At the Beach: Painting Rocks and Reflections in Pastel
with Jane Robbins

When:  Saturday, May 3, 2025, 10 AM - 1:30 PM            

Where: Manchester Church of Christ, Fellowship Hall, 595 Tolland Turnpike, Manchester CT  

Cost: $75 for MAA members, $100 Non-members  (Limit of 12 students)

 

For beginner to intermediate artists.

 

Both rocks and reflections are about understanding how, and from where, light strikes a surface. In this half-day workshop, we will learn to see rocks as shapes made up of light and dark planes, and reflections at the beach as mirrored sun and sky depending on time of day. Through explanation and demonstrations of technique, short exercises, and guided time at the easel, students will leave the workshop with a small study and their own painting incorporating rocks and reflections, plus a hand-out of workshop information to support continuing on their own.​

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Please click here to read all the details of this workshop. Includes supply list on page 2.

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Artist Bio for Jane Robbins:

 

Jane E Robbins, PhD, began painting after a long career as an entrepreneur, strategy consultant, and professor of innovation, entrepreneurship, and strategic leadership at University of Arizona and Vanderbilt University. Now a full-time artist working exclusively in soft pastel, a medium she prizes for its luminosity, vibrancy, versatility, and immediacy, Jane is an elected Signature member of Pastel Society of America (PSA); elected nonresident Artist Member of Salmagundi Club of New York; and juried Signature Member of Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, Arizona Pastel Painters Society, and Central Mass Pastel Society, of which she is president. She has twice been honored in Pastel Journal’s Pastel 100 “best in pastel,” including 2nd place in the Landscape and Interiors category for 2024, and is the recipient of numerous other awards. Jane paints a wide variety of subject matter, but is best known for her coastal paintings and still lifes. Her work is in private collections throughout the country, the UK, and Europe, and available directly and through galleries. She exhibits her work internationally and is a sought-after teacher of classes and workshops in soft pastel.