Explore a new way to start your pastel paintings! Starting your work the same way every time is comfortable and can give you confidence in a good outcome, but...

 

...it can also lead to boredom and get you stuck in predictability. Shake up your routine with a dive into monotype printmaking! In this in-person two day workshop, Alexia will share printmaking tools and methods that are accessible to everyone (no etching press needed!), and we’ll explore how monotypes can be used as the starting point for dynamic, painterly pastel paintings—full of unique textures and surprises.

Day 1 will include an overview of printmaking and introduction to tools and materials. You’ll have time to explore the magic of creating a unique print through several different techniques.

 

Day 2 will be dedicated to integrating pastel into the first day’s (now dry) prints, including exploring some ways to get good adhesion of the pastel.

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Dates: June 10 and 11, 2023 (Saturday and Sunday)

Hours: 9:30am – 4:30pm

Held in-person at: Alexia Rosoff’s studio/barn, 6 Lawrence St, Pepperell MA

Fee Structure:
PSNH Members $220 until June 1st, 2023

Non-members-$240

After June 1st, all registrants $240

 

All payments are via Paypal in the PSNH Shop

 

There will be a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 10 participants for this workshop.

 

The workshop will be held at Alexia’s home studio on her farm in Pepperell, Mass. Weather permitting, we may do some work outdoors, where there are views of the horses, pastures and gardens to paint. Bring your lunch for a picnic on the patio!

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What to bring:

plain white or cream drawing paper pad, 18”x24”

Found objects with low relief, up to 1/4’ thick (like leaves, feathers, textiles, etc.) mat board or illustration board

scraps cotton swabs cotton rags or paper towels, baby wipes

Pan Pastels and applicators if you have them

a few paintbrushes pastels of your choice

Diane Townsend dry ground if you have some

a kitchen spoon: wooden or stainless steel

a sheet of glassine

workable fixative

apron (this can get messy!)

 

*Please make sure that your personal tools and equipment are labeled with your name or initials—there will be a lot of stuff floating around! I also recommend bringing an empty portfolio or folder to hold the work that you’ll want to take home at the end! I will provide: printmaking plates Akua ink release agent brayers and barens monotype press mark making tools I will have printmaking paper available to purchase ($5-$10/sheet depending on size and weight); if you’d like to bring your own I recommend Rives BFK 115 gsm or Stonehenge lightweight printmaking paper. I would like to request that all participants be fully vaccinated. Thank you

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Cancellation Policy: Full refund if your slot can be filled from the wait list. If no replacement is found, on or within 30 days to the workshop, fees will be half refunded. In the event an attendee has a documented medical emergency within 30 days before the workshop, the fee, less the $25.00 service charge will be applied towards a future PSNH workshop. Should the workshop presenter or PSNH cancel, a full refund will be provided to attendees.

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