“Exploring the Art of Pastel” will be a day workshop at the 210 Gallery & Art Center in Sandstone, MN. The pastel workshop will be for beginners to intermediate artists. If you have ever wanted to give pastels a try, this is your chance. I will have a variety of soft pastels for students to experiment with using them along with a few types of paper.

Class is limited to ten students. Please email info@210galleryandartcenter.org to register.

Class fee is $10. Payment can be made at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=C2QCYX2J38XHJ

Or make arrangements with the Gallery when you email to register.

We will cover the variety of soft pastels, various papers to use, design and composition using notans and a small pastel. This class will cover the simple basics of pastels with future classes utilizing pastel grounds, underpaintings and layers.

In the morning, there will short presentation and pastel exercises that include: type of soft pastels and pencils; examples paper and boards; blending and pastel mixing; value and picking a palette exercise; design and composition with notans exercise. 

In the afternoon, each student will get the chance to create their own pastel painting.

If you have your own pastels, please feel free to bring them. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by email: maryanncleary@gmail.com 

Mary Ann Cleary is a fiscal year 2025 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.