Plein Air with Oil Pastels

Join us for a special summer plein air opportunity with visiting artist Russell Kahn. This week of drawing and painting with oil pastels will begin with a quick overview of perspective drawing and composing on a two dimensional plane. We will then head out into downtown Belfast and create some plein air oil pastel paintings. If we have inclement weather, we will go outside to take some pictures and then work from the photographs, but the ideal scenario is painting outside. Russell will include daily critiques, as well as an introduction to some art history and influences. This 5-day class will be held July 7 - 11 from 9am - 1pm. 

About the instructor: Russell Kahn has been creating and teaching art for the past 35 years in the Southwest and New England. Currently he is living in Tucson and teaching part time at Desert Sage High School, Tucson Clay Co-op, and The Drawing Studio. Russell enjoys exploring the arts in many different media but absolutely loves printmaking, drawing with Sharpie, creating soft and oil pastel paintings and working with ceramics, both wheel throwing and hand building. His philosophy of art education is that everybody can express themselves through the arts, no matter what age or background. Russell enjoys facilitating students through the processes of creativity and helping them realize that their voice and risk taking is the most important thing about the arts.