Past Demonstrations and Workshops

Margaret Dyer Workshop

November 11, 2022

The Figure in the Environment Workshop

James Island Art & Cultural Center

A step-by-step method to help simplify the complicated figure in the environment.

photo of reference with the work in progress

teaching studio space

Beth Tockey Williams

September 11, 2021

Beth shared her setup and approach to working in a series. She advises “to paint what speaks to you.”

During the pandemic year she collected yard debris, burning many fallen palm fronds over the months.

This inspired a highly successful series and this demo.

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VP Debra Poynter supports the iPad photo as Treasurer Renee Bruce oversees Zoom.

From a preselected palette of cool-warm, dark-light pastels, Beth builds background shapes.

Beth adds lighter background pastels of smoke, then reveals the shape of smoke, fire and embers as Beth evaluates next touches.

Among the many tips shared:

Work the contrasts. Evaluate and adjust. Work out details in small pieces before larger ones.

Find the value of working in a series to evolve interpretations and techniques. Paint. Paint. Paint.

Liz Haywood Sullivan

January 9, 2020

Our heartiest appreciation to Liz Haywood Sullivan for sharing hints and her expertise in pastel painting.

Among many tips, she learned from Albert Handell that vine charcoal is a good tool for blending and adjustments.

She lead us through her setup, decision making in preparation and process, and development to near completion.

Large shapes, values, layers, adjust. PSSC thanks you for gracing our meeting with a delightful painting session.

TAMMY PAPA WORKSHOP JANUARY 2018

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EVE MILLER WORKSHOP JANUARY 7, 2017

Eve Miller Davidson, PSA, led a workshop on "Creating Texture in the Pastel Landscape" using alcohol, gesso and primer together with pastel on sanded paper.

Eve demonstrated how the use of Notan principles can improve a painting composition

A dozen or more PSSC members participated in the workshop, each creating two or more pastel paintings using Eve's techniques for creating texture.

LUANA LUCONI WINNER WORKSHOP APRIL 9, 2016

Luana Luconi Winner, PSA, IAPS Masters Circle, Founding Member of the Portrait Society of America, demonstrated pastel portrait painting in the morning. Here she shows how she uses pan pastels to mass in areas of the portrait. Model Anne Brownyard takes a break to watch.

Luana explains final touches to Anne's portrait. During the afternoon workshop, Luana worked with participants individually to critique paintings and provide help with problems.

Luana talked about traveling with pastels. Here are some of the pastels she brought.