Oil pastel is a fun, economical, and portable medium that is perfect for drawing outdoors. In this workshop, you'll learn strategies to capture the natural world in color, through examining value, optical color mixing, color theory, mark making, and simplification.
Participants will be working in the classroom and outdoors to create vibrant and alive landscape drawings in class.
In this workshop, participants will learn:
Participants are required to bring their own materials to class. Recommended materials include: 1 box of oil pastels (16 count or higher),1 HB pencil (or a regular #2 pencil is fine), 1 eraser, and 1 pad of drawing paper (11x14” or larger).
Participants are required to bring their own materials to class. Recommended materials include: 1 box of oil pastels (16 count or higher), 1 HB pencil (or a regular #2 pencil is fine), 1 eraser, and 1 pad of drawing paper (11x14” or larger).
Jamie Bowman is a painter living in Boston, MA. She received her BFA in Studio Art from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and an MFA in painting from the University of New Hampshire. Her awards include residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program, and Mount Gretna School of Art (Four Pillars). She has exhibited her paintings in France, New York, and nationally. Jamie currently teaches drawing and painting at the University of New Hampshire and Northeastern University.
