Dawn Emerson


"Monoprints to Pastel"

 Pastel with Mixed Media

 

May 16 & 17 - 20, 2012

May 16 PRESENTATION & LECTURE:
Wednesday May 16th, 6:30 pm-8pm, at Atelier 6000,  (www.atelier6000.com) Bend, Oregon.  $5 to public. FREE to registered workshop students, includes reserved seating.  Light appetizers and beverages provided.

May 17-20 WORKSHOP: 
May 17-20, Thursday - Saturday 10am-5pm &
Sunday 10am-2pm at Atelier 6000 (www.atelier6000.com), Bend, Oregon.
No-host lunch from noon-1pm daily.  Coffee, tea, water and light snacks provided.

Level: Advanced Beginner to Advanced


Cost:  *$425 before April 16, 2012; *$465 after April 16, 2012.
*Tuition includes paper, ink & print fees.

Registration Deadline:  April 16, with a minimum of 12 students; maximum 16. Tuition and Registration form received by Cascade Fine Art Workshops holds your place in class.

REGISTRATION FORM

 

We're breaking out the presses!  Ink pressed into paper creates a matte surface that pastel loves! Using soy-based inks, students will learn to create monoprints on Rives BFK printmaking paper that will serve as inspiring grounds for painting on top of with both pastel sticks and pan pastels.  Approaches to drawing, layering, and revealing with pastel and mixed media will also be demonstrated.  This approach will give you a whole new dimension to the way you think about drawing...guaranteed!


Class schedule
Day 1: Monoprints as unique ground for drawing 
Day 2: Monotypes as grounds for series
Day 3: Ways of drawing into Monoprints with pastel and dry media
Day 4: Ways of working with Monoprints, pastel and wet media
 
Dawn Emerson is an award winning pastelist and an inspirational teacher with over 25 years of experience.  She makes each workshop a unique experience, where sharing is encouraged, and innovation and spontaneity is indulged!  For more information about Dawn, visit www.dawnemerson.com.