"Finding Your Focus in Pastel" with Aline Ordman (April 2027)
FINDING YOUR FOCUS IN PASTELS
with Instructor Aline Ordman
WHEN:
3 FULL-DAYS
Thursday to Saturday
(9:30am to 4pm)
April 1, 2, 3, 2027
WHERE:
Art League Academy
(106 Cordillo Pkwy, Hilton Head Island, SC)
with Instructor Aline Ordman
WHEN:
3 FULL-DAYS
Thursday to Saturday
(9:30am to 4pm)
April 1, 2, 3, 2027
WHERE:
Art League Academy
(106 Cordillo Pkwy, Hilton Head Island, SC)
A successful painting relies on the harmonious interplay of essential elements: color, value, technique, and a clear focal point.
In this workshop, Aline explores these fundamental principles through an innovative approach—viewing subjects as abstract shapes to create compelling illustrative works.
Students will work from their own photographic references, transforming them into expressive pastel paintings. Through daily painting demonstrations, Aline will guide participants in understanding color through the lens of temperature, intensity, and value, while demonstrating how to translate these concepts using pastel techniques. A key focus will be the practice of building shapes and strategically carving back into them to achieve a dynamic, painterly finish.
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Ticket purchases to Art League of Hilton Head events are final. Credits or Refunds will not be given for missed or classes/workshops.
If a class or workshop is canceled by Art League of Hilton Head a full refund will be given.
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
| Skill Details: | This class is a great choice for intermediate and advanced-level pastel painters. |
| Materials Included: | No materials are included in this class |
| Requirements: |
Download a Printable Supply List SUPPLY LIST Most supplies can be purchased on line for reasonable prices. The larger sheets of paper can be cut into smaller sizes and I suggest working small at least in the beginning. Suggested sites: Art Supply Warehouse, Jerry's Artorama, Cheap Joe's, Dick Blick and Dakota Pastels VINE CHARCOAL....just a few pieces DRAWING BOARD Optional: Newsprint, Canson or some toned paper for some other inexpensive drawing paper for quick poses or sketches PASTEL PAPER CHOICES: My favorite paper choice is Pastelmat The best papers are the sanded ones. Sennelier has a nice smooth tooth but if any water gets on it acts like acid; Colorfix Art Spectrum is rougher but I love it. UArt is very popular though I don't tend to use it. Pastel Premier is also nice and a lot like Colorfix. The Canson paper is not great, especially for building color but it is less expensive. -Art Spectrum Colorfix Paper -Any colors but white or very light. I prefer Terra Cotta, Raw Sienna, Aubergine, and other darks, you can get sample packs. -U-Art ... I'd get a pretty fine tooth. There are different grades of tooth. -Sennelier La Carte Sanded Pastel Card (keep in mind it cannot Accept any moisture) Suggested colors: blue/gray, sienna, no white or pink PASTELS: My favorite pastels are Blue Earth, Terry Ludwig & Great American Pastels vary a lot in softness and expense. If you are just starting out, then there are half stick sets available and a good way to get more colors for less money. The best ones are by Unison, and are available at Dakota Pastels (google it) but if you want to get full sets, you may find the other sources cheap-er. A selection of some hard and soft is best. For hard and cheap pastels, Nu Pastels are good. A large set isn't too expensive and is a good addition to any set. -Terry Ludwig....love them! Very creamy! -Art Spectrum now makes square pastels too which are a little larger than Terry Ludwig and also very soft -Great American Artworks love them too & very similar to Terry Ludwig -Unison...a great solution especially if you only get one kind. -Schminke creamy but am preferring the Terry Ludwigs -Ones I would avoid are Rembrandt and Windsor Newton. -There are many others, but these are the best for me. Any further questions, please contact me at aordman@sover.net QUESTIONS? Please Email: Academy@artleaguehhi.org. |
| Instructor: | Aline Ordman |
| Instructor Bio: | 
ALINE ORDMANreceived her BFA at Cornell University, and continued her training at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, earning a degree in Illustration. "My goal as an artist is to find those times and places where beauty is not only evident but startling and suddenly present." Aline is a Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America, a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society, a signature member of the Oil Painters of America, and a Master Circle Pastelist with the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS). She has juried the Pastel Society of America's National Juried show; The Pastel Journal's Top 100 Animal and Wildlife Competition, the Pastel Society of New Mexico's Annual Juried Show, and the Adirondack Plein Air Festival Awards. She was featured in an article in the February issue of the Pastel Journal and she has been honored with awards at the 33rd and 34thand 38th Annual Juried Shows of the Pastel Society of America in New York City. Aline has won awards several times in the Top 100 Pastels issues of the Pastel Journal. Her work has been accepted in national juried shows of the American Impressionist Society, The Pastel Society of America, and the Oil Painters of America. Aline teaches workshops throughout the country and in Europe. She is represented by Camden Falls Gallery in Camden, Maine; Blue Heron Gallery in Wellfleet, MA; Brickhouse Gallery, VT; Little Gallery in Mackinac, MI . Visit Aline Ordman's Website Read Aline Ordman's Blog |
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