Sponsored by the Vermont Pastel Society

 

Limit Class Size:  14

Fee:  $350 Member. $400 Non-Member

• Members have first priority

• Two Scholarships are now available in the amount of $200 each for qualified current VPS members who have been in the Society for at least a year or more.  Application and information can be found on the VPS website. 

 

Signing Up:

LindaMaryMasten@gmail.com

If you are one of the 14 people signed up, you will need to send a 50 percent deposit within 10 days to hold your seat. Mail your check made payable to the Vermont Pastel Society to Linda Masten, 497 Fox Hill Road, Bennington, VT 05201.  Payment is non-refundable after April 1.

 

The Figure Indoors

The environment that surrounds a figure in a painting has as much influence on the meaning of the piece as the figure itself does. In this three-day workshop, Corey Pitkin PSA, IAPS/MC will guide students through his approach to creating moody, evocative pastel figure paintings that use interior spaces to tell a story. Topics discussed will include not just the technical hows of simplified anatomy and perspective, but also how color, light, and mark-making influence the perception of a scene so an artist can cultivate a desired mood. A reference image will be provided, but students are encouraged to bring their own photos to work from.

 

Materials:

• Soft pastels, preferably in the Earth Tone range. Some examples of sets are:

  • Unison Natural Earth (NE)

  • Unison Brown Earth (BE)

  • Terry Ludwig Umber Shadows and Shades

  • Terry Ludwig Essential Grays

  • Richeson Handrolled Soft Pastels Earth Browns

• several dark warm pastels, individual sticks or full sets from:

  • Unison's Dark Colors set of 8

  • Townsend's Intense Dark set of 12

  • Sennielier's Dark Tones set of 24

• Willow charcoal (I recommend Coates)

• Assorted pastels in earth tones (Caran d'Ache & Faber-Castell have a good selection)

• charcoal pencils, soft & hard

• 1-2 pieces of sanded pastel paper, student’s preference, preferably a dark color. 

• A drawing board and clips or tape

• A kneaded eraser

• An iPad or other tablet to display the reference image (optional)

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About the Artist

Corey Pitkin PSA, IAPS/MC

Corey’s work is an exploration of ephemeral beauty expressed simply and genuinely. Using old master-esque muted colors complimented with subtle edgework, his pieces shift and glimmer yet maintain their precision. His subjects are memories that slip away when you try to hold onto them for more than a moment.

 

A predominantly self-taught artist, Corey’s award-winning work has been featured in The Pastel Journal, Art Renewal Center, Portrait Society of America, Pratique des Arts Magazine, and International Artist Magazine, and is held in collections across the world. He is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America where he also serves on the Board of Governors. He has achieved Master Circle status with the International Association of Pastel Societies and assists with their technology needs. Corey teaches frequently online and regularly travels for in-person workshops. He currently resides in upstate New York with his wife Esther and children Anastasia and Xavier.

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Cancellation Policy:

To reserve a space 50% deposit is required. Full payment is due 60 days prior to the workshop. No refunds will be given within 60 days of the workshop unless we are able to fill your space. Once a workshop is wait-listed full payment is required no matter the date. Cancellation requests must be in writing.