INTRODUCTION TO EXPRESSIVE PASTEL PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH ANNE STRUTZ, PSA, IAPS-MC

An Introduction to Expressive Pastel Painting with Anne Strutz, PSA, IAPS-MC

Join Anne Strutz for this introductory pastel class to explore the diverse qualities of soft pastel and learn basic techniques for working with the medium. Exercises in understanding the art fundamentals, line, shape, color, value, and composition will also be included in this class. Artists of all levels are welcome.

The pastel medium provides the artist with the incredible flexibility of merging painting and drawing together to create beautiful, unique artwork. The ability to create an endless variety of marks, whether you are taking advantage of the shape of the pastel stick to make direct marks, or manipulate the color through the use of tools to rub, scratch, or brush the pigment on the surface of your painting, pastel is a unique medium for creating art. The immediacy of being able to choose a color from an endless palette without having to mix paint to create colors allows the artist to experiment and play with the color interaction in an accessible way unlike any other medium.

OPTIONAL OPEN STUDIO DAY OFFERED TO STUDENTS EACH DAY FOLLOWING ONE DAY WORKSHOP WEEKLY FOR AN ADDITIONAL $30/SESSION.

PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL GALLERY TO ADD OPEN STUDIO TO YOUR REGISTRATION!!

This four-hour open studio is valuable time for students to work on the new skills they are developing during the Introduction to Expressive Pastel Painting class. Anne will be available to answer questions, and guide you as needed when you are working. You can also bring your own reference materials that you would like to work on at this time. Supplies will be available for you to work with. 

MOST supplies included in this class given by Anne Strutz, PSA, IAPS-MC

Dates for Workshop: JANUARY 30, 2024; FEBRUARY 6, 2025; FEBRUARY 13, 2025; FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Dates for Optional Open Studio:  JANUARY 31, 2025; FEBRUARY 7, 2025; FEBRUARY 14, 2025; FEBRUARY 21, 2025.

Time: 10-2 pm with a break for lunch

Cost: $300 with MOST supplies included
Location: Lucy Clark Gallery – 51 West Main Street, Brevard, NC

SUPPLIES NEEDED:  

·           Sketch book, pencil 2B or softer,

·           Black, a middle grey and light grey marker like Tombo brush markers

 PLEASE NOTE:  CANCELLATION POLICY:  CANCELLATIONS RECEIVED AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE WORKSHOP WILL BE ISSUED A FULL REFUND.  CANCELLATIONS MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS WILL BE ISSUED A 50% REFUND.

Class size limited to 9

ARTIST BIO:

 Anne Strutz, PSA, IAPS-MC annestrutzfineart.com
Anne Strutz is an artist in motion, pushing boundaries by infusing movement and energy into her paintings. For Anne painting begins with what you cannot see. She poses questions to herself before starting a painting. What is drawing me to this subject? What is the story I want to tell? What am I trying to express in each painting? No single mark is precious. No fear is allowed to enter the process behind the easel. All elements of the composition must work in unity. This process is critical for infusing energy into my work and allows me to respond directly to the piece as it evolves.
Anne’s journey as an artist has been a fulfilling adventure, leading her from fashion and textile designer in NYC, to teaching and developing art curricula for children in Philadelphia and Chicago. In 2013 Anne turned her focus to fine art. After viewing a pastel exhibition at the Noyse Museum of Art in Hammonton N.J. Anne began her journey with the pastel medium. The tangible aspects of the medium, with the ability to draw, paint, layer, and combine with other mediums has led her on an energetic journey pushing the qualities of pastel in her work. Anne’s work has been featured in the Pastel Journal multiple times, Pratique Des Arts and Strokes of Genius and the 2022 and 2024 IAPS Souvenir Book. She has written multiple articles for the Pastel Journal and Artist Magazine. Anne is the past president and workshop chair of the Piedmont Pastel Society. In 2019 she participated in the Dueling Demonstration event at the International Association of Pastel Societies convention which occurs every two years. In 2022 and 2024 Anne was invited back to be one of the faculty artists to demonstrate her techniques at the convention. Anne holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and currently lives in Pickens, South Carolina.