One of the many advantages of soft pastel is the enormous variety of colours that are available to artists. However, this abundance does come at a cost (financial and artistic). Too much choice can lead to confusion and chaos. For every Wolf Kahn (see www.wolfkahn.com), who works a kind of alchemy when he throws together wild and seemingly disparate colours, there are a thousand mortals who fail to harness the power of colour. My mandate, in these workshops is to give students some strategies to make colour their ally.

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Trinity Bellwoods Market, pastel

2007 Timothy Daniels