

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: GLOW AND SHADOW: OIL PASTEL WORKSHOP AT THE GFAA
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm – Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: GLOW AND SHADOW: OIL PASTEL WORKSHOP WITH EZEKIEL ABASSA at the Gainesville Fine Arts Association
DATE: Sunday, November 23, 2025
TIME: 1 - 4
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 21, 2025

A step-by-step oil pastel session focused on a modern still life. If your last memory of oil pastels is that waxy school set, or you’ve heard they’re “impossible”, this class will change that. The goal is simple: leave confident, you were always able to do this! We’ll start with an easy warm‑up on the fundamentals of light and shadow: finding the light source, spotting the big value shapes, and learning the simple parts. We’ll practice seeing these as clear shapes and matching them with colors, then use smooth finger blending to connect it all together. We will go over how to hold the pastel, light vs. heavy pressure, spotting simple light‑and‑shadow shapes, and smooth finger blending. Then we’ll build the artwork in easy stages with big shapes first, color layers next, and a bright highlight to finish. By the end, you’ll walk away with your own frame‑worthy oil pastel piece and a simple process you can repeat at home.

COST: (includes 24-color oil pastel set to take home!)

Member Benefit: $17

Non-Members: $32

Register at www.gainesvillefinearts.org/workshops 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Ezekiel “Zulu” Abassa is a Gainesville-based visual artist working in oil and soft pastels. Rooted in nature, music, and community, he paints what people feel and remember. How our own lens shapes what we see (umwelt). He’s known for luminous light-and-shadow, bold yet measured color, and tactile marks that keep the touch of the hand. Lately his work moves between expressive faces, modern still lifes, and the “third places” where everyday life unfolds, inviting quiet reflection and empathy.
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- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Gainesville
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1314 South  Main Street, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601
- **lat**: 29.63791
- **long**: -82.327
- **full address**: 1314 South  Main Street, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601

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- **organizer**: GFAA (https://allevents.in/org/gfaa/26290373)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1314 South  Main Street, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** GFAA
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about GLOW AND SHADOW: OIL PASTEL WORKSHOP AT THE GFAA ?
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