Here's a Tip for You!

Here is a Tip: At the end of the Spring Pastel Event FREE demo with Mary Shea , I overheard a lady tell Mary, that she was glad that up on the walls of the gallery/demo space there were four framed pastels by Mary, because seeing those artworks influenced her to come to see Mary at the FREE demo. So, whenever you stop by the stores, look for artwork by the artists' who are scheduled for the FREE demos to help you decide which ones would be helpful to you. It works the same way with going to one of the FREE demos to help you to decide on what workshops would be the most helpful to you!

Mary Shea and the Daniel Smith Spring Pastel Event

Last weekend was the Spring Pastel Event at the Daniel Smith Stores in both Seattle and Bellevue. Out of the several Events and FREE demos scheduled, I was able to attend Mary Shea's FREE Pastel demo on Saturday at the Seattle Store.

Mary Shea works primarily in pastel and some printmaking (monotypes) and for the pastel demo, Mary shared with us some of her techniques and her enthusiasm for making and experimenting with different art processes. Playfulness is an important part of Mary's art, and it shows in her enthusiasm for her art materials and willingness to experiment...."it's always worth it to try!"

For the demonstration, Mary used Sennelier Pastels and we each got some free Sennelier Pastel samples!

Because "I get a little frustrated sometimes on white paper", Mary told us that she likes to work on Cason Mi-Tientes pastel paper [ "working on a black background really makes the colors sing" ] and do watercolor blocking on paper and monotypes, then drawing on top with pastel. Other papers that Mary likes to work with in pastel are printmaking paper (ones that have good "tooth" for the pastel to grab on to) and heavy handmade papers .

It was a fun hour to hear Mary Shea share her passion and enthusiasm for drawing and painting with pastels, thank you Mary!

Spring Pastel Event this weekend at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store

Spring Pastel Event at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store!


Saturday, April 26th from 9:00-4:00

SPRING PASTEL EVENT:

Hands-On, multiple demos, Artwork, give-aways and more.

Pastel on Ampersand Pastelbord
with Che Lopez at 11 am and 12:30pm on the sales floor

(Sponsored by Unison FREE Samples)

Sunday, April 27th from 11:00- 4:00

SPRING PASTEL EVENT:

Hands-On, multiple demos, Artwork, give-aways and more.

Pastel on Paper
with Mary Shea at 12pm and 1:30pm on the sales floor

Start Abstractly Finish Realistically
with Gary Gumble from 2pm to 4pm in the event room

(Sponsored by Sennelier FREE Samples)

Spring Pastel Event this weekend at the Seattle Daniel Smith Store!

Spring Pastel Event at the Seattle Daniel Smith Store!

Saturday, April 26th from 9:00-4:00

SPRING PASTEL EVENT:
Hands-On, multiple demos, Artwork, give-aways and more.
Start Abstractly Finish Realistically
with Gary Gumble, 1:45 pm- 3:45 pm in the event room
Pastel on Paper with Mary Shea
at 11 am and 12:30pm on the sales floor
(Sponsored by Sennelier FREE Samples)



Sunday, April 27th from 11:00- 4:00
SPRING PASTEL EVENT:
Hands-On, multiple demos, Artwork, give-aways and more.
Pastel on Ampersand Pastelbord
with Che Lopez at 12 pm and 1:30pm on the sales floor
Pastel Portraits with Yanshu Hsu

from 2 pm - 3 pm in the event room.
(Sponsored by Unison FREE Samples)