MASTER WORKSHOPS
Each year, PPSCC offers two master-level workshops. One coincides with our summer “For Pastels Only” exhibit. The other is in the fall. These two or three-day workshops are wonderful opportunities to elevate our creative selves to a new level, led by nationally recognized pastel painters/instructors. Check back soon for information on the 2024 Workshops!
Summer 2024 Master Workshops
with Cindy Crimmin
with Cindy Crimmin
WORKSHOP 1
July 11 – 12, 2024
“Coastal Marshes and their Secrets”
9 am – 4 pm
Cape Cod Cultural Center,
South Yarmouth, MA
Cost: $375 Member, $425 Non-Member
There is something about a tidal marsh: sky, grasses, water coming and going through channels, open water, even the glistening mudflats at low tide; shapes, subtle color shifts, small places where the light gets caught. So much to capture. So many stories to tell. Come and join me as we explore the different moods of the marshes that abound on Cape Cod.
This workshop will begin each day with group discussion and studio work using reference photos from nearby marshes. Demonstrations of painting the marsh landscape and “at the easel” critiques of participant work, including plans for “next steps,” round out the workshop.
Supply List:
- Uart 320 or 400 sanded aaper (I will bring extra) with a backing board
- A combination of hard and soft pastels in warm and cool color ranges (Terry ludwig, nupastel, girault)
- Rubbing alcohol, soft disposable brush, cup
- A range of small brushes, such as a kit for beginning watercolor, is recommended
WORKSHOP 2
July 14 – 15, 2024
“The Cape and Its Gardens”
9 am – 4 pm
Cape Cod Cultural Center,
South Yarmouth, MA
Cost: $375 Member, $425 Non-Member
Come join me to paint the beautiful gardens and wild flower areas indigenous to Cape Cod. Our work will focus on the ideas of simplifying patterns in vegetation, looking for focal points and bits of light to direct the viewer’s eye. Including just enough information to describe the flower species without taking away from the overall impact of the painting will also be addressed. A discussion of other artists’ approaches to the topic, with emphasis on the gardens of Joaquin Sorolla, will set the stage for our work.
This workshop will begin each day with group discussion and studio work using reference photos from nearby gardens. Demonstrations of painting the garden landscape and “at the easel” critiques of participant work, including plans for “next steps,” round out the workshop.
Supply List:
- Uart 320 or 400 sanded aaper (I will bring extra) with a backing board
- A combination of hard and soft pastels in warm and cool color ranges (Terry ludwig, nupastel, girault)
- Rubbing alcohol, soft disposable brush, cup
- A range of small brushes, such as a kit for beginning watercolor, is recommended
About the Instructor:
Cindy Crimmin, IAPS/MC, PSA
After a career as a Spanish teacher and school administrator, Cindy became a full-time pastel artist in 2015. Her impressionist style was heavily influenced by her time spent in Spain during college where she majored in Art History. For many years, her work was limited to portraits of children and figure drawing but has expanded to landscape, floral, and seascape painting. Most recently, she has been exploring simplification of a representational subject and recreating a sense of light using color and value.
Cindy has won numerous awards in national and international competitions. Her work has been featured in Pastel Journal as both a cover artist and first place winner in the Pastel100 competition.
Cindy will be the Judge of Awards for the 2024 For Pastels Only show.
LEARN MORE about Cindy Crimmin
Put Some WOW in Your Artwork
2024 Winter One-Day Workshops
Now more than ever, we all need something to look forward to, and the Winter One-Day Workshops (WOW) are just the thing to get us through those dreary winter days by teaching us new painting techniques and renewing our creative spirit.
The Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod (PPSCC) is dedicated to providing our members and the wider community with opportunities to learn and explore the pastel medium throughout the year. With that in mind, we are delighted to present our WOW online workshops, led by highly-skilled pastel artist-members and instructors.
This year, three of the four WOW workshops will be held virtually via Zoom and one will be held on-site at the Cape Cod Art Center.”
Supply lists for each session are provided in the descriptions and additional information, including the Zoom link, will be sent prior to the workshops.
Registration is on a first come/first serve basis and is processed entirely online. WOW workshops are limited to 12 participants to provide plenty of one-on-one mentoring. These are highly anticipated workshops and you are encouraged to sign up early.
Cancellation Policy
WOW Workshop information
Saturdays, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
(Link to Zoom will be provided prior to session)
Cost for each workshop:
$80 for members
$135 for non-members
Your payment is non-refundable unless the workshop sells out and your spot is taken by another person from the waiting list. Membership dues must be paid in advance to secure a spot at the member rate. To pay your dues now, click here .
2024 Winter One-Day Workshops (WOW) Schedule
January
“Abstractions in the Landscape!”
with Laurinda Phakos O’Connor
Saturday, January 27, 2024 , 10 am – 4 pm, online via Zoom
This is going to be a fun and supportive workshop! We will deconstruct, interpret, and let go of our photo references through gesture, value, structural abstraction, mark making, and more. We will start with a demonstration and a series of small studies before letting loose in the afternoon! There will be many boundaries to push, comfort zones to break out of, and plenty of individual instruction. We will end the day with a critique.
February
“Working with Atmosphere”
with Lyn Asselta
Saturday February 17, 2024, 10 am – 4:00 pm, online via Zoom
Part of “setting the mood” in a landscape painting has to do with finding a way to put yourself in your viewers’ shoes so you can offer them a specific sensory experience as they look at your painting. Creating a mood in a painting depends on understanding some basics about weather (atmosphere), light, distance, and proper handling of edges, which can be especially tricky if you’re working from a photo reference. Much of your ability to successfully render atmospheric conditions in your paintings comes from your own experiences with weather, and we are often much more capable of setting the mood in a painting than we think. In this one-day workshop, we’ll combine photo reference and memory to set the mood as we attempt to give our viewers a sensory experience with the landscapes we create.
March
“What Lies Beneath” with Eileen Casey
March 23, 2024, 10 am – 4 pm
On Site Workshop at the Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable MA
A hands-on exploration of underpainting techniques. Underpainting serves many purposes and can be used to achieve a variety of different effects, from giving your work more depth and dimension, to creating varied levels of contrast. It can enhance light, darkness, and shadow, as well as create stronger values. Best of all, it is FUN!
You can use different methods of underpainting to create strong paintings, moods, and emotional connections, to your finished work. We will make more than a few diverse samples that may be used for pastel paintings in the afternoon.
Eileen will provide most supplies, but a complete supply list will be provided to all participants upon signup. Please contact Eileen with any questions.
April
“The Ephemeral Subject: Mist and Haze”
with Lisa Regopoulos
April 20, 2024, 10 am – 4 pm, online via Zoom
Thankfully for artists, nature is not just blue sky. In this workshop, learn to create the subtle effects of mist and haze in your pastel landscape. You’ll acquire the knowledge of how to create mist, fog, and/or other atmospheric conditions.
Emphasis will be on use of tonal values, atmospheric perspective, planes in the
landscape and handling of edges. The workshop will begin with a one hour demo and will include a brief powerpoint presentation. Students are encouraged to use their own photos.