Painting Animals in Soft Pastel
Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024
Time: 4 PM – 8 PM
Location: Classroom 3A
Instructor: Karen Israel
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Tuition: $100, Members save 10%
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Class Description
This 4 hour workshop will be geared to the beginner, intermediate artist interested in learning pastel application and basic art principles like value, design and color. Photo reference will be provided but you may paint from your own photo reference (9x12) of any feathered or furry creature.
Participants are encouraged to bring refreshments for themselves, as the workshop extends into the evening hours. Feel free to bring food and drinks to enjoy during breaks.
Materials
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About the Instructor
“Creating art is a vehicle through which I can more easily communicate my impressions of the world. I enjoy using line, color and a dynamic design to tell my visual story. As I begin the creative process, the medium of pastel provides an immediate and colorful way to make painterly decisions and choices.”
Karen Israel’s pastel paintings are defined by their dynamic compositions and unique viewpoints. She is influenced by the light and mood of the subject and lets those elements dictate her approach. These subjects are rendered with a strong appreciation for the rigors of formal design coupled with a fearless array of color choices.
In addition to numerous awards, Karen’s work has garnered the honor of Signature Member with the American Artists Professional League, Master Circle with the International Association of Pastel Societies and Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America. Karen is an artist member of the Copley Society, Boston and the Lyme Art Association and is a past member of the Salmagundi Club, NYC.
Karen conducts many teaching demonstrations and workshops throughout the United States and she has served as juror for many national competitions.
In May 2022, Karen’s pastel paintings were on exhibit with Les Amis Des Arts in Pastels of the World in Bourbonnais, honoring American Women pastelists, Montluçon, France.
Karen’s pastel paintings were featured twice in Pratique Des Arts: August 2020, July 2018 and in Southwest Art Magazine in April 2021.
In March 2024, Karen was interviewed live on FOX61 for “Creative Futures”, featuring local artists. In 2024, Karen’s pastel painting, “One Door Opens” won Best in Show at the West Hartford Art League’s CT plus 6 Regional exhibition. Visit Karen's website.