"Stroke Up on the Basics of Good Painting in Pastels" with Gary Baughman (September 2025)
STROKE UP ON THE BASICS OF GOOD PAINTING IN PASTEL
Instructor Gary Baughman
WHEN:
3 HALF-DAYS
Wednesday to Friday (1 to 4pm)
September 17, 18, 19, 2025
WHERE:
Art League Academy
106 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC
The classes will focus on painting Southern landscapes using references of the students' choice or those of the instructor. Discussion and demos will provide students with knowledge that can be used to improve their choice of subject and application of composition principles. Accuracy in shape-making and displaying depth through perspective and value will be stressed. Color mixing, brush and palette knife application of the medium, and edge treatments will be demonstrated by the instructor. Expecting to paint a masterpiece in class should not be a student objective. Learning the techniques and principles that will lead to prize-winning paintings, being awarded commissions, and obtaining gallery representation should be the take-away from class.
Since this course is being offered to oil painters in the morning each day, the pastel instruction will include the objectives as in oil above but will be focused on the application of the pastel to the sanded surface support use for pastel painting. Emphasis will be on underpainting, stroke making, optical color mixing, value-produced edges, and layering of strokes. Preservation of the work, transportation, and framing will be discussed and demonstrated. Pastel is a very permanent medium when applied and handled intelligently. All of this will be discussed in class.
SKILL LEVEL:
This course is designed for beginner to intermediate level students.
REFUND POLICY:
Ticket purchases to Art League of Hilton Head events are final. Credits or Refunds will not be given for missed or canceled registrations.
If a class or workshop is canceled by Art League of Hilton Head a full refund will be given.
| Materials Included: | No materials are included in this class. A list of materials you should have available is provided below. |
| Requirements: |
Download a printable PDF of the supplies list PLEASE BRING: PASTELS: Minimum of a large set of NuPastels (50) the more the better. Good brands of softer pastels: Terry Ludwig, Great American, Rembrandt, Richeson. Half stick boxes are economical and very good for learning. PAPERS: Uart 400, Canson Touch OTHER SUPPLIES FOR PASTEL: Backing board Masking tape 1" paint brush rubbing alcohol or Gamsol Gum eraser barrier creme or protective gloves if desired Plenty of paper towels or rags. I recommend Viva brand paper towels. Easels Bring your own, or borrow one from Art League Academy. QUESTIONS? Please contact Gary if you have any questions or are not sure about supplies. Gary Baughman: (770)313-4921 or gjbman@bellsouth.net |
| Instructor: | Gary Baughman |
| Instructor Bio: |  GARY BAUGHMAN is from Marietta, Georgia. ARTIST STATEMENT Art is an expression unlike any other. Art lets the viewer past my skin and into my heart. Art is not something that I do but is an expression of that which already exists within me even though I may not know at the time exactly what it means. We all have an inner voice waiting patiently to be heard. As an artist, that voice gets to be heard and seen by the viewers of my work and by me as it moves our emotions and plays upon our heartstrings. I have been brought to tears viewing an artist's painting and I have seen collectors of my work overcome in the same way. What is it about a two-dimensional piece of paper or canvas covered with pigment in a seemingly random way that causes these deep feelings within the human inner soul? What is it about a melody that keeps you humming or whistling it all day? Imagination from the heart of the artist or songwriter evokes this special feeling within the viewer or listener. Art, like music, connects and awakens that part of us which we already possess, the voice within our soul. How do I connect with viewers and collectors of my artistic creations? I try to move them to identify with the subject matter, be it large as a mountain or as small as a rosebud by creating my own individual interpretation. As an artist, I engage the viewer by re-interpretation of reality through manipulation and exaggeration of shape, value, color, line, texture, and balance. Art is a springboard for imagination; it is an endless array of beautiful gifts or a powerful way of expressing a point of view. Art survives the ages. Great fine art should become a legacy, passing from generation to generation. I can think of no finer legacy than to have family descendants in future generations on my family tree pass down my surviving works with other family treasures and heirlooms. Fine art has a genealogy as collections in every great museum will attest. Great art stands the test of time. It is my sincere hope that purchasers of my works will enjoy their purchases each day of their lives and will be able to pass them on to an appreciative member of the next generation. Every piece of art that I feel is worthy enough to leave my studio is intended for that very purpose. Every artwork put up for sale is the very best work I am capable of at that time, full of every bit of imagination and skill that I can give it. I use only the finest artist's materials available with the intent that the work may be on view for at least the next 200 years. When I affix my name to my work, it is an endorsement giving the viewer permission to stand at the window to my soul and look in for as long as they desire. ART EDUCATION Cadet Enrichment Studies, 1958-62, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO Private Study: Tom Owen, NWS Watercolor 1976-1980 Scottsdale Art School, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1982 Professional Workshops: Frank Webb, NWS, Gerald Brommer, NWS, James Boren, CAA, Teri Ford, PSA, Albert Handel, PSA, Richard McKinley, PSA, Sally Strand, PSA, Liz Haywood-Sullivan, PSA SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS Booth Artist Group, Booth Museum, Spring Exhibition 2022, 2024 Paulding Fine Arts Association 2003, 2004 Spring Exhibition Acworth Arts Alliance, Summer Exhibition 2022, First Place Rockmart Art Association Exhibitinos 2021 Second Place, Painting, People's Choice Southeastern Pastel Society National Juried Exhibition 2019, 2021 Honorable Mention Paulding Fine Arts Association, Fall Exhibition 2018, Pastel First Place Paulding Fine Arts Association, Fall Exhibition, 2017 Best of Show Paulding Fine Arts Association, Spring Exhibition, 2016, Pastel 3rd Paulding Fine Arts Association, Member Exhibition, 2015, Pastel 1st, 2nd, 3rd Solo Exhibition, Courthouse Gallery, Dallas, GA, 2014 Art on the Green Juried Invitational Festival, Cashiers, NC, 2010-16, First Place 2014 Southeastern Pastel Society International Juried Exhibition, Award of Excellence, 2012: Merit Award, 2016 Artist Guild of NW Georgia Juried Exhibition, 2010, Pastel 2nd, 3rd Connecticut Pastel Society Renaissance in Pastel Juried Exhibition, 2011 Magnificent Seven Exhibition, Mable House Art Center, Mableton, GA 2010 Mid-America Pastel Society Int'l Exhibition, 2010, UArt Award, Pastel Journal Award Metro Montage VII, Marietta Museum of Art, 2007, 2009 Southeastern Pastel Society National Juried Exhibition, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015-17-19-21 Connecticut Pastel Society National Juried Exhibition, 2006, 2008, Board of Directors Award, 2010 Oregon Pastel Society International Juried Exhibition 2006 Southeastern Pastel Society International Juried Exhibition, 2004 06, 08, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Three Man Exhibition, Art Station, Kennesaw, GA 2006 Hilton Head Art Society National Juried Show, Honorable Mention, 2006 Alabama Pastel Society National Juried Show 2006 Southeastern Pastel Society Member's Exhibition, Honorable Mention, 2005 Southeastern Pastel Society International Juried Show, Exceptional Merit Award, 2004 World of Art National Juried Exhibition, Third Place Award, Mable House GA, 2004 Marietta Chamber of Commerce "Concert in the Park" Official Poster Painting 2004 Kennesaw State University, Honorable Mention, Art of the Golden Generation, 2002 Southeastern Pastel Society Member's Juried Exhibition, Award of Excellence, 1993 ART INSTRUCTOR Instructor, Oil/Pastel, Paulding Fine Arts Association, Dallas, GA Oil/Pastel Instructor, Booth Art Academy, Cartersville, GA Oil Instructor, Acworth Arts Association, Acworth, GA Oil/Pastel Instructor, Art League of Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island, SC AFFILIATIONS Booth Artist Group Paulding Fine Arts Association Acworth Arts Alliance Southeastern Pastel Society Designated: MASTER PASTELIST, MEMBER OF EXCELLENCE, PAST PRESIDENT 2013-2016, Exhibition Chairman 2017-2019 GALLERIES The Art House, Acworth, GA Downtown Gallery, Cartersville, GA Visit Gary Baughman's Website |
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