Further Exploration of Soft Pastels – Gretha Lindwood

Further Exploration of Soft Pastels with Gretha Lindwood2-Day Intermediate Pastel Workshop

Date: Saturday, April 25 & Sunday, April 26, 2026
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm with 1 hour lunch break
Cost: $225 Member/ $245 Non-Member
Number of Students: 4 minimum, 8 maximum
Age: 18 – Adult or with permission of instructor
For Intermediate Pastelists
Express your impressions of the natural world using soft pastels. You will apply the principals of
color, value, and design in this fun, informative class as you continue to develop your personal
style and gain a deeper understanding of the medium. You will work from your own photos
while interpreting with your own “artistic voice.”
Demonstrations and individual instruction will be given as I share tips, techniques and ideas.
Note: this class is for Soft Pastels only, not Oil Pastels.
About the Artist: After a 30-year career as an illustrator and graphic designer, Gretha Lindwood
now concentrates on working en plein air, a French term meaning in the open air, where she
finds inspiration for her landscape paintings. She has won numerous awards for her pastel work
and has participated in plein air painting competitions across the country. Gretha is a signature
member of the Northwest Pastel Society and Pastel Artists of Oregon, and a member of the
Pastel Society of North Carolina
Supply List:
Bring what you have!
Soft Pastels – there are many brands from which to choose, I use a variety of brands. Bring your
favorite pastels in a good variety of colors…I suggest at least 60 or 80 colors so you don’t feel
limited.
Bring a few sheets of your favorite pastel paper. I will do my demos on artist sandpaper.
Drafting tape or low tack masking tape, ¾” or 1” (natural, white or black) – please, not blue or
other colored tape
Drawing board, Gatorboard, or ½” thick Foamcore – to use as drawing board, about 18”x20”
Table easel unless you want to work flat on the table
A few sticks of soft or medium vine charcoal or pencil for initial sketch
Apron, smock or old shirt to protect your clothes from pastel dust
Sketchbook
Paper towels – I like to use Viva
Inexpensive ½” to 1” watercolor brush (and optional 1/2” to 1” acrylic or oil painting bristle
brush – good for brushing off pastel from your paper – an old brush is fine)
A few sheets of Glassine, drawing paper or other smooth paper to protect your work
Small container with a lid…like a small deli or yogurt container
Small bottle of rubbing alcohol
Several landscape photos that you have taken…not images from the internet or from a
magazine or from a calendar.
Optional Items – Blending stomp/stump, Color Shaper or other blending tool, Nitrile or other
surgical style gloves, finger cots, or barrier cream for your hands such as Gloves In A Bottle or
Kerodex 51 (I prefer to wear gloves but use what you like), kneaded eraser
Call or text me if you have questions about your supplies and we’ll discuss. Gretha, 971-322
6040
Website: www.grethalindwood.com