Coastal Inspirations with

Michael & Julie Freeman

June 25, 26 & 27

Workshop Title:  Coastal Inspirations
 

Our workshop will introduce attendees to the wide range of opportunities that exist in and around the coast as potential subjects to paint – from the obvious seascapes – through to natural still-life’s (pebbles, seaweed, driftwood, flotsam and jetsam), reflections, seabirds/animals, and manmade structures (sheds, jetties, etc.)
 

With guided instruction from 2 internationally experienced tutors in a relaxed and supportive environment workshop attendees will explore textures, forms, light and movement of the coast. The three-day program will be designed to inspire and enable attendees to confidently explore, capture and realize their own coastal images as hyperrealistic pastel paintings.
 

In our workshop we will go through our whole process – from capturing reference images (photography) through cropping and creating the final reference image, methods of transferring the under drawing, creating the pastel painting, photographing finished artwork, through framing/storing.

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Our overall plan for the workshop will be:

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Day 1:   Introduction / Photography basics / Start work on Demo 1

Day 2:  Start work on Demo 2

Day 3:  Students can either continue working on Demo1 and/or 2, or they can start working on a piece using their own reference material

 

We will supply Color and B&W demo reference images to attendees for both demos.

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During the workshop Julie and Michael will be using the following Pastels Pencils and Soft Pastels: (Downloadable List)

Pastelmat:

1x sheet Green Pastelmat              9” x 12”

1x sheet Light Grey Pastelmat       9” x 12”

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Derwent Pastel Pencils:

P 030 Process Yellow

P 060 Dandelion

P 280 Dioxazine Purple

P 490 Pale Olive

P 520 Dark Olive

P 580 Yellow Ochre

P 620 Dark Sanguine

P 670 French Grey Light

      

CarbOthello Pastel Pencils:

750 Black and 760 Lamp Black

100 White

400 Parisian Blue

430 Ultra Blue Middle

615 Dark Ochre

620 Burnt Ochre

625 Burnt Umber

635 Bister

640 Caput Mortuum Violet

670 Burnt Sienna

675 French Red Ochre

690 Golden Ochre

 

Soft Pastel Sticks:

 

Art Spectrum:                  

Titanium White 500P or 500 Cool White Extra Soft (or any brand White)

Lamp Black P599 (or any brand black)

 

Terry Ludwig:                       

B240   

B250 (optional)

 

Girault

140 Violet Yellow

 

Rembrandt

201.5 Light Yellow (Optional)

 

Unison

Yellow Y1                

Yellow Y2

Yellow Y10

Brown Earth BE12

Blue Green BG15

Blue Violet BV17

Dark 22

 

Students attending the Julie and Michael’s Workshop should also bring the following:

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Basic Materials:

 

Bring own range of soft pastel sticks and pastel pencils (Optional)

An Easel

Any blending tools currently used
1x backing board (to tape work to - preferably a landscape format. 16” x 20” approx)
HB pencil or Embossing tool

Graphite Transfer Paper Black and White A4 (9” x 12”)

Kneaded Eraser

 

Tape/Bulldog clips

Pencil Sharpener or knife

Any extra scrap pieces of pastelmat paper

Pen and paper for notes

     
Particular Favorites of Julie and Michael (Pencils and Sticks):

 

Royal Sovereign Wolfs Carbon 6B    Optional (Blackest Black Pencil) 
Generals Charcoal White 558           Optional (Whitest white pencil)

 

Schmincke White 001                        Optional White Pastel Stick

Art Spectrum Lamp Black P599         Optional Black Pastel Stick