Fall 2025 OLLI Digital Catalog 

Pastel Painting: Intermediate Workshop (B288)

B – Fine Arts

Prerequisite: Pastel experience encouraged but not required. This workshop is an opportunity to further our experience and enjoyment of pastel painting with others who share this interest. No formal instruction is offered, so familiarity with pastels is encouraged (but not required). Both facilitators and participants identify topics for short instructional videos. Participants paint from personal or other reference photos, or imagination. A positive critique session each week offers support and advice, as well as sharing skills, techniques and ideas.

This offering meets for a total of 13 session(s).

INSTRUCTORS: Tricia Watson, Ann Walker, Donni Louise

WATSON, TRICIA — Retired scientist turned artist-in-training, primarily in the mediums of watercolor and pastel painting. Several years’ experience at OLLI in beginner to advanced pastel techniques. Also an avid native plant gardener and volunteer at Mt. Cuba Center botanical gardens. Formal education from Australian National University, Cornell University and California Institute of Technology. (B288)

WALKER, ANN — B.S., University of Delaware; textiles, clothing, art, and art history. Retired from Bank of America. Guided at Winterthur extensively. Shares lifelong enthusiasm for all things visual, including watercolor, pastel and clay classes at OLLI. Collector of garage sale treasures and cool art works. (B288)

LOUISE, DONNI — Has always loved watercolor and discovering the amazing variety of art classes offered at OLLI, including watercolor with Cynthia Kaufman and Marvin Stone. Has also participated in drawing and watercolor at the Delaware Art Museum and worked with two local watercolor artists. Discovered pastel painting at OLLI in fall 2022 and has really enjoyed painting in this medium. (B288)

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