UART Workshop with Lyn Asselta: "Texture and Atmosphere in the Landscape"

"Texture and Atmosphere in the Landscape" UART 2-Day Workshop with Lyn Asselta, IAPS-EP, PSA-MP

Date: Friday, May 29th, and Saturday, May 30th, 2026

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location: South Freeport Congregational Church. 95 South Freeport Rd, South Freeport, ME 04032

Instructor: Lyn Asselta

Medium: Pastels

Skill level: Beginner to advance

Number of Workshop Days: 2

Price: $325

Whether you’re new to pastel or a seasoned professional looking to refresh your approach, this workshop offers inspiring ways to bring greater depth, emotion, and vitality to your landscape paintings.

Using underpainting on UART Premium Sanded Pastel Paper, learn effective ways to create texture and atmospheric conditions in your landscape paintings, offering an opportunity to bring the landscape to life in more interesting and meaningful ways.

UART Premium Sanded Pastel Paper will be supplied to each student for the workshop.

About the Artist: Lyn is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America (PSA) and a Master's Circle recipient of the International Association of Pastel Societies. She is the founder of the First Coast Pastel Society (FL), a Member of Excellence of the Southeastern Pastel Society, and is a member of the American Artists Professional League.

Being an active plein air painter, she enjoys participating in plein air events, especially those that benefit anything having to do with land conservation. In 2009, Lyn had the honor of being an Artist in Residence for the National Park Service at Acadia National Park in Maine. Her work was featured in the February 2016 issue of Pastel Journal and her painting "Blue Morning, Crescent Beach" appeared on the cover.

Now living in a small village in midcoast Maine after 35 years in Florida, Lyn is inspired daily by new landscapes and changes of season. Her work is represented by Gleason Fine Art Gallery in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art, St. Augustine, FL, The Lucy Clark Gallery in Brevard, NC, and Maine Art Hill, Kennebunk, Maine.

UART will provide you via email with a full list of materials before the beginning of the workshop.

Refunds: Refunds will be made up to 30 days after processing payment. Cancellations less than 14 days before a workshop is scheduled to begin will NOT be refunded unless of an extreme emergency and will be decided on a case-by-case basis. Eventbrite fees are non-refundable.

Workshop cancellations: If class is cancelled due to low enrollment, UART will provide a full refund to the attendee.

Lunches and meals: No meal is included in the price of the workshop. You will have the choice of bringing your own food to the studio or go out to a nearby restaurant or deli on lunch break.

Accommodations: Please book your own accommodations if you need any. If you need help finding hotels in the area, we will provide you with some local recommendations.

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