Painting Impressionistic Landscape With Soft Pastels
Create beautiful soft pastel landscapes with Maria Iva!
Type:In-Studio
Level:Intermediate
Medium:Painting
Class Dates
Saturday May 24, 2025 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Overview
Join artist Maria Iva (PAC) for an engaging one-day workshop exploring dry pastels, celebrated for their vibrant colours and permanence. Contrary to popular belief, pastels are forgiving and easy to handle, making them a joy to work with. Maria will guide participants through simple steps to create a successful painting, including an underpainting technique essential for adding depth and texture. Participants will complete a painting alongside the instructor with personalized guidance throughout the day. A basic understanding of composition and values, along with some experience in any painting medium, is recommended for this enriching and creative workshop.
By the end of this workshop, participants will have fully completed one pastel painting, will have learned all stages of the soft pastel blending process, and will have learned how to handle soft pastels (strokes, blending, corrections, etc.).
Materials List - see below
Prerequisite: A basic understanding of composition and values; experience painting with any medium.
Please note, this is an in-studio program.
Please contact programs@niagarapumphouse.ca for any questions.
Materials List
-Assortment of both softer and harder dry pastels in colours suitable for painting landscapes. Rembrandt & Nupastels are harder. Unison, Terry Ludwig, Great American Artworks, Sennelier, & Mount Vision are softer.
-UART sanded paper grit 320, 400, or 500 sanded pastel paper 9 x 12
-Foamboard, black
-Masking tape
-Rubbing alcohol
-Small container for rubbing alcohol
-Bristle brush, size 8 - 10
-Aluminum foil
-Apron
-Notebook/sketchbook
-Pencil, pencil sharpener, eraser
-Gloves and wipes optional
Instructor - Maria Iva
Maria Iva is a landscape painter and instructor known for her impressionistic style and vibrant colorist approach, working primarily with oil and dry pastel mediums.