Details
Instructor
Sally Heston
# of Days
2 Days
Start Date
July 12, 2025
End Date
July 13, 2025
Location
The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center
Overview
WORKSHOP: Pastel Workshop
DATE/TIME: July 12-13, 2025, 9:30 – 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Cuyahoga Valley Art Center – Gallery Level
COST: MEMBER $150 / NON-MEMBER $175
INSTRUCTOR: Sally Heston
INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED: Instruction in this workshop will focus on different methods of working with pastels on different surfaces. Subjects are at the discretion of the instructor and will include, but are not limited to, still life and landscape. Various layering and blending techniques will be demonstrated and practiced and students will have time to work on their own projects with instructor supervision. Good composition practices will be emphasized. Some unusual “underpainting” techniques will be demonstrated and utilized. This workshop is for students with good basic drawing skills. Materials from the provided supply list are required.
Supply List: SALLY HESTON Pastel Workshop SUPPLY LIST
*Students will need to bring all supplies listed to participate in this workshop.
WORKSHOP DETAILS:
Refreshments and light snacks will be provided. Please pack your lunch for this workshop daily. If you cannot, there are local places where staff can recommend ordering boxed lunches. Students will need to pick up these lunches during their designated lunch.
- Payment in full is due 14 days before the workshop start date.
- All deposits, $75, are non-refundable unless CVAC cancels the workshop.
- Refunds, less deposit, will not be issued for attendee cancelations 14 days before the workshop start date.
INTERESTED IN A SCHOLARSHIP?
Click here to learn more: www.cvart.org/scholarships
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION: Sally Heston
Sally Heston’s career as an artist and art teacher spans over four decades and includes work experience in a variety of media and content. Sally has a BS in art education from Indiana University of PA (cum laude) and an MEd in art from the University of Pittsburgh. She works in graphite, watercolor, pastel, and acrylic. A prize-winning artist, she has had several one-person exhibits and has been part of numerous group art exhibits. Her artwork is included in private collections locally and throughout the United States and Europe. She is a retired elementary and secondary school art teacher and recently retired from teaching at Virginia Marti College in Lakewood, OH. Among other groups, she is a signature member of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Watercolor Societies and the Whiskey Painters of America.