# Oil Pastels Wednesday’s Live class with Matt and Ashley **URL:** \ **Category:** Share Your Art\ **Created:** [June 25, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835 "2026-06-25T20:29:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/1 "2026-06-25T20:29:11Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/6/65e988d97e8434783d89a96c23e43e33eef8e64d.jpeg) Think this is Matt’s same daughter that we will be doing the pastels on Monday’s ![image|375x500](upload://6XBWk0aebmd18whPyTYw7ECVFtl.jpg. ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/2 "2026-06-25T20:30:47Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/3/30ca1c91d14bdf268a8d9b7ede4780ede1f35517.jpeg) This is the reference with the grid She is so beautiful and growing up too fast (right Matt)! ---
**Author:** ![thevirtualinstructor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/thevirtualinstructor/32/2_2.png) [@thevirtualinstructor](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/thevirtualinstructor)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/3 "2026-06-26T17:13:03Z")
Actually that’s my second oldest daughter. We’ll be drawing the youngest. They look very similar. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Brenda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/brenda/32/3459_2.png) [@Brenda](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Brenda)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/4 "2026-06-27T02:41:28Z")
Awesome! Enjoy! Isn’t this the new Wednesday Live Class project? I’m still slogging along with our acrylic painting of a pear for Monday’s class. LOL! However, I will be missing the Wednesday portrait class, though I might sit in on occasion just to see how it’s going. Oil pastels are not one of my favorite mediums, and portraits are the hardest thing I’ve ever tackled. 🙂 Give me a bird, dog, or cat any day. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TLP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@TLP](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/TLP)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/5 "2026-06-29T10:13:07Z")
Brenda, Mondays we are still on the pair. The photo of Matt’s youngest daughter just started for Wednesday with Matt and Ashley. i hope that this helps! Artsy ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/6 "2026-07-19T01:53:25Z")
Wow good to know Matt… Thanks for letting us know that! Can you give us the other name Ryan or Rian however girls spell it and the other is?? They’re both beautiful Matt :)! ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/7 "2026-07-19T02:03:55Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/7/7f43e5ff55e75631f0acf4478815f97b8433d378.jpeg) Still plugging along with the graphite part…SO many leaves 🙂 LOL!! ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/8 "2026-07-19T02:09:41Z")
Yes I too have to finish the pear ! I had to buy acrylic Indian yellow which just came yesterday! Plus drove my little orphaned mouse to Corvallis little over an hour away to a Wildlife rescue (only one does mammals this small!) And now I will get my life back … impossible to get anything done having to feed and clean little one every two to three hours around the clock.!! First good nite sleep last nite in two weeks! Yes, I’m crazy …you are right …but that is the St Francis of Assisi in me (my confirmation name too!) ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/10 "2026-07-29T02:13:03Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/c/c39667cb5867634fd6efb961339885c9d376bb5b.jpeg) How’s everyone doing on the portrait drawing of Matt’s daughter? I ordered some sennelier portrait color pastels and its going to be a lot better than having to mix the basic 12 I originally purchased for the last class with oil pastels! Still challenging for sure though but also bought some new silicone blenders too and have a variety of points and textures to blend with too! Real reasonably priced on Amazon! Hope to see some other folks adding to their work here too! Therese ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/11 "2026-07-29T02:21:12Z")
Yes, I have it listed wrong …not sure how to edit title …? It should say Live class on Wed with Matt and Ashley! ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/12 "2026-08-17T15:15:19Z")
Really WEDNESDAY WITH MATT AND ASHLEY: Week of 8-12-26 Still having trouble with “hard edges” and blending colors. I’m wondering if I used the wrong side of the paper? Little late now 🙂 slightly\_smiling\_face: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/2/2dc1f898de9a2dc31af6e0798f09820b1c5afeb7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![robichon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/robichon/32/4993_2.png) [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/13 "2026-08-17T15:47:48Z")
Hi @theresebriggs WOW, what a good job you are doing with what I think is a more difficult media. And you are even staying caught up with the lessons. Well done and thanks for sharing. Terri Robichon ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/14 "2026-08-27T01:49:52Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/a/a90c7d284f4917e464d89d7e6fd9811f3200ca7a.jpeg) Haven’t started the face pastels yet but the hair is tripping me up to try and get the small size of the hair (mine is too big) and when I try blending they seem to smear and not have any form? ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/15 "2026-08-27T02:09:38Z")
-put the pear on the pear page LOL:) Therese ---
**Author:** ![Meme5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/meme5/32/6555_2.png) [@Meme5](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Meme5)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/16 "2026-08-31T15:25:09Z")
This is as far as I’ve gotten with this very enjoyable live class! I am loving the oil pastels experience! Thank you Matt! ![IMG_8797](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/3/376cc0416d659da46f07f31f8036f952ae4cd113.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/17 "2026-08-31T17:47:25Z")
Thx for adding yours Sonia…glad you are liking oil pastels! I’m finding it hard to get colors I like plus details, but it is worth working at it! ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/18 "2026-08-31T19:15:14Z")
That’s really a close resemblance Sonia! I pretty much made up my own image of the ivy :)! ---
**Author:** ![Meme5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/meme5/32/6555_2.png) [@Meme5](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Meme5)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/19 "2026-08-31T20:12:10Z")
@theresebriggs Not only are you keeping up with the lessons, you’re also doing a wonderful job!! I have been working super slowly only a tiny section at a time in the small space I have completed on mine. Although far from perfect, I have been patient with the application because it’s therapeutic to me. Oil pastels are still tricky to me but not as tricky as acrylic and watercolors!! Sonia ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/20 "2026-09-15T21:17:39Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/5/57ff780cc5e33965bce9d7dcf410641a6f9cabc9.jpeg) few days ago…I’ll add my latest too! ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835/21 "2026-09-15T21:18:57Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/b/b59f3bfa1da6feebc1fe99d2c7c2b644219b8e09.jpeg) Haven’t added as many freckles but Reynolds probably won’t mind?🙂 Made eyebrows less dark too! [Next page](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835.md?page=2)