Few mediums allow you to be as free and spontaneous as pastel. Because it is essentially pure pigment that you apply directly to paper, you can achieve luminosity and texture in your paintings. Pastel can be beautifully and easily used to render light and color in every subject and style. Elements of design with emphasis on color, value and composition will be covered in this course along with the basic fundamentals of pastel painting. Students do not need prior pastel or drawing experience. All levels are welcome. Please see our website for the materials list.

Lori is a retired high school art teacher and artist with over 30 years of teaching experience. She graduated from URI, and has taken many graduate level classes at RISD, URI and Rhode Island College. She has also studied portraiture with Daniel Greene in New York and Chinese Watercolor techniques with Lian Quan Zhen.