranch in southwestern Montana and thrived on living the western lifestyle.  The beauty of

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Mitch Caster Figure Drawing Workshop, July 19th

Figure Drawing Made Easier Instructor: Mitch Caster If you would like to do more figure work in pastel, but lack confidence, this is a class to give you some strategies for more success. The focus will be drawing techniques for better gesture, proportions, perspective, patterns and edges., how to place multiple figures into a scene, etc.   Drawing from a live model, we’ll use willow or vine charcoal, kneaded eraser, optional chamois (I will bring some) and spray fixative. Location: Wheat Ridge Center for Music & Arts (currently also Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church)  7530 W. 38th Ave. (in the gymnasium) Time: 9am-3:30pm Date: July 19th

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Pastel Workshop with Jeannette Stutzman

Weehawken Creative Art Center presents the following Pastel Art Workshop with Jeannette Stutzman June 21 & 22, 2025 – 9:30am-4pm Ridgeway, Colorado “Achieving the Impression of Light in Your Soft Pastel Paintings” In this 2-day workshop, students will study and practice the following concepts and techniques: • Relationship of light to color; the visible spectrum • The light source • Value, Hue, Saturation • Shadow families and light families; Importance of contrast • What you see vs what you know • Simplification (shapes, values, colors) • Examples from well-known artists • Intent: the “scene” vs designing your painting Tuition: $300 Register now until

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2025 Pastel Camp

Registrations Are Open for This Year’s Pastel Camp!! Share another fun camp experience with someone, age 16 and up, who is curious about pastels and painting.  Remember the fun and learning at summer camp when you were a kid? When:Saturday, June 14th, 9:00am to 3:30pm Location: Wheat Ridge Center for Music & Arts (currently also Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church)7530 W. 38th Ave. (in the gymnasium) Your PSC Education Committee is seeking your help in spreading the word to your friends, family, and neighbors. In fact any group or organization you are affiliated with! All ages 16 and over are welcome. All supplies are

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Jane Christie ~ Pastel Workshops 2025 ~ Sign Up Now!

Foothill’s Art Center Creative Campus April 5, 9:30 am – 3 pm Creative Campus 809 15th Street Golden, CO Foothillartcenter.org  303 279 3922  Center For The Arts Evergreen April 12, 9:30 am – 3 pm Center For The Arts Evergreen 31880 Rocky Village Dr., Evergreen, CO info@evergreenarts.org  303 674 0056 Join Jane as she guides you on your personal artistic journey using her unique approach to creating a successful painting.  All levels are welcome.  Experience is not necessary.  Enjoy a stress free environment in which to relax and follow your creative path using the 3/3’s technique Jane has achieved Master Circle status

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Desmond O’Hagan 3-Day Workshop

January 24-26, 2025 in Denver, Colorado! “CAPTURING LIGHT – interpreting values and shapes” Studio Workshop for Pastel and Oil Painters January 24-26, 2025/ 9am to 4pm Fee $390/$90 deposit   11 students max Desmond O’Hagan Studio Denver, Colorado If you are interested in experimenting outside your comfort zone and exploring the next level in your pastel and/or oil painting, please join us. For more information, please contact desmond@desmondohagan.com or visit https://desmondohagan.com/classes-and-workshop-details

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2025 Karen Margulis Workshop 

In connection with PSC’s 2025 Mile High Pastel Exhibition, judge and juror Karen Margulis will be offering two, two-day, back-to-back workshops in May 2025. Location: Both workshops will be held at the Curtis Center for the Arts. 2349 E. Orchard Rd, Greenwood Village, CO 80121. The workshop will be held downstairs at the Curtis Center in a dedicated workshop space.  There is ADA access. Registration: Workshop Fees: Karen Margulis, PSA-MP IAPS-EP  Karen Margulis is a full time artist and art educator. She lives in Atlanta Georgia with her husband Michael. Karen received her BA in Education from the University of Florida.

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Jane Christie’s New Workshop: Pastel Magic

Time To Sign Up! Jane’s New 2024 Workshop Is Coming Soon! Pastel Magic Saturday, September 28, 9:30-3:00 Foothill’s Art Center, Creative Campus 809 15th Street, Golden, CO Foothillsartcenter.org ~ 303 279 3922 Jane will teach the 3/3,s method, a unique approach in creating a successful painting. Enjoy a fun, stress free environment in which to relax and create. All levels are welcome.

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