Fall Landscape in Pastels - Adult Art Class
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Fall Landscape in Pastels
Have you always wanted to learn how to create pastel landscapes? Here’s your chance!
In this class we will explore painting with soft pastels through the process of layering to create a fall landscape. Karen will review briefly the variety of pastels from hard to soft, the choices in papers, underpainting processes, mark making, and layering. She will demonstrate the process of creating an underpainting with watercolor and the layering of pastels to create subtle changes in color and value and invites you to paint your own fall landscape.
November 7, 2026
10:00am – 4:00pm
Ages 18+
Students Age 12-17 may register with a registered adult
Materials students should bring with them:
Soft pastels in a variety of colors (not oil pastels!)
Light-colored pastel paper preferably white or cream. Sanded pastel paper is recommended.
Backing board
An old cloth and apron
Several fall landscape photos to be used as a reference.
Need supplies? Basic soft pastel sets and art paper can be found at local craft/art stores such as Michaels. Specialty pastel supplies are also available from online art retailers.
New to pastels? For material recommendations or borrow CCAC supplies, please contact Visual Arts Coordinator Tatiana Bell at 410-848-7272 or [email protected].
Instructor Bio:
KAREN PECK | Karen is a Carroll County artist and educator whose work explores the expressive color, texture, and immediacy of soft pastel. A lifelong creative, Karen studied art education and spent her career teaching before turning more fully to her own studio practice. Inspired by landscapes, travel, and the beauty found in everyday surroundings, Karen paints as a way to slow down, observe, and connect more deeply with the world around her. Her work often captures meaningful places and memories, balancing careful technique with a personal, intuitive approach. For Karen, art is less about simply making an image and more about creating a sense of renewal, peace, and connection for both the artist and the viewer.
Workshop organized in partnership with Off Track Art Gallery. Visit the gallery at 11 Center Street and their website www.offtrackart.com for more information.
Have you always wanted to learn how to create pastel landscapes? Here’s your chance!
In this class we will explore painting with soft pastels through the process of layering to create a fall landscape. Karen will review briefly the variety of pastels from hard to soft, the choices in papers, underpainting processes, mark making, and layering. She will demonstrate the process of creating an underpainting with watercolor and the layering of pastels to create subtle changes in color and value and invites you to paint your own fall landscape.
November 7, 2026
10:00am – 4:00pm
Ages 18+
Students Age 12-17 may register with a registered adult
Materials students should bring with them:
Soft pastels in a variety of colors (not oil pastels!)
Light-colored pastel paper preferably white or cream. Sanded pastel paper is recommended.
Backing board
An old cloth and apron
Several fall landscape photos to be used as a reference.
Need supplies? Basic soft pastel sets and art paper can be found at local craft/art stores such as Michaels. Specialty pastel supplies are also available from online art retailers.
New to pastels? For material recommendations or borrow CCAC supplies, please contact Visual Arts Coordinator Tatiana Bell at 410-848-7272 or [email protected].
Instructor Bio:
KAREN PECK | Karen is a Carroll County artist and educator whose work explores the expressive color, texture, and immediacy of soft pastel. A lifelong creative, Karen studied art education and spent her career teaching before turning more fully to her own studio practice. Inspired by landscapes, travel, and the beauty found in everyday surroundings, Karen paints as a way to slow down, observe, and connect more deeply with the world around her. Her work often captures meaningful places and memories, balancing careful technique with a personal, intuitive approach. For Karen, art is less about simply making an image and more about creating a sense of renewal, peace, and connection for both the artist and the viewer.
Workshop organized in partnership with Off Track Art Gallery. Visit the gallery at 11 Center Street and their website www.offtrackart.com for more information.
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Where is it happening?
Carroll Arts Center, 91 W Main St, Westminster, MD 21157-4800, United States
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