Demo and Mini-Workshop by
Dawn Buckingham
Plus our annual holiday party!
Evening Finale by Dawn Buckingham
We will be featuring a demo and optional mini-workshop by Dawn Buckingham.
During the general meeting, Dawn will demonstrate her painting techniques focused on creating a nocturnal landscape. Techniques will be explored for capturing the subtle lighting and mood of nighttime scenes using soft pastels.
We hope you will join us! Come early at 9:30 a.m. for refreshments and socializing.
We will be having our annual holiday party celebration! As a thank you to you, our members, enjoy a catered lunch on us.
If you live out of the area, we will also be connecting our members via Zoom.
To participate in the General Meeting via Zoom, log-in information will be provided within a few days of the meeting.
MINI WORKSHOP
Following the general meeting, Dawn Buckingham will be our mini-workshop instructor who will introduce color selection and layering methods to depict moonlit skies, shadows, and reflective surfaces. Participants will learn how to balance contrast and learn techniques to achieve depth and texture in their artwork. Dawn will provide guidance from composition planning to final details, suitable for all skill levels. By the end, students will complete an original pastel painting that captures the serene and mysterious qualities of a nocturnal landscape.
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. following the general meeting.
Cost: $40
Plain Sail Home by Dawn Buckingham
About Dawn…
Dawn Buckingham is an award winning pastel artist currently living in Southern California. She follows the tradition of American Impressionism by immersing herself in the natural landscape, painting from life, in order to capture the light, color, and mood of the area. The need to work quickly in the changing light is reflected in the energy of her mark making and subtle layers of pigment. On location plein air painting in pastel and oil, as well as travel journaling in watercolor, inform her studio practice.
Dawn feels that becoming an artist has given her the gift of seeing and experiencing the world in a new and enhanced way. Travel provides opportunities to capture sights, sounds, cultures, and memories through art.
Her work has been recognized with awards in both local and juried national shows, plein air competitions, and quick draw events. Her collectors include both US and International patrons. In the fall of 2023, as part of the Dana Point Sister Cities cultural exchange, Dawn traveled to Sorrento, Italy where her work was on display at the Cloisters of San Francesco in the first art exhibit at that location.
Affiliations
Signature Member of the Pastel Society of the West Coast and the Pastel Society of Colorado
Festival of Arts Laguna Beach 2022 - 2025
Member of Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA), California Art Club, Plein Air Artists Colorado (PAAC), Southern California Plein Air Painters Association (SOCALPAPA), Anaheim Art Association, and LOCA Arts Education
https://www.dawnbuckinghamfineart.com