Friday 19th June Painting Trees in Pastels

Our next session is this Friday 19th June at 6pm-8.30pm is themed Painting Trees. If the weather stays nice some of us might venture outside the room to be inspired by the beautiful trees growing in Victoria Park. As always you are free to work on your own project if you prefer.

New members are welcome and we have a variety of materials you might like to try.

A few resources that may be helpful:

How the Session Went

What a lovely evening! The Painting Trees session on Friday 19th June was a really enjoyable one. Members worked from their own photographs, capturing everything from sweeping summer canopies to more delicate, intricate branch structures. The variety of approaches in the room was brilliant to see.

Everyone used a mix of pastels and techniques — some building up layers of soft pastel to create lush, textured foliage, others using harder pastels or pastel pencils to define branches and trunks with more precision. It was a great reminder of just how versatile pastels can be as a medium.

For anyone new to pastels, materials were available on the night and included in the session price — so there's no need to invest in a full set before you come along and give it a try.

Here are some of our works in progress from the evening:

Come and Join Us

The Malvern Pastel Artists sessions are relaxed, sociable, and mutually supportive — this isn't a taught workshop, but a friendly space where artists of all abilities encourage and inspire each other. Whether you're picking up pastels for the first time or you've been painting for years, you'll find a warm welcome.

Each session runs for 2.5 hours and is a great way to spend a creative evening in good company with fellow art lovers in Malvern. Beginners' materials are available and included in the price, so all you need to bring is yourself.

Ready to come along? Book your place here — we'd love to see you at a future session.