Painting Sedona Red: the Pastel Landscape
with Bruce Gomez
March 18 – 20, 2024 | Monday – Wednesday
Monday: 10 am – 5 pm | Tues – Wed: 9 am – 4 pm
Medium: Pastel
Experience: All levels of experience are welcome.
Materials: Click the Materials List tab above for a list of supplies students need to bring with them.
Registration: Each student must enroll individually. Click the Cancellation Policy tab above for more info.
Location: Sedona Arts Center, Theatre Studio.
Learn to use pastels to capture the beauty of the landscape in this three-day workshop!
This workshop in the studio is designed to welcome all skill levels. Think of Bruce Gomez as a Swiss Army knife of a teacher! Bruce will work with you at your individual skill level covering issues from drawing to composition as you learn how not to make mud with your pastels. You will learn how to prepare your paper, how to layer your pastels and to use analogous colors so as to finally achieve that magical Sedona Red Rock color in the light and in the shadows.
Finer points will also touch on shipping, storing and pastel framing techniques – even ideas on how to approach galleries if you so desire.
Bruce Gomez has been working in pastel full-time for the last thirty years and has been teaching workshops for the past sixteen. His artistic influences range from Paleolithic art up to Alfred Sisley, Maxfield Parrish, Juan Gris, and Gustav Klimt. Bruce considers himself fortunate to travel to and paint in such wonderful places as Telluride, Paris, Rome, and Moab.
“I go out and look to capture that one unique and spectacular moment of life, whether in the mountains, in an urban setting, I might be slogging through a deluge, snowshoeing in -10°F, or painting plein air in 101°F. In spite of all those obstacles, I get to distill it all down to that essential instance of striking allure and there you have it. I pride myself in painting something that anyone can see themselves if they hang around: no exaggerations, no symbolism, and no implied metaphor.”
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Bruce Gomez
Bruce Gomez has been working in pastel full-time for the last twenty-nine years and has been teaching workshops for the past fifteen. His artistic influences range from Paleolithic art up to Alfred Sisley, Maxfield Parrish, Juan Gris, and Gustav Klimt. Bruce considers himself fortunate to travel to and paint in such wonderful places as Telluride, Paris, Rome, and Moab.
“I go out and look to capture that one unique and spectacular moment of life, whether in the mountains, in an urban setting, I might be slogging through a deluge, snowshoeing in -10°F, or painting plein air in 101°F. In spite of all those obstacles, I get to distill it all down to that essential instance of striking allure and there you have it. I pride myself in painting something that anyone can see themselves if they hang around: no exaggerations, no symbolism, and no implied metaphor.”
Materials List
(1) 12″ ruler, metric
(1) 22 x 30 Arches 140 lb cold pressed watercolour paper- no watercolour tablets
(1) 80 grit sandpaper
(1) 4″ cheap paintbrush
(1) Cheap foam painters brush
(1) ATG tape – optional
(2) 20 x 32 black come core
(1) Cheap towel to keep pastels from rolling around
(1) Conte Pastel pencil 046 – no colored pencils, too much wax
(1) Gum eraser – optional
(1) Scissors – optional
PASTEL LIST
SCHMINKE:
001 D. White
007 O Titanium yellow
005 H. Orange deep
005 O. Orange deep
005 B. Orange deep
005 H. Orange deep
010 D, Orange light
018 H. Burnt Sienna
021 D. Terra Pozzuoli
021 O. Terra Pozzuoli
023 H. Caput Mortuum light
024 D. Caput Mortuum Dunkel
024 H. Caput Mortuum
042 O. Permanent red
047 B. Rose Madder
049 B. Purple
049 M. Purple
057 B. Deep violet
059 B. Deep violet
600 B. Delft blue
062 M Ultramarine light
062 O. Ultramarine light
064 B. Cobalt blue
064 H. Cobalt blue
066 B. Prussian blue
091 D. Grey blue
091 H. Grey blue
094 B. Greenish grey
094 H Greenish grey
SENNELIER:
060
160
172
200
235
262
263
442
Cancellation Policy
Registration
Each student must enroll individually.
Students may register online or by calling the Sedona Arts Center’s Administrative Offices at 928-282-3809, ext. 1.
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express are accepted or student may pay with cash or check by registering in person during office hours, Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm.
In-Person and Online Workshops
Payment in full is due upon registration, or a payment plan can be put in place by the student upon check-out through Sezzle.
There is a $125 Cancellation Fee for any cancellations made before February 18, 2024. Remaining balance will be refunded.
There are no refunds after February 18, 2024.
If Sedona Arts Center cancels the workshop for any reason, all payments made will be refunded in full
Important Message
The Sedona Arts Center is not responsible for providing make-up sessions or issuing refunds, credits, or transfers for courses missed as a result of illness, emergencies, or other events beyond our control. There are absolutely no refunds after the cut-off date for any reason, unless the Sedona Arts Center has to cancel the workshop, then all fees paid will be refunded in full.
