Experimenting with Pastels for Fall
Join us for a fun workshop to experiment with pastels and combining them with other art mediums to take your work to a new level! Students will explore and interpret a fall scene in a relaxed and encouraging learning atmosphere. Extra experimental art mediums will be provided as well as sanded pastel paper.
Instructor: Malia Bryngelson
Date: October 24, 2026
Time: 1:00 – 5:00
Class Cost: $30 members / $60 non-members
Materials Cost: No additional materials fee
Location: Five Oaks Art Studio, 1247 Rural Drive NW, Concord, NC 28027
To Register: Register for the class on CabarrusArtGuild.org in the Payment Center
Payment Method: Payment methods accepted on the site are PayPay, Venmo, or Zelle.
Class Details: Minimum 4, Maximum 10, Minimum Age 14
Description:
This class is appropriate for both Beginners and Intermediate level artists.
Following are suggested supplies. Extra supplies will be provided so it isn’t necessary to have everything listed here.
o Whatever pastels (soft pastels - not oil pastels) you might have.
o NuPastels made by Prismacolor are a good choice to learn with
o A backing board or drawing board (a half sheet of Dollar store foam core board works very well)
o Baby wipes for your hands
o A sketch book and soft pencils or charcoal
o An apron or old shirt
o Artist’s tape or drafting tape
o Table or floor easel if you have one
o An old towel or piece of plastic for a table covering
Malia Bryngelson is a pastel artist from Locust, North Carolina. Exploring the study of color and combining other media with pastels are the current themes of her work. She has studied pastel painting with many nationally known pastel artists, including Lyn Asselta, Casey Klahn, Karen Margulis, Colette Odya Smith and many others. Malia’s award-winning work has been included in state and national exhibitions. Her paintings received a first place and an Honorable Mention award in the animal category of Pastel Magazine’s Pastel 100 Competition.
Contact Malia at maliabryngel56@gmail.com if you have any questions about the class.