Workshop: Oil Pastels w Nicole Michaud

In this class, we will explore the use of oil pastels as a medium of both drawing and more painterly techniques. Layering color, creating transparency, and a variety of mark marking techniques will be used to develop texture and the illusion of depth for either representational or non-representational work. For those interested in working from sketches or photographs, Nicole will discuss methods for creating representative forms.

Nicole Michaud is a Philadelphia based artist, and has been working in oils and oil pastels since 2004. Originally from New Hampshire, she has lived on both the East and West Coasts, and the Midwest. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 2006 and 2012, and holds a Certificate of Fine Arts. She was awarded the Women's Board Travel Scholarship through the Academy, and traveled to Europe to study art abroad in 2011. Her work is greatly influenced by natural subjects, emotions, and memories.

Nicole has exhibited in Philadelphia and New York since 2004, and has participated in and received awards through juried exhibitions.