Make it Wild: Birds of a Color: Exploring Color Mixing in Pastel with Jennifer Hoffman
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In this live class, join Pastel Society of America Signature Artist Jennifer L. Hoffman to explore various approaches to pastel color mixing in this 2-hour exploration. Using birds as subject matter, Jen will guide participants through the concepts of visual color mixing, blending, underpainting, and color play by creating the same composition in three variations.
Suggested Supplies to Bring:
For this class, participants are encouraged to bring their own soft pastels. Participants will have plenty of materials to explore from both the Museum and Jen’s personal art supplies, but bringing your own pastels will help you get the most out of the class. If able, please bring:
- Your favorite soft pastels in a range of light to dark values and a variety of colors (no oil pastels, please).
- A small set of high-quality soft pastels, such as Terry Ludwig, Sennelier, Great American Artworks, Richeson, is suggested. Half-stick sets are a great, more affordable option.
- Please avoid inexpensive “chalk” sets, as these are simply dyed chalk and won’t mix or blend effectively.
This class will take place from 6 – 8 p.m. on February 10 (Rescheduled from February 3), in the Museum Classroom.
Make it Wild courses are open to adults and young adults with beginner to intermediate abilities. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during this interactive program.
- $50 per Live In-Person Class
- Limited to the first 20 participants
Your registration fee supports the Museum’s Art Leadership Scholarship in Honor of the Memory of Dick Jennings. Dick Jennings was a Museum board member whose memory inspires us to pursue our passions. The $4,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a local High School Senior who plans to study art at the college level. Thank you for your support!
About the artist:
Jennifer L. Hoffman has been making art in the Tetons for 30 years. She works in many mediums, but her all-time favorite is pastel. She loves introducing people to the unique qualities and possibilities of pastel and encouraging the innate creative expression that is hiding in everyone. Jen’s work is in many private collections around the world and is included in permanent collections at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, the Jackson Hole Airport, and, most notably, the National Museum of Wildlife Art.
