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Thursday 15th February, John Patchett's workshop

15/2/2018

2 Comments

 
We had a splendid day with John Patchett, who was informative, entertaining and an excellent demonstrator.  We learnt about hard pastels and soft pastels and why we shouldn't try to use hard over soft;  about the 'difference between chalk and cheese' - how some so-called 'pastels' are really only chalk, or contain some wax;   about starting 'thin' and working up to 'fat', using pastel lightly in the early stages and more thickly or opaquely in the later stages;  and about reserving the darkest darks, lightest lights and sharpest marks till last.  He uses patstelcard himself, which allows a superior finish to the cheaper, thinner pastel papers. 
Finally, he reviewed our work of the day, had high praise for some and gave all of us helpful advice and suggestions, motivating us to work further on our efforts.
Many thanks to John for a very enjoyable and worthwhile day.  You can see a few examples of his work (right) and various stages (below) of the demonstration he did for us. See also his website at  http://www.john-patchett.co.uk/

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Sally L
15/2/2018 04:53:41 pm

How do you do it Noreen! You had got today's workshop up on the screen before I got home!!
I thought it was a really good session, and I learnt so much, it's encouraged me to have a go at using pastels more outdoors in the summer.
I also thought the evaluation session was really helpful, John had points for everyone going forward, that's something I always welcome, sometimes you get so involved in a piece of work that you can't see the wood for the trees.

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Noreen
15/2/2018 05:06:23 pm

How? I keep taking my greens and beetroot!
But a bit too quick perhaps, Sally, as I omitted to congratulate you on making such a good choice for the workshop. I agree it was a really good session, very helpful, and I too feel much encouraged to pursue pastels more.

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