Painting Big Sur with Pastels

This is the perfect class for you if you have been using pastels and are ready to take the next step, or if you’re brand new to pastels. Over the course of this 3 hour workshop you will complete a pastel painting while learning the basics of handling pastels. The workshop includes reference photos and sanded pastel paper with the scene pre-sketched. Pastel sets are available for use during the workshop for an additional fee. Questions about the class? E-mail Julie at julie@wildlingmuseum.org. To register, visit our website, stop in at the Wildling Store, or call 805-686-8315. The registration deadline is June 4, 2019.

Led by Jim Tyler

Class size is limited to 12 people; suitable all skills levels ages 18 & up

Saturday, June 8, 2019, 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.

$65 per person; plus $10 for materials the day of the workshop.

About the instructor

Jim Tyler, of San Luis Obispo, CA, is exploring the deep, rich side of pastel. Long known as a medium for soft portraits and light colored landscapes, pastel is actually the purest painting medium and provides deep, rich colors. Tyler is using this richness to emphasize the lighting and intense colors in scenes around the Central Coast.Tyler paints exclusively with pastel. Largely self-taught, he began working with pastel at an early age and began painting seriously in 2001. His artwork has been featured in Pastel Journal Magazine’s Top 100 Pastels issue. He has been the featured artist at several galleries and has won awards at numerous national shows.