Workshops and Classes

Members are encouraged to participate in the 2, 3, or 5 day PPSCC Workshops offered each year which are led by locally and nationally recognized professionals. All workshops are sustained by fees and offered on a first-come, first-served basis with a limited enrollment. Some workshops may recommend varying degrees of experience, but PPSCC strives to present workshops across a wide range of topics specific to work in pastels. Details are announced in quarterly editions of our newsletter, Pastelink, and on our website. Members are offered a discount on all workshops and courses.

Announcing the 2010 Beat the Winter Blahs Workshops!

The winter months can be cold, dark and lonely for painting. Join other artists in the Beat the Winter Blahs Workshops 2010 to find inspiration, learn new techniques and get motivated!

January 23, 24 2010
Liz Haywood Sullivan
Smart Business: Creative Career Management for Artists
Lecture Hall C, Science Building
Cape Cod Community College, Barnstable, 9-1

It's a New Year…Get Inspired and Get Organized! Goal setting and organizing yourself always seem easier this time of year. Take advantage of this intensive two-day workshop to help set some artistic goals for the New Year and hone your business skills. Designed by an artist for artists this workshop will inspire you with tips and techniques to help you keep track of your art, self promotion, how to get noticed by galleries and how to get published, pricing, competitions, bookkeeping tips, and much more. Bring a notebook and your questions for a lively conversation. Handouts will be included.

March 6 & 7, 2010
Deborah Quinn-Munson
Painting Water with Pastels
Cape Cod Art Association, Barnstable, 9-4

Whether painting the water as it meanders through the marsh or waves breaking on the beach, make the water in your paintings alive with movement, energy, color and depth. Join Deborah as she demonstrates and teaches her process of painting water with pastel over watercolor. Create your own paintings from photos supplied by Deborah or bring your own. Deborah will supply watercolor paper and paint. Bring a 2" wash brush if you have one and pastels. Material fee $20

March 20 & 21, 2010
Donna Rossetti-Bailey CPS, PPSCC, PPoM
Painting Night Scenes
Cape Cod Art Association, Barnstable, 9-4

"Nocturnes" are very intriguing and fun to paint. We will be working in the studio (not plein air!) to create at least two paintings of nighttime scenes during the weekend. Some of the best subjects for night paintings are older architecture: shops, bars, etc. that have “character”. Also, landscapes with some illumination: lights in the windows at twilight; the full moon reflected on water; city streets with traffic or car lights; etc. Start taking your reference photos now, so you will have lots to work from! We will be experimenting with different painting surfaces and colors. If you have any Terry Ludwig Intense Darks, bring them along! Guaranteed fun!

Spring Weekend Workshop:
April 17 & 18, 2010
Alain Picard
Painting the Portrait in Pastel
Cape Cod Art Association, Barnstable, 9:30-4:30
Members: $275, Non members: $310
Open to Members only until Feb. 16, 2010

Working from the model, Alain will demonstrate a painterly approach to pastel. Students will then work from the model with individual instruction at their own easels throughout the afternoon. This workshop will introduce such themes as seeing form, relative values, manipulation of edges, color temperature and composing the painting.

About the Workshops

The cost for Beat the Winter Blahs Workshops is $115 for members and $150 for non-members unless otherwise noted. There may be a small materials fee. The Spring Workshop with Alain Picard is $275 for members, $310 for non-members and is open to members only until Feb. 16, 2010.

Payment is NON REFUNDABLE. If you must drop out of a workshop, you must find a replacement and notify Celeste Woodes Koper at 623 734-7876 or . If there is a waiting list for the workshop, she will provide you with contact information.

To register for any of the workshops, simply download the Workshop Registration Form

Download the Workshop Registration Form