Christopher Naughton
Saturday, February 22, 2025
10:00 am – 2:00 pm (Students should bring a bagged lunch)
$75 non-member/ $60 member
Location: 1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia
Level: Beginners
Age minimum: 18
Minimum 3 | Maximum 6
Class description: Join Chris in this introductory class you will understand and appreciate Pastel Paintings as a dynamic and immediate way to express yourself No other media offers the versatility, and power of pastels to create your vision as an artist. This class will focus on beginning and intermediate techniques.
“No other medium gives one the chance to make an immediate impression!”
Edward Degas
This 4-hour session will cover:
Pastel Painting examples and styles through history
Pastel sticks: Which is the best for you?
Strokes: the building blocks of color
Blending techniques: What you need to know!
Illuminating your vision: pastels lend themselves to capturing light!
Composition: Putting it all together
Protecting your work.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Christopher Naughton, AIA, is an architect, and recently retired from leading a large health care design practice for a national architectural firm. Chris has been a practicing artist during the past 40 years earning bachelor’s degrees in both architecture and Fine Arts. Chris specializes in Pastel Painting because its dynamic, immediate and fun without the traditional fuss of mixing of paints. Chris is gifted communicator in organizing complex information is simple terms, perfect for beginners and intermediates
Chris’s work can be seen at these local galleries: The Benicia Plein Air Gallery
Instructor website: www.christophernaughtonaia.com