Pastel Painting, Inside and Out
Dates & Price
$330.00
Location
Somers Studio and Gallery
9775 Dennison Blvd S
Northfield, Minnesota 55057
Minnesota
United States
Contact Info
Contact Fred Somers
Send an Email
507301-5019
The Workshop: Bring your pastel paintings to a new level. This will be a hands-on workshop with opportunity to painting en plein aire if you choose. You will explore new ways of seeing that can enhance your style and apply to any motif you might choose. Fred continues to grow in his craft and you can too.
The Artist: Fred Somers Eminent Pastellist in the International Association of Pastel Societies. He graduated from University of Omaha, and University of Iowa, earning BFA, MA, and MFA degrees in drawing and painting. After teaching art at Carleton and at St. Olaf colleges in Northfield and he remained to become a full-time studio artist. He is a Masters’ Circle member of the International Association of Pastel Societies, a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and Associate of Oil Painters of America. He has been named American-Swedish Artist of the Year and Great River Greening’s 2007 Landscape Artist of the Year. He has taught pastel, oil and watercolor workshops in the US and in Sweden. His rural Northfield studio / gallery in a “renewed” granary has been featured on tours of historic places. His pastel paintings have been featured in the North Light Books Art Journey America: Landscapes, Art Journey America: Abstract and Pure Color: Best of Pastels and articles about his work have appeared in The Artist’s Magazine, Pastel Journal.
Dates and times
Friday-Sunday September 28-30, 2018
Friday: 9 a.m.—4 :30 p.m. Orientation and demo followed by a day at your easel.
Saturday: 9 - 4:30 Demo and Painting en plein air in the landscape around the rural Somers Studio.
Sunday: 8-8:30 a.m. Chapel (optional)
9-4:30 Somers Studio & Gallery, Demo, open painting, critique. Bring other artwork
Meals: Bring your own sack lunch Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tableware , water and lemonade will be provided.
Tuition and Registration
Tuition: $330.
Class size is limited to ensure a meaningful learning experience. Enrollment will be based on paid registrations in the order received. A $20 fee will be charged for cancellations before September 15. No refunds will be given for withdrawals or failure to appear during the workshop after September 22. Should the workshop be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances enrollees will receive a full refund of tuition.
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