March 28th - Double Day! Floral Pastels | Open Studio Time

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Double day! This day will feature a morning class, break for lunch, followed by an afternoon open studio time.

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Morning Class: Pastel Florals with David Shkolny

Pastels are a fantastic medium to create beautiful florals! Learn how to block in your shapes with vine charcoal, followed by layering on colour using value and colour temperature. Sanded pastel paper is used to make a painterly, impressionist effect.

Date: March 28thth, 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 10am - noon
Location: Lacombe Memorial Centre | upstairs in the Servus Credit Union Room (5214 50 Ave, Lacombe, AB)
Open to ages 16 and up!
Cost: $25 Lacombe Art Guild Members | $35 Non-Members

Supplies list - scroll down

Please note: this class is non-refundable , and has a maximum student number of 20 students per class

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Afternoon: Open Studio Time

Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Lacombe Memorial Centre | upstairs in the Servus Credit Union Room (5214 50 Ave, Lacombe, AB)
Cost: Free to attend, bring a project to work on. If you are a student from the morning class you are also more than welcomed to stay and continue dabbling on your pastel projects as well.

Payment:

Double day! This day will feature a morning class, break for lunch, followed by an afternoon open studio time.

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Morning Class: Pastel Florals with David Shkolny

Date: March 28thth, 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 10am - noon
Location: Lacombe Memorial Centre | upstairs in the Servus Credit Union Room (5214 50 Ave, Lacombe, AB)
Open to ages 16 and up!
Cost: $25 Lacombe Art Guild Members | $35 Non-Members

Supplies list - scroll down

Please note: this class is non-refundable , and has a maximum student number of 20 students per class

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Afternoon: Open Studio Time

Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Lacombe Memorial Centre | upstairs in the Servus Credit Union Room (5214 50 Ave, Lacombe, AB)
Cost: Free to attend, bring a project to work on. If you are a student from the morning class you are also more than welcomed to stay and continue dabbling on your pastel projects as well.

Payments: if you would like to pay for your class spot via etransfer, please still register online through our website, and send your etransfer payment to lacombealbertaartguild@gmail.com to complete your registration.

Morning Class: Pastels are a fantastic medium to create beautiful florals! Learn how to block in your shapes with vine charcoal, followed by layering on colour using value and colour temperature. Sanded pastel paper is used to make a painterly, impressionist effect.

Supplies for the morning Floral Pastels Class:

Set of good quality soft (chalk) pastels (Sennelier, Shmincke, Unison, Nupastel) minimum of 24. The cheaper sets will not have good colour adhesion. Alternatively you can buy single pastels to make up your own set. Art stores often have sales on sets.
Pastel Premier in Italian Clay colour ( 9” x 12”)
Kneadable eraser
Soft vine charcoal (medium thickness, not too skinny as they break easily or too fat)
Masking tape
Isopropyl alcohol (small bottle) and a few brushes may be used
Ruler\
Drawing board ( approx. 14” X 18 “ size masonite works well)
Easel (optional- table top)
Apron to protect your clothes from the pastels
Something to transport your finished work, including light protective paper to tape on front so it doesn’t smudge
Instructor will bring: extra sanded paper

About David Shkolny: Born in 1969 in Manitoba, David Shkolny (BFA, NSCAD 1992), has been painting landscapes for forty years. With twenty-five years of experience teaching, including painting holidays in Italy, he loves to share his experience working in the captivating medium of pastel. David’s studio is based in Edmonton, Alberta. His work can be found in the Canada Council and in international collections.. David recently placed first and was the people’s choice winner in the 2024 annual plein air competition in Red Deer, Alberta. He also placed first in the Rosebud Art Collective Paint Out in 2024, and the inaugural Canada Paints Plein Air competition in August, 2025.