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Steve Hill Pastel Workshop April 7th & 8th
February 25, 2023
Click this link to see details and register for my 2 day Intensive Pastel Painting Workshop at The Oldfield Western Heritage Center, April 7 & 8. A complete basic pastel materials and supply list will be sent upon registration, with a 10% discount from Dakota Pastels, the world's largest pastel...
Intro to Pastels Workshop, March 29-31, 2023 at Dakota Pastels, Mt. Vernon, WA
November 21, 2022
Join me to learn the basics of the pastel medium in this 3 day intensive workshop at Dakota, right in the large classroom space and warehouse of the world's largest supplier of pastel products. I have taught hundreds of students (from beginners to advanced) solid methods of pastel application that...
10 Days Painting and Touring in Croatia 2022
May 27, 2021
Join me September 30-October 9, 2022 for my next painting holiday with Lynda Milina, in sunny Croatia. Limited to 14 sign-ups, this will be my 5th plein air painting tour on Korcula Island. Fabulous food, wonderful accommodations, all inclusive at just $3100. ...
New video recordings
April 16, 2021
Very excited to announce that I have been working with professional videographer, Maggie Dominguez, who's been taking live recordings of me painting on site in the Skagit Valley, over the past 2 weeks. We will be publishing the first of those videos in my May 2021, monthly newsletter, "Art in...
Recordings of my On-line Classes in Pastel with French Escapade
February 8, 2021
Jackie Grandchamps, owner of French Escapade, has just sent the recordings for my 3 workshops last year that are posted on her website, and for sale. https://frenchescapade.com/recordings If you missed any of these and want to settle in and follow easy step-by-step instructions to paint-along,...
Holiday Art Sale Extended through December 31, 2020
December 22, 2020
We had a great response to our recent holiday art sale at Windswept Fine Art Gallery, which ended 12/20/20. To celebrate that, as well as "the end of a fairly interesting year" (my little joke) we are extending the sale ! 10% OFF any artwork purchase through December 31. Discount...
Holiday Art Sale-Celebrating 20 years!
November 27, 2020
Give the timeless gift of Fine Art Holiday Sale, November 27 through December 20. 10% OFF any purchase at Windswept Fine Art Gallery, 783 Port Stanley Rd., Lopez Island, WA featuring Original Pastels and prints by Steven Hill Original Watercolors by Ralph Bladt Our spacious gallery...
Virtual 5 Day Tour and Pastel Painting workshop in Croatia, January 18-22, 2021
October 15, 2020
You cannot have a more inclusive painting and travel opportunity in the middle of January, than this virtual workshop experience! Steve has taught 4 workshops in Croatia with Lynda Milina, since 2009, and will be doing daily live demos, with all of you, and moderated by Lynda Milina, via "Zoom" at...
Time Lapse at Zion National Park
August 21, 2020
This link is from my archives of Plein Air Painting events, made by Joe Hafen for Zion National Park at the Plein Air Invitational there back in 2013. It does give a little insight into my process of painting on location (en plein air) when I worked upstream from Sinewava along the Virgin River...
2 Day Virtual Pastel Workshop
July 16, 2020
Join me September 9 & 10, for my third online workshop with Jackie Grandchamps, owner of French Escapade, as we all paint a coastal scene from the Carmel/Monterey area of California! Learn as you paint-along in steps, and do a finished painting by the end of the second day. Read the reviews from my...