"Layering the Light" Pastel Workshop
February 23-25, 9 AM - 3:30 PM
Class meets at 638 E Market Street in Rockport, Texas
$350 members, $440 nonmembers
In this three-day pastel workshop, students will learn to create vibrant works of art using Rita Kirkman’s signature layered pastel technique. Students should be prepared with images they would like to use as reference.
About the Instructor
Rita Kirkman was born an artist. She has been using pastel since she was 11 years old and had her first paid portrait commission at 17. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988. Meanwhile, in 1986 she began a 12 year career sketching quick portraits at amusement parks, and in 1988 she began a business drawing detailed pencil portraits from client photos. Since 2003, Kirkman has improved her own style and technique with pastel through independent study and workshops with renowned artists each year. This effort has been consistently rewarded with major awards in national and international competitions. Her work has been featured in the Pastel Journal and the Pratique des Arts Spécial Pastel, and published in many others. She is a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America and an Eminent Pastelist with the International Association of Pastel Societies. Her portraits and paintings are in private collections all over the world, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan, Africa and Australia.
Quick-Draw Pleinair 1st placer Award @ 2021 Driggs Pleinair