Clayton Buchanans all- day pastel workshop “Working from photos” is Sunday, March 3, 2013 from 10am-4pm at the Senior Room, Kings Highway, Warwick.
If you were at the January meeting and you’ve already signed up, you have to confirm by sending your check of $20 for members, $30 for non-members to the: WAL, P.O. box 923, Warwick, NY 10990. Then e-mail me at jjbat@optonline.net and I will send you a supply list.

Clayton Buchanan Artist Statement/Work Statement;
I am fascinated with the diverse nature of lifestyles; the real life compositions, frozen in time, of human expression and movement. My goal is to capture the reality of life through my interpretations of the human figure, share that vision, and broaden the acceptance of humanity’s differences through visual stimulation. Pastels are my painting medium. The direct application of color gives the surface texture I want. I look for the intimacy of a scene; those elements that allow me to enter into, and have emotional
contact. I use the digital camera to capture and freeze those reference moments; the computer to crop the image/determine composition, heighten the specific light condition, depth of field, and remembered bits of the scene. I also work from life to underscore the 3-dimensional structure when working from
photos. I photograph in public space, and do not pose compositions. The reference
photos I use are real life figurative situations captured at random. I keep open minded on
a photo shoot, and seldom have preconceptions concerning direction. The scene in front
of me drives the creative process.

images are “Blue Goggles”- 42×27 and “Riverside”- 24×42.