I hope you’ll join me for the next session of classes. For current class details visit Today's Art Class, a blog devoted to my ongoing classes.
Any Medium
Remember, you’re welcome to paint with any medium you like, as long as you don’t use any strong smelling solvents. I'll demonstrate in pastel or gouache, depending on the class.
Any Subject
I’m no longer teaching how to paint landscapes exclusively, so if you want to paint animals, still life, landscape, or portrait/figure paintings, you’re welcome. Exploring creative experiments and challenges stimulates inspiration, so I’ll be introducing new classes regularly.
Class Structure
Every week you’ll see a demonstration/lecture lasting approximately an hour. Following this you’ll work at your easel under my supervision. We have a lot of fun in this class learning how to use pastels and other painting media in a more creative way and encouraging one another as we paint. We have a friendly, relaxed critique of the work done in this course at the final class, suited to helping you see how to continue your studies.
Class Enrollment
Our class will be held at the Paradise Hills Methodist Church from 11:30-2:30 every Thursday. The cost of the eight-class session remains the same— $200.00 for 8 weeks. To enroll, please contact me.
Join us!
I enjoy teaching because my students teach me so much. My classes and occasional workshops are structured but relaxed, built around instruction and demonstrations in which I present 'the rules' so that my students will know when to keep them, bend them, or break them, not out of ignorance but from an understanding of how and when to apply them. I encourage individual growth and expression in each student, seeking to enhance strengths and fairly critique weaknesses with suggestions about how to build painting 'muscle'.
I've taught pastel painting to adult students since 1989, having received a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art in 1979. I studied for several years with Master Pastelist Albert Handell in what I personally consider to have been my 'advanced degree' work, and have shown my artwork in galleries and fairs for almost 30 years.
I'm one of the founders and first President of The Pastel Society of New Mexico and hold Signature Membership in the society. I also write for The Artist's Magazine, The Pastel Journal and other publications.
You can see my paintings featured in Pure Color: The Best of Pastel, and Painting with Pastels by Maggie Price, as well as in other books. You may see my pastel techniques in two online video workshops available through F+W Media. Most recently I have the pleasure of sharing my free book, Landscape Painting in Pastels online
PAINTINGS BY
Deborah Christensen Secor
My career has been a journey in search of beauty and truth, which come from God. I seek to show His beauty, power and majesty, and my serenity and joy, however imperfectly translated through the talent He has given me. As I paint, I look forward to daily lessons from my Master, Jesus Christ. I hope that you will see Him shining through the work you see here.
All paintings (c) 2010 Deborah Secor..
You're welcome to right-click and copy images for your own personal, private enjoyment online, but please do not infringe on the copyright by using them for any other purpose whatsoever. Please do not copy and print images without specific written permission. from me, and then please credit me as the artist. Thank you!
