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Shawn Dell Joyce

Shawn Dell Joyce

Shawn Dell Joyce was born in Texas in 1965 and grew up on the border in Brownsville Tx. She went to art school at University of North Texas in Denton, and studied Semiotics with artist Vernon Fisher, then transferred to San Francisco Art Institute in 1987. She founded a plein air school with an Arts and Agricultural mission based on the historic Hudson River School, called the Wallkill River School of Art. It still exists today as a nonprofit arts organization with a mission of bringing cultural tourism to the Hudson Valley region through plein air painting workshops and events on local farms, historic sites and open spaces. Joyce has won many prestigious awards for plein air painting, and is a signature member of New York Plein Air Painters (NYPAP), and International Plein Air Painters (IPAP), and Pastel Society of Tampa Bay (PSTB).

Classes from this instructor

  1. Adult Classes
  2. Adult Workshops
  3. Teen & Kid Classes
  4. Teen & Kid Workshops
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    • W-PA123 Painting the Beach in Pastels with Shawn Dell Joyce

    All levels welcome! Paint a wave and sunset scene of the beach! Photo reference provided, all work from the same scene using all 5 pastel application techniques. Learn how to scumble, use linear strokes, daubing and dusting to create a single painting. Start with an underpainting using an alcohol wash, then build up layers using […]

    • W-PA124 Painting Wildlife in Pastels with Shawn Dell Joyce

    All levels welcome! Paint Florida wildlife! Choose from provided reference photos of seabirds, manatees, turtles, gators, etc and create different textures like fur, scales, skin, water, feathers, using pastels. Learn how to scumble, use linear strokes, daubing and dusting to create a focal point on an old painting or basis for a new painting. Bring […]

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