Date: Tuesdays, May 20 & 27, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM-12:00 PM Pacific Time, 12:30-3:00 PM Eastern Time, 5:30-8:00 PM London Time
Level: All
Medium: Soft Pastels and Mixed Media
Join renowned pastel artist Richard Suckling for an exciting journey into the expressive and versatile world of soft pastels. In this dynamic workshop, you’ll learn to work quickly, freely, and creatively, discovering innovative techniques that push the boundaries of traditional pastel work.
Richard will guide you through experimental approaches that combine soft pastels with water-based media—crushed, sprinkled, splashed, and dragged—to unlock new textural and visual possibilities. With a focus on process, play, and exploration, this class encourages a fearless approach to making art.
Whether you’re looking to expand your pastel skills or inject fresh energy into your practice, this workshop will open the door to contemporary methods and inspire you to see pastels in a whole new light.
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$150.00
Richard Suckling studied illustration at Cambridge School of Art and worked for a number of years as an illustrator in London, before heading to the beautiful West of England to pursue a new career as a painter. He works almost exclusively in soft pastels and sells his work worldwide through galleries and privately through his social media pages and website.
He enjoys teaching regular workshops, throughout the UK, as well as pastel demonstrations and workshops on-line worldwide. He was one of the faculty members for Pastel Live in 2022, as well as appearing on Art School live with Eric Rhoads, and is currently a member of the advisory board for the Pastel Today website.
As well as writing regularly for magazines extolling the virtues of this amazing medium, including The Artist Magazine in the UK, articles on Richard’s work have also appeared in Plein Air Magazine in the US, Practique Des Arts in France, Pastel World Magazine in China.
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