2023 Jory Mason 1-Day Workshop
Creating Expressive Art with Pastels
Let’s explore painting with expressive color and strong compositions. Emphasis will be on developing exciting art, not just copying what we see. Through a series of fun exercises, we will look at maintaining values while developing interesting color palates. There will be a positive group critique at the end of the day.
Intention: Why do you want to paint this? Is there a mood or feeling you want to convey? Is there one area that you want to emphasize and make your focal point? How do you want the viewer’s eye to move through your piece?
Design/Composition: How do you address elements such as design, value, format, and dominance in the early stages of your painting?
Color: How do you find the most creative and glorious color combinations?
Completion: Ahh, the big dilemma... What to do next and when to stop are frequently asked questions. In some ways, knowing when you’re done is intuitive—you just have a feeling. But it’s a feeling that’s gained with experience. It is easy to go too far or stop too soon. Knowing a few basic questions to ask will help determine if you need to do more, or if you need to stop.
Date: March 25, 2023 (Saturday)
Hours: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Mason Congregational Church, 33 Valley Rd, Mason NH 03048.
Fee Structure:
PSNH Members $110 (until March 14th, 2023)
Non-members-$125
After March 14th, all registrants $125
All payments are via Paypal in the PSNH Shop.
There will be a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12 participants for this workshop.
Supply List
• Open mind and prepared to have fun
• Small sketch pad and pencil
• 3-4 sheets of White 9x12 or 12x18 sanded pastel paper. I like UArt 400 grit or Lux Archival
• 2 sheets of black foam core or drawing boards (to attach paper)
• Tape (artists white or black is best)
• Scissors
• Assortment of hard and soft pastels. No oil pastels please. I like Nupastels, Unisons, Terry Ludwigs, Giraults
• Vine charcoal or neutral color pastel pencil.
• 70% Isotropic alcohol, a cheap 1” flat brush, and a cup
• Paper towels, Viva works the best
• Reference photos in color and black and white 8x10 or work from your iPad. Photos on your phone are too small. Try to bring photos you took yourself that have strong darks and light. Any subject matter that excites you.
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.
Jory Mason, IAPS-MP
About the artist:
Jory is an award-winning artist exhibiting in Boston, New York, North Carolina, New Mexico and Italy. Her work has been showcased in “Strokes of Genius 8: Exploring Texture!” by North Light Books. The Contemporary Art Curator Magazine has awarded Jory Mason the “Collector’s Vision International Art Award” to an artist who has achieved a body of work of major cultural significance.
She attended L’Instituto D’Arte in Italy where she had her first solo exhibition. She later studied at New England School of Art/Design and Mass College of Art. Jory has achieved “Master Pastel Painter” status with the International Association of Pastel Societies. She teaches weekly pastel classes at the North River Art Association and the Plymouth Center for the Arts. She leads workshops both regionally and abroad and is a juror of awards.
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