An introduction to chalk pastels and how to use them to create vibrant drawings.
We’ll start the day with a discussion of a variety of artists who use pastels, including Avigdor Arikha, Jane Couroussopolous and RB Kitaj. You will also be introduced to the colour wheel, and learn about how this grounding knowledge can build your confidence in colour mixing.
With demonstrations from the tutor, we’ll explore how chalk pastels can be handled in different ways – dense and flat or delicate and washy. Working on different coloured papers brings an open and playful quality to works in chalk pastel. While drawing from direct observation, we’ll look at how these different grounds can improve and challenge our understanding of colour theory and tonal values, and how collage can help to add a greater sense of depth to our drawings.