Nina Squire

Pastel Painting - Seascapes (rec)

Painting / Pastel / Seascapes

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In this two-part webinar series, Dorset based artist, Nina Squire, shows you different ways of working with soft pastels to create painterly dynamic seascapes.

Nina Squire

This webinar series focuses on the techniques possible with pastel painting (using soft pastels with liquid), you can expect a mix of traditional techniques and contemporary approaches. Follow Nina’s hands-on process, creating a seascape from blank paper to finished artwork. Allowing you to explore the unique properties of soft pastel and take a glimpse at what is possible.

Nina will be referencing artists such as Edgar Degas and Paula Rego, research shows how Degas used crushed pastel and water for added texture and details in soft pastel. Paula Rego experimented with pastels and described working in pastels, ‘like painting with your fingers’.

The online webinar series spans over two parts, giving you the chance to fully understand and get to grips with the materials in the first recording and then be inspired to explore this medium in your own time. Nina will be going in to more depth in the final recorded session, showing you how to create texture in your pastel paintings, how to layer and mix colours and guidance on perspective and composition. We will be using images of the local seascape around St. Ives as our reference.

Under Nina’s guidance, you will not only enhance your technical skills but also nurture your creativity and individual expression.

artwork and photo credits © Nina Squire 2023 

 

Nina Squire
Nina Squire
Nina Squire

Who is this course for?

This course is ideal for individuals seeking to nurture their artistic identity, discover fresh techniques within a warm and encouraging environment, and overcome creative obstacles. Whether you are a novice or an accomplished artist, the skills and methodologies covered will enhance your understanding and inspire exploration of soft pastels and artistic approaches.

What will I learn?

1. Soft pastel techniques

2. How to create texture and expression in your pastel painting

3. Colour mixing with soft pastels – layering and using liquid (alcohol)

4. Basic understanding of tone, perspective and composition

5. How to scale up your compositions.

How does an online session work?

We record the sessions so you can watch on demand, as often as you like, for up to 60 days after purchase. This way you can pause a scene, rewind and finish your painting.

You will be invited to join our Facebook Alumni group so you can share your discoveries with fellow students from around the world. You can also share your work live with others on social media using the #schoolofpainting and tagging us @stivespainting

You can watch on a PC, laptop or tablet and if you have chromecast or miracast you could even cast to your SmartTV from your phone.

Pastel Painting – Seascapes (rec)

Painting / Pastel / Seascapes

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Nina
Squire

View Nina’s Work

With her early life spent on the coast of Devon, Nina Squire, has always been drawn to the sea and the rugged coastline that surrounds her. She seeks to capture the changing moods of the sea, from the calm, serene blues of a summer’s day to the stormy, tumultuous greys of a winter’s evening.

What to Bring

A list of materials will be available to see in your account on booking the course. If there are any pre-course tasks to complete before watching the sessions they can be found here too.

You will need access to the internet and ideally a PC, laptop or a tablet with audio.

You can revisit the recordings as often as you like for up to 60 days after the start of the course via the same links as the live events.

What our students say

I absolutely loved this course, I have learnt so much. I feel that I will be more free in my work, not worried about doing things wrong – that pastels can be worked back into – this course has left my mind buzzing with ideas and inspiration. Nina is a lovely tutor, informative, knowledgeable and fun, it was like spending time with a friend.

Seascapes are totally out of my comfort zone!! I usually paint animals, so I really appreciate Nina’s encouraging presentation which gives me confidence to try a subject matter I love but have always been scared of.

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