RICHARD MCKINLEY: PASTEL & OIL PAINTING
Where: Central Art Classroom
When: Wednesdays (Next Session: May 7th, 2025)
Time: 10am - 5pm
*For more information including class pricing, dates and registration, contact Ann Ebert
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Oil and pastel classes held in the classroom at Central Art on Wednesdays with instructor Richard McKinley, PSA-MP, HFH, PSWC-PL
RICHARD MCKINLEY, PSA Master Pastelist & Hall of Fame Honoree, PSWC Pastel Laureate, IAPS Master Circle
Learn to transform the landscape from Prosaic to Poetic by capturing a piece of the spontaneous dance of light across the palette of nature. Richard’s workshops include demonstrations, personal advice at your easel, and an abundance of artistic discussion.
Having taught for over 45 years, Richard has a wealth of information to share, is tireless in this pursuit and his intensity, focus and energy are legendary. His Pastel Pointers book is a best seller and has provided inspiration, as well as instruction, to a generation of aspiring pastelists.
| Instructor: | Richard McKinley |
| Instructor Bio: | Richard McKinley has been a professional working artist / teacher for over 40 years. His work is represented in several national galleries and is in the permanent collection of the Butler Institute of American Art Museum (Ohio), City of Albuquerque (New Mexico), and the Hang Ming Shi Museum (China). He holds artist membership at the Salmagundi Club in NYC and has participated in their American Masters Exhibition. He holds Master Pastelist designation with the Pastel Society of America and in 2010 was inducted into their Hall of Fame at the National Arts Club in NYC. In 2012, Richard was designated Pastel Laureate by the Pastel Society of the West Coast. His oil and pastel paintings have been featured in numerous National / International art publications including: Southwest Art, American Artist, Workshop magazine, Artist magazine, Practique des Arts (France), and since 2003 has been a frequent contributing editor to Pastel Journal. He has been featured in 7 instructional DVDs and included in numerous art books. Years of his published materials were compiled in 2010 by North Light publications into the bestselling book: "Pastel Pointers, Top Secrets for Beautiful Pastel Paintings". In 2015 a coffee table sized book; "The Landscape Paintings of Richard McKinley" featuring over 100 of Richard's pastel and oil paintings with commentary was published by North Light Books. An avid plein air landscape painter, Richard divides his time between painting the locations he is passionate about, reinterpreting those paintings back in the studio, writing about art matters, and instructing painting workshops. For more information please visit: www.mckinleystudio.com or follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/McKinleyFineArt |
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