EVENTS INTHE STUDIO
WEDNESDAY 22 JANUARY
11am Sarah Bee/Simon Hodges:
Pastel & Pixels: An informal workshop
Exhibition Steward: Jane Hodgson/Janine Baldwin
2pm Sarah Bee/Simon Hodges:
Pastel & Pixels: An informal workshop
Exhibition Steward: Jane Hodgson
THURSDAY 23 JANUARY
11am Simon Hodges: A demonstration: ‘The benefits of Water-soluble pastels’ 2pm Richard Rees:
A demonstration & workshop: ‘The wonders of oil pastel & dry media’
Exhibition Steward: Simon Hodges
FRIDAY 24 JANUARY
11amExhibition Steward: Christine Watson
Including an informal tour of the exhibition
12am to 2pm John Tookey: A soft & hard pastel demonstration: ‘An Interior’
3pm Simon Hodges:A demonstration and discussion: ‘Water with a dry medium?’
SATURDAY 25 JANUARY
11am Felicity House: A demonstration of Pastel & mixed Media
Exhibition Steward: Simon Hodges
2pm Felicity House: A demonstration of Pastel & mixed Media
Exhibition Steward: Simon Hodges
SUNDAY 26 JANUARY
11am Simon Hodges: A demonstration: ‘The benefits of Water-soluble pastels’ 2pm Richard Rees:
A demonstration & workshop: ‘The wonders of oil pastel & dry media‘
Exhibition Steward: Simon Hodges
MONDAY 27 JANUARY
11am Simon Hodges: Workshop: Pastel and dry media DIY with help & advice 2pm Simon Hodges:
An illustrated discussion: ‘Your finished work: what to think about.’ (See note 3.)
TUESDAY 28 JANUARY
11am Roger Dellar:
A demonstration in soft pastel
Exhibition Steward; Simon Hodges
2.30pm Roger Dellar:
A demonstration in soft pastel
Exhibition Steward: Jenny Halstead
6-8.30pm EVENING PASTEL EVENT:
The Annual Pastel Society Art Evening
brings together two models for a themed drawing and painting session with
Pastel Society member artists on hand. A glass of wine is included in the price of the admission.
A prize is given for the best work by a non-member. To make a Booking email: exhibitions@mallgalleries.com
Members known to be in attendance at this stage: Richard Rees, Roger Dellar, Jenny Halstead, Simon Hodges, Jane Hodgson
WEDNESDAY 29 JANUARY
11am Simon Hodges: Informal workshop: DIY, help & advice.
2pm Simon Hodges: Informal workshop: DIY, help & advice
THURSDAY 30 JANUARY
11am Simon Hodges: Sketchbooks, help & advice.
2pm Martin Goold
Colour and Atmosphere in Pastel Painting (see note 1.)
4pm Martin Goold
Suggesting Depth and Distance in Pastel Painting (see note 2.)
FRIDAY 31 JANUARY
11am Simon Hodges: Open workshop: DIY, help & advice.
11am Exhibition Steward: Christine Watson: including, on request, an informal tour of the exhibition
2pm Simon Hodges: An illustrated talk: ‘A Painting: Narrative, composition, drawing, tone & colour.’
SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY
11am Simon Hodges: Pastel & dry media workshop: DIY with help & advice
2pm Curtis Holder: A demonstration: ‘The Magic of pencil’
Exhibition Steward: Simon Hodges
SUNDAY 2 FEBRUARY
11am Simon Hodges: Pastel & dry media workshop: DIY with help & advice
2pm Richard Rees: A demonstration & workshop: ‘The wonders of oil pastel & dry media’
Exhibition Steward: Simon Hodges
MONDAY 3 FEBRUARY
11am Simon Hodges: Informal Workshop: Pastel DIY with help & advice
2pm Tanya Avchinnikova:
A demonstration of soft pastel: ‘A close up of surface and Cornish waters.’
Exhibition Steward: Simon Hodges
TUESDAY 4 FEBRUARY THE GALLERY IS CLOSED ALL DAY FOR A PRIVATE EVENT.
WEDNESDAY 5 FEBRUARY
11am Andrew Barrowman The Art of Charcoal
Exhibition Steward: Simon Hodges
2pm Andrew Barrowman The Art of Charcoal
Exhibition Steward: Simon Hodges
THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY
11am Simon Hodges: An Informal illustrated discussion: ‘My Process-from en-plein to the studio.’
2pm Simon Hodges: Pastel & dry media workshop: DIY with help & advice
FRIDAY 7 FEBRUARY
11am Simon Hodges: A talk with questions & answers:
The Pastel Society, FBA & The Mall Galleries (See note 4)
Exhibition Steward: Christine Watson including, on request, an informal tour of the exhibition
2pm Simon Hodges: Sketchbooks, help & advice
SATURDAY 8 FEBRUARY
11am Simon Hodges: Last chance to submit to ‘Pixel Project’
2pm Richard Rees: A demonstration & workshop
The wonders of oil pastel & dry media
Exhibition Steward: Simon Hodges
Pastel Society Themed Tours of 2025 Exhibition by Martin Goold
1. Colour and Atmosphere in Pastel Painting
Date: Thursday 30th January 2025 at 2.00pm Duration: 45 minutes
Access: Suitable for all age groups, walking and standing
A themed tour of the exhibition looking at a variety of ways in which pastel artists have suggested and evoked atmosphere in their paintings. We’ll focus on a small number of paintings in the exhibition and look at different uses of colour in a range of subjects including landscape, portrait and still life as well as more abstract approaches. Discover some of the secrets about how this wonderful versatile material can really be used.
2. Suggesting Depth and Distance in Pastel Painting
Date; Thursday 30th January at 4.00pm Duration; 45 minutes
Access; Suitable for all age groups, walking and standing
A themed tour of the exhibition looking at a variety of ways in which pastel artists have suggested depth in their paintings. We’ll focus on a small number of paintings in the exhibition and look at different methods used to give the feeling of being able to look from foreground to background. We’ll see how traditional perspective methods might have been used as well as some less obvious approaches. Discover some of the secrets about how this wonderful versatile material can really be used.
3. An illustrated discussion; ‘Your finished work; what to think about.’
Once work is finished, it needs framing and presentation; consideration for exhibition submission; thoughts about pricing &
commission. Personal experience has given me a few thoughts to discuss with those that are interested. Ask your questions.
4. A talk with questions & answers; The Pastel Society, FBA & The Mall Galleries.
Do you want to know about The Pastel Society?
Want to be a member or Friend?
What does FBA stand for?
Why the Mall Galleries?
Personal experience has given me a few thoughts to discuss with those that are interested. Ask your questions.
STEWARDS:
A member of the society will be around the gallery to engage with the public and to answer any queries about
pastel, dry media and the exhibition.
PIXEL PAINTING PROJECT:
Any subject you like, visitors are invited to undertake a painting or drawing in pastel or dry media that will be photographed and shown on The Pastel Society website after the exhibition as part of one ‘pixelated image.’ Each painting is one pixel.
All materials are supplied. Use subjects in the exhibition, phone images, photographs,
memory or invention to create your image.
You do not have to have it photographed if you do not wish and may take the finished work away.
Please ask to see examples of original ‘past work.’
