When you think of oil pastels, you probably think of the nostalgia of working with them years ago as a little artist. But have you considered using oil pastels to create oil painting-esque works? Join a course of four weeks using oil pastels in an inspired
way to get arty! Get those creative sparks flying and reignite how you think about oil pastels, (spoiler: they’re great)!
Week 1 - Floral Still Life
Week 2 - Landscape – South Downs
Week 3 - The Coastal Environment
Week 4 - Towns, Villages and Architecture
Oil pastels are much more portable and lighter than oil paints, and they can create a similar mood, look and rich colour. The best part is that they’re opaque so you can easily build up shadows and highlights, working dark to light or light to dark.
Nature’s calling and so is this oil pastel inspiration, we will venture into the forest and try creating a nature scene in oil pastels.
Reach for those deep greens and lighter hues of blue and put pastel to paper, focusing on a seasonal theme, think summer
meadows, with the South Downs in mind...
Oil pastel artwork almost looks like an impressionist painting. Blending colour using a cotton bud stick, finger or blender can help create these seamless blends and capture the light of a coastal sunset like an impressionist would.
Sessions taking place between 24 July - 14 August, on Wednesdays for four weeks between 10:00am - 12:00pm.
ABOUT BRIGHTER FUTURES
Brighter Futures Courses are free of charge, and all materials will be provided. These courses are part of the Hampshire County Council Adult Community Learning Programme, Hampshire Learns. To be eligible for a course you must be 18+ years old, live in Hampshire and feel as though your mental health and wellbeing may benefit from attending a creative course.
To register your interest in attending one of these courses, please click here, to fill out our self-referral form.
To find out more about Brighter Futures, please visit our webpage, Brighter Futures | Hampshire Cultural Trust (hampshireculture.org.uk)
