Experience level

Intermediate to Advanced

Supplies Students BrinG       

• Set of 40 half stick Soft Pastels containing both primaries and secondaries
• Recommended - Sennelier Extra soft 40 assorted half pastels 
• Uart 400 or 500 texture sanded pastel paper 9 x 12 
• White Art tape or beige masking tape, Note: Not green frog tape or blue painter’s tape 
• Drawing Board or backing board like foamcore or Masonite drawing board to tape the paper on to 
• Landscape photo references 
• Viva Paper Towels  

Materials will be discussed at the first class.

CLASS CAPACITY

Questions

Email or call instructor. cliffaustin@comcast.net or 720-401-3496.

About the Instructor

Cliff Austin is a graduate of Denver Institute of Technology and the Rocky Mountain School of Art. He lives in Aurora Colorado. He has been painting and illustrating since 1980 when he graduated from RMSA. He has affiliation with many Colorado art organizations such as the Pastel Society of Colorado, the Plein Air Artists of Colorado, the Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionists Society. His work can be seen at Mary Williams Fine Art Gallery, Boulder CO. After many years working in the corporate field, Ball Aerospace to Douglas Aircraft, the love of landscape painting never diminished. The core of Cliff’s art is the relationship of light on shape using line and tone and color as it wraps and flows around the landscape and cityscape. He has won many national awards in Pastel and Oils. 

www.cliffaustin.com 
cliff@cliffaustin.com

www.pastelsocietyofcolorado.org
www.pleinairartistscolorado.com
www.americanimpressionistsociety.org
www.oilpaintersofamerica.com