A Summer Survey:
Intro to Soft Pastels
Instructed by
Samantha Haring, Manifest Resident Instructor
Schedule:
Monday-Thursday, 3-6pm
July 21-24, 2025
Registration Deadline: July 18, 2025
[ REGISTER HERE ]
"There is immense beauty in the everyday moments, the simple acts of life. It is these moments that often go unnoticed but are the most profound."
— Mary Cassatt
Description:
Soft pastels are some of the most painterly drawing materials available: immediate, flexible, a sort of “in-between” medium perfectly poised between drawing and painting. For centuries, artists have used this colored dust for everything from quick plein air sketches to fully realized studio paintings. There’s nothing quite like holding pigment in your hand, without the intermediary of a brush between you and your surface. Curious about incorporating this into your practice? Come draw with us.
This class will cover the following topics:
- Understanding the differences between hard and soft pastels
- How to begin a drawing by color blocking
- Techniques for optical mixing, layering, and blending color
- Building a rich, varied surface
- Value, temperature, and full color paintings
Fee:
$200
Minimum Enrollment: 4
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Materials list: (link to printable PDF)
Level of Study:
This class is suggested for individuals with some drawing experience. Basic observational drawing knowledge is recommended, as the main focus of the class will be on the nuances of the material. Some limited drawing instruction can be included throughout the class as needed.
Questions? Please contact Education and Studio Program Manager, Adam Mysock at mysock@manifestdrawingcenter.org with any questions about this list and/or course.
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LOCATION: Unless otherwise specified, all courses are hosted at Manifest's new facility at 'M1' in Clifton at 3464 Central Parkway (see map and directions below). Manifest's new facility provides multiple studio classrooms, private lesson space, a darkroom, a film processing room, and a multi-purpose lecture and class meeting space as well as on-site parking, grounds, and exterior spaces in which to relax, discuss, and make art. The studios are outfitted with professional equipment, furniture, and study aids.
Map to Manifest's M1 Studios | Studio Calendar | Darkroom Calendar
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Samantha Haring
Samantha Haring
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About the instructor:
Samantha Haring is a Midwest painter from Des Plaines, Illinois. She makes quiet paintings in a noisy world. Haring earned her MFA from Northern Illinois University and her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has also studied in Italy at the International School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture; it was there that she fully developed her commitment to light, color, and observational painting. Haring’s work has been published in New American Paintings as well as recent Manifest International Drawing and Painting Annuals.
Haring was one of the 2015-2016 Artists-in-Residence at Manifest. She has been a Resident Instructor at the Drawing Center since 2016; she also teaches drawing and design courses at the University of Cincinnati’s School of Design. She currently maintains a studio in Cincinnati, where she spends an inordinate amount of time staring at the color of dust. Watercolor was her first love.
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