Bold Strokes, Powerful Pastels
Two-Day Workshop Saturday, July 11 & Sunday, July 12 10:00AM – 3:00PM

Take your pastels beyond ordinary with this lively workshop where participants will leave bland and timid concepts behind and learn to unleash their inner creative force. Students will experiment with different papers and pastel brands as they learn the direct and expressive application techniques of this fast and flexible medium. Using their own landscape reference photos as springboards, students will use value and color studies to create dynamic compositions. Quick demos and positive mentoring are hallmarks of Mary’s popular workshops.

Cost: $245 Members / $280 Nonmembers
Class Size: Minimum 4 students, Maximum 12
Level: Advanced beginners and intermediate students
Supplies: Please email instructor for supply list (There will also be a materials fee $10 paid to instructor on the first day of the class)
Instructor: Mary Pritchard
Contact: maryvp@udel.edu

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Bio: Born in Baltimore, Mary spent her childhood on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in Studio Art at Mount Holyoke College and has master’s degrees in both art and journalism.  She was a corporate art consultant to companies including Ashland Oil, Inc; Nationwide Insurance Company, and the New York Power Authority.  Following a career in education administration at the University of Delaware, she returned to the Eastern Shore and to painting full-time, primarily in pastels and acrylics.  She maintains a studio in historic Chestertown, MD and is a member of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters, the Maryland Pastel Society and the American Impressionist Society.