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Adult Studio Class: Introduction to Soft Pastels with Clarence Porter

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Sundays, June 2, 9, 23, 30, July 7, 14

Registration Required

Location: Art Gallery of Hamilton

If you have always want to learn more about working with the vibrant colours of soft pastels but felt they were too difficult to work with, this is the course for you.

Join Clarence Porter I PAC I MPAC I PSA as he leads you through working with this versatile medium! This class is designed to introduce beginners to soft pastels, while also providing challenges for more experienced artists. Pastels varieties, pastel surfaces, under-painting and layering techniques, elements of colour theory and composition will also be discussed. Some materials provided.

Program Dates:
Sundays, June 2, 9, 23, 30, July 7, 14
10 am – 12:30pm
Spaces are limited – Registration deadline Wednesday, May 29

AGH Members: $275
General:
$300

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See more of Clarence’s work at www.porter-arts.com


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Portrait de Mlle Durand (Portrait of a Lady) 1853

Jean Léon Gerome (French 1824-1904)

oil on canvas, The Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Collection, 2002

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