Date: Friday, October 23, 2026
Time: 11:30 am-12:30 pm Pacific time (2:30-3:30 pm Eastern time/6:30-7:30 pm UK time)
Level: All levels welcome
Medium: Pastel, acrylic, oil
Presentation Type: Talk / demo
Discover how expressive underpainting and mark making form the foundation of my creative process across pastel, acrylic, and oil. In this demonstration, I’ll show how energetic washes, contour drawing, and intuitive marks establish movement, structure, and visual interest before a painting begins to take shape. You’ll see how these same principles can inspire expressive florals, abstract gardens, figures, and abstract paintings, regardless of the medium.
Free!
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Debora Stewart is a Signature Member and a Master Pastellist of the Pastel Society of America and a member of the Master’s Circle of the International Association of Pastel Societies. She is also the author of a Northlight book titled Abstract Art Painting: Expressions in Mixed Media and a series of videos on abstract painting from Northlight TV. She teaches workshops for artists in abstraction throughout the U.S. Her pastels and paintings are available through galleries in Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.
(More events are being scheduled and added to the list daily!)
Join Us for Autumn ART IN ACTION October 22-25, 2026
Thursday, October 22 – 10am-5:30pm Pacific Time (1pm – 8:30pm Eastern, 6pm-1:30am UK/BST)
Friday, October 23 – 9am-5:30pm Pacific Time (12pm – 8:30pm Eastern, 5pm – 1:30am UK/BST)
Saturday, October 24 – 9am-5pm Pacific Time (12pm – 8:30pm Eastern, 5pm – 1:30am UK/BST)
Sunday, October 25 – 9am – 5:30pm Pacific Time (12pm – 8:30pm Eastern, 4pm-12:30am UK/GMT)
Autumn ART IN ACTION Festival – Free!
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