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If you enjoy working with color, you will LOVE pastels! Discover the beauty of pastels—a medium that combines the immediacy of drawing with the rich color of painting. While there are numerous types of pastels, this introductory class will explore soft pastels (dry sticks of color, not oil pastels). Soft Pastels are vibrant in color and are versatile, forgiving, and fun! Depending on the way you use them, you can draw and paint with pastels to create artwork that ranges from detailed sketches to vibrant and expressive paintings. This class will explore various pastel techniques, blending, the use of colored papers, color theory, value, composition, and other topics. Through a variety of exercises and guided projects, students will learn how to use soft pastels to create beautiful landscapes, colorful florals, and more. In addition to step-by-step group instruction, students will receive individualized feedback to help you achieve your goals. This class is intended for beginners with or without a drawing background, as well as advanced artists who would like to explore a new medium or advance their skills. A materials list can be found here.
Eddie Bruckner is a professional visual artist who creates original acrylic pop-art paintings and teaches personalized, in-home and online art lessons for children & adults in painting, drawing, colored pencils, & a variety of other fine art mediums. He has a BA from Brandeis University, two master’s degrees, and is a Grumbacher certified art instructor. His paintings are held in private collections throughout the world, and have been exhibited in galleries throughout Greater Boston, the United States, and the world. Eddie is an active member of the Wellesley Society of Artists and serves on their Board of Directors. Eddie’s artwork has been selected for many prestigious juried art shows, including Cambridge Art Association’s National Prize Show and Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition. His public art projects include commissions by the City of Boston near Fenway Park and along the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and along the Boston Marathon Route in Natick, MA. For more info, go to www.EddieBruckner.com.
Eddie Bruckner
