Colorful Pet Portraits Workshop
w/ Shawn Dell Joyce
Saturday,
December 14
1pm – 4pm
Price: $60
Paint a pet portrait to give as a special gift or for yourself! Learn how to use a value scale and “paint by numbers” to create a unique and colorful version of your pet! Paintings are acrylic on canvas 10” square.
Must pre-register; photos need to be emailed ahead of time for cropping and adjusting so please email [email protected]. Cropped photos that show only the pet’s face work the best.
All materials supplied.
$60
Instructor Bio
Shawn Dell Joyce is the founder and former executive director of a nonprofit plein air school in NY called Wallkill River School. She teaches workshops in pastel and plein air techniques across the country, and is endorsed by Ampersand Pastelbords who supply materials for her demos and workshops. In 2017, she was hired by UArt to do a plein air pastel workshop. She has also worked the plein air event circuit and participated in many prestigious events around the country, bringing home awards for her loose and colorful paintings. She recently placed 1st in the 2018 Inverness Plein Air Festival, 1st in the Quickdraw at Lightchasers in Sarasota, and 3rd in the Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival. She is a signature member of New York Plein Air Painters (NYPAP), and International Plein Air Painters (IPAP), and has been featured in many national newspapers and magazines like the New York Times and Plein Air Magazine. She has participated in many national exhibits and plein air festivals, and is represented by galleries in NY and Florida.
