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DYNAMIC PASTEL DVDS WITH DAWN EMERSON

Award winning pastel artist and workshop instructor Dawn Emerson, PSA, approaches her paintings with an energy that is full of life and movement - she will have you dancing at your easel and making confident strokes for the fun of it! Emerson is adept at painting a number of subjects, yet her works all share a distinctive attitude, vitality and presence. Dawn consistently brings out the movement, strength and mood of her subjects through her dynamic line work and glowing, gem-like color notes.

GHAT WOMEN DVD by Dawn Emerson
After returning from a recent trip to India, Dawn paints the ‘Ghat Women’, illustrating how color can make its own design and how to bring that design to the easel with pastel. 60 min.


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GHATDVD	Emerson Ghat Women DVD	$41.95	~~$49.95~~

CAMEL TRADER DVD by Dawn Emerson
After visiting a renowned camel fair in India, Dawn was inspired by the images of the people she found there. Starting with a loose sketch as a guide, she shows how to paint with ‘gesture’, letting simple strokes tell the story written on the man’s face. 60 min.


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TRADERDVD	Emerson Camel Trader DVD	$41.95	~~$49.95~~

NO FEAR DVD by Dawn Emerson
‘No Fear’ is more than a title to a painting, it is an attitude that can give you incredible freedom in your work. If a painting doesn’t work, set it aside and try another one! This DVD shows Dawn’s failed first attempt, her evaluation of what went wrong, then her bold second try which results in an incredible painting. 60 min.


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NOFEAR	Emerson No Fear DVD	$41.95	~~$49.95~~

BOLD UNDERPAINTING FOR LIVELY PASTEL LANDSCAPES
by Richard McKinley
Learn how to use underpainting techniques to set up a pastel painting for exciting responses. Richard McKinley demonstrates a variety of methods - pastel, watercolor and thin oil paint applications. Watch as he applies a watercolor underpainting step by step to create a landscape scene, opening the door to the possibilities and letting go of control. He then goes on to complete the scene with pastels, reponding to the underpainting for a lively finish. 120 min.

Bold Underpaintings for Lively Pastel Landscapes with Richard McKinley

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UNDERDVD	McKinley Underpainting DVD	$29.95

THREE STAGES FOR SUCCESSFUL PASTEL PAINTINGS
by Richard McKinley
Break up your painting into three stages- sensitivity (concept), serendipity (underpainting) and solve (response and resolution) - to focus your paintings for beautiful results. After a review of materials, Richard takes you step by step through the three stages as he paints a lush canal scene. Helpful charts and gorgeous finished examples are shown throughout for added instruction and inspiration. 115 min.

Three Stages for Successful Pastel Paintings with Richard McKinley

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STAGESDVD	McKinley Three Stages DVD	$29.95

DVD: CAPTURE THE VALUES OF SUNLIGHT & SHADOW: PASTELS
with Maggie Price
Maggie Price shows you how a 'road map' of values and color temperatures will lead you to a beautiful final painting that is strong in value structure and flooded with sunlight. She paints a landscape filled with sun and shadow, from initial composition to underpainting and layers of local color. 100 min.

DVD: PAINTING FROM PHOTOS: PASTELS
with Maggie Price
Maggie Price shows you how to use photo references to create paintings that go beyond copying. Follow her tips as she completes a pastel landscape from initial composition to a lively, lifelike finished painting. She demonstrates how photography can help artists, as well as how to overcome typical photographic flaws. 98 min.


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SUNDVD	Capture Sunlight DVD	$29.99
PHOTODVD	Painting from Photos DVD	$29.99

PASTEL PORTRAIT: JIM by Daniel E. Greene
Daniel E. Greene is one of America's premiere portrait artists and a renowned pastel artist. His list of awards and achievements is extensive. Included on the DVD are valuable tips on organization and selection of materials; selecting backgrounds and lighting; the creative process through composition and drawing, painting the early stages and progression from darks to middle tones to lights. 160 min.


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GREENDVD	Pastel Portrait: Jim DVD	$69.95

PASTEL PORTRAIT: ERIKA by Daniel E. Greene
Daniel E. Greene, N.A., P.S.A., A.H.S. is one of America's premiere portrait artists and a renowned pastel artist. His list of awards and achievements is extensive. This DVD takes you step-by-step from start to finish of a pastel portrait. Included are valuable tips on organization and selection of materials; selecting backgrounds and lighting; the creative process through composition and drawing, painting the early stages and progression from darks to middle tones to lights. 90 min.


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ERIKADVD	Pastel Portrait: Erika	$69.95

PORTRAIT DRAWING by Daniel E. Greene
Daniel Greene's unique drawing methods will help you view your subjects in a new way. The video teaches how to properly assess proportions; how to draw from the inside out; what you need to know to get a perfect likeness and much more! 100 min.


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DRAWDVD	Portrait Drawing Greene DVD	$69.95

VIVID COLOR LANDSCAPES by M. Katherine Hurley
M. Katherine Hurley shows how to create a luminous landscape using layers of soft pastel. Instruction begins by teaching about soft pastels, paper and fixative, then follows up by demonstrating underpainting and building layers from big colorful shapes to the smallest details. 69 min.


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VIVIDDVD	Hurley Vivid Color DVD	$29.95

DRAMATIC VALUES IN BLACK AND WHITE by M. Katherine Hurley
M. Katherine Hurley shares her process for creating energy-filled value studies using black pastel and erasers. Her process of construction and deconstruction captures the soul and energy of the landscape, and her technique is not only intriguing and fun, but also a great diagnostic tool. 69 min.


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DRAMADVD	Hurley Dramatic Vaules DVD	$29.95

GET STARTED IN PASTELS by Deborah Secor
Deborah Secor teaches basic strokes, as well as how to use reference photographs and tools such as scrapers, erasers, blenders. The instruction is wrapped up by completing a landscape painting, during which students gain valuable information on color, value, shapes, composition, perspective, layering colors, details and finishing. 60 min.


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STARTDVD	Secor Getting Started DVD	$29.95

PAINTING OUTDOOR SHADOWS IN PASTEL by Deborah Secor
Deborah Secor helps artists paint beautiful outdoor shadows by teaching them how to compose shadow shapes, see the color inside a shadow, deal with photographic limitations and more. She then demonstrates her pointers by painting a beautiful pyracanthra vine and its shadows on an outdoor wall. 60 min.


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SHADOWDVD	Secor Paint Shadows DVD	$29.95

ALBERT HANDELL PASTEL DVD
Artist Production announces a new pastel DVD: Early Spring with Albert Handell. Mr. Handell demonstrates his pastel painting techniques using watercolor as an under painting on sanded pastel paper. He develops the composition of "Early Spring" using pastel and several reference photographs. The demonstration shows how to paint the beautiful mauves and greys of winter with the introduction of fresh verdant spring greens. He paints and explains the layering of pastel colors and how to paint with various colors of similar values to achieve luminous passages with sharp and "sleepy edges". You are shown how to control vivid colors to add sparkle to the finished painting and much, much more! 105 min.


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EARLYDVD	Handell Early Spring DVD	$69.95

PLEIN AIR PASTEL PAINTING by Doug Dawson
Filmed outdoors and on location this DVD takes you through Doug's approach to plein air painting. Selecting a suitable location and determining what materials to use and how to pack are addressed. This is a very personable video likened to having a one-on-one workshop! 120 min.


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DAWSONDVD	Dawson Plein Air DVD	$69.95

A STUDIO SESSION with Richard McKinley
Richard McKinley has been teaching art for over 30 years and is one of our most popular instructors at LaConner Art Workshops! This 2-disc pastel landscape DVD shows how Richard creates his pastels using simultaneous contrast, aerial perspective and refraction to achieve the spontaneous dance of light across the palette of nature for which he is so well known. Students from beginners to advanced will admire Richard's painting style while enjoying his teaching method. 180 min.


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MCKINDVD	Richard McKinley DVD	$79.95

IN THE CEDAR GROVE AT POINT LOBOS by Albert Handell
Nationally recognized Master Pastelist Albert Handell has produced a highly informative and instructive DVD demonstrating his pastel techniques and working style. Handell takes you through the painting process from developing the composition, utilization of color and to the final touches that finish a painting. 115 min.


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HANDELLDVD	Handell DVD	$69.95

PAINTING THE FIGURE EN PLEIN AIR by Bill Hosner
From start to finish, Bill Hosner demonstrates the effects of outdoor light, his unique pastel style, pastel color choices, the importance of drawing, and more! Follow Bill back to the studio for a second disc full of special bonus materials. 140 min.


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HOSNERDVD	Bill Hosner DVD	$89.95

NEW! THE PAINTERLY APPROACH IN PASTEL by Bob Rohm
4 hours of instruction featuring two demos!
In this landscape pastel DVD Bob Rohm demonstrates his Painterly Approach to pastel painting both in the studio and on location. The first demo is painted in studio using a photo reference and details his process from developing compositional shapes and underpainting with hard pastels, through the color and value relationship, establishing the "extremes" and the finishing touches with soft pastels. The second demo is painted on location and covers the process of working outdoors - including what to look for when selecting a location and how to deal with your materials and the changing conditions.
240 min.


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ROHMPAINT	Rohm Painterly Approach DVD	$64.95

BOB ROHM: THE ART OF WATER
Two Pastel DVD's from Bob Rohm on the subject of painting water. Part 1 features two demonstrations on Rippled Water and Fast Moving Water (140 min). Part 2 features two demonstrations on Slow Water and Transparent Water (135 min).


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ROHMFAST	Rohm DVD Water Part 1	$49.95
ROHMSLOW	Rohm DVD Water Part 2	$49.95

ABSTRACTING THE LANDSCAPE by Ann Templeton
This informative and educational DVD is intended for both beginners and advanced artists looking to creatively interpret the landscape. Working from photographs, Ann produces a beautiful abstract landscape while discussing her techniques in composition and color theory. 95 min.


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TEMPDVD	Ann Templeton DVD	$59.95

PAINTING A STILL LIFE IN PASTEL by Ramon Kelley
Ramon Kelley addresses materials, setting up and lighting, drawing from life and finishing the painting. Still Life explores the geometric patterns and subtle shapes created within a still life. 94 min.


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RAMSTILL	Ramone Kelley Still Life	$39.95

PAINTING WITH PASTEL by Greg Biolchini
Master Pastelist Greg Biolchini has produced a comprehensive DVD on the materials and techniques involved in pastel painting. He takes you through materials, preparing surfaces, initial drawing, painting, fixing and framing. There is also a start-to-finish demonstration painting a still life. 80 min.


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BIOLDVD	Greg Biolchini DVD	$24.95

PLEIN AIR WITH PASTEL by Greg Biolchini
The Greg Biolchini Plein Air DVD has a complete in-depth demonstration of pastel as a wet & dry medium. Greg covers preparing your surface and toning grounds, value control, layering, fixing and framing. 80 min.


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BIOLDVD2	Greg Biolchini Plein Air DVD	$24.95

PASTELS WORKSHOP 1 & 2 by Jackie Simmonds
MASTER VIDEO shows you how to get started in pastel and gives you the inspiration and confidence to tackle this increasingly popular medium. Jackie introduces you to materials, papers and accessories and demonstrates a wide variety of pastel techniques. FURTHER TECHNIQUES has more demonstrations and lots of instruction, techniques, hints and tips. Jackie shows how to work on different surfaces, from drawings, color notes or photographic reference. 110 min.


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SIMMDVD	Simmonds Workshop 1 & 2 DVD	$19.95

GARDENS IN PASTEL by Jackie Simmonds
This video by Jackie Simmonds is full of practical demonstrations on how to capture the beauty of your garden. There is helpful information on composition, shadow and highlights. 52 min.


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GARDENDVD	Simmonds Garden DVD	$19.95