- Plein air pastel landscape painting of the Huron River at Gallup Park
Pastel painting 11.5 inches x 8.5 inches
I attended the most wonderful plein air workshop this weekend! Marla Bagetta, acclaimed pastelist, came to Ann to teach a 2-day outdoor painting class and a 3-day studio glass. I absolutely love her work and wanted to attend both classes but my work schedule wouldn't allow it. She packed a lot into two hot days in the sun -- every minute worth the price of admission. Its going to take a while to assimilate all the information and try to bring it into my own art. I especially liked her method of underpainting with watercolor and simplifying shapes.
A great group of about 14 artists spent the first day at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor. Marla lectured and did a quick and masterful study to show us how she works. Afterwards, we all went out to try our own pastel landscapes using the new techniques she had suggested--this pastel painting of a river is my first one of three I attempted that afternoon...
Check out Marla's work at http://marlabaggettastudio.com/ and http://marlabaggetta.blogspot.com/
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