Years ago when Flora Giffuni, Founder of the Pastel Society of America and President advised me on how to begin the Pastel Society of North Carolina her advice was to begin small and build from there. It was great advice and how we have grown.
“Southern Comforts” was my accepted entry into that PSA exhibition where I met Flora. This pastel painting 18″ x 24″ was painted on Canson Mi Tienes. I went to the farmer’s market in Carrboro, NC and found an opportunity to take a photo reference.
I am pleased to announce that I am participating in a virtual art exhibit at the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill through January 31st with Elaine Jerome and Susanna Ray. The Center’s video runs about 15 minutes; you can access it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrHJJy2fZX_6iSZI9a_pHmqMR4-VFFiY/view?usp=sharing
I have selected four pastels from my latest work in 2020, along with four watercolors from earlier years.
Sycamore Tree won the Claude Parsons Memorial Award in the American Artists Professional League’s 92nd Grand National Exhibition in November 2020. Normally held at the Salmagundi Club in NYC, this year’s exhibition was online. AAPL shortly after offered me an Elected Associate Member status which I accepted.
PSNC member, Judith Cutler, was a featured artist on the Pastel Society of America FB Group in December.
Excited to announce I received the award Best of Pastels in the Arts of the Pamlico’s 56th Annual Fine Arts Show in Washington, NC with my pastel, “Captain’s Logbook…. Day 2”
Exhibit will go online beginning December 10th thru January.
I am delighted to have been mentioned on radio NPR’s The State of Things, hosted by Frank Stasio, Tuesday, August 4th. James Keul, the curator of Golden Belt’s Reawakening Exhibit and fellow artist of Golden Belt Artists Group, spoke about how artists were motivated to paint during the pandemic. He talked about my painting on paint-in zoom calls, painting models virtually, and needing to think outside the box. Also how I tried subjects conceptually, based on current events over these past months.
Online workshop – Available anytime
I am thrilled to announce my collaboration with The Centerpiece Gallery in Raleigh to develop a new online Pastel workshop. This fun workshop will give you the basics you need to create a beautiful cloud Pastel, and you even have the option of purchasing additional feedback and follow-up after the class via email. Visit the Centerpiece today for more info or to register.
Recently, my painting, Genesis, won the Benefactor’s Award in the 29th Annual Waterway Art Association Show and Sale held in Calabash, NC. The show was judged by Kari Feuer of Wilmington, NC.
Medium: Pastels or Oils
Orientation: September 14, 2020 from 4pm to 5pm EST
Workshop: September 15 & 16, 2020 from 11am to 6pm EST
Price: $210
Workshop limited to 12 students.
For more information and to register, visit the Fort Mill Art Guild website.
For more information on the artist, visit Barbara’s website.
July 22-24: Let’s Paint Ireland (Virtually) – 21 hours of instruction for $300, 10-5 CST.
For more information: https://www.nanciekingmertz.com/events
Painting Seascapes With Pastels Zoom Workshop, 7/17-19
Patreon Online Learning page
July 4 weekly 3-hour classes July 6, 13, 20, 27
August 1-2, 2020 Intensive 2 Day Online Zoom Workshop
Offering 1 hour Zoom mentoring
Go to her website for more information
Coming Soon – online workshop ready for an August release
Patreon Online Learning page
Offering online weekly pastel classes 7/15/2020-8/15/2020
Offering online mentoring
Capturing the Light Workshop: 8/21/2020-8/23/2020
Online workshop with Karen Helfeld Israel through West Harford Art League – 7/18/2020
The Painterly Floral from Life (Online through Pastel Society of America) – 8/1/2020- 8/2/2020
PSA Online Workshop – 10/5/2020-10/10/2020
Be sure to look at our list of resources where you can find more online learning opportunities and great pastel YouTube channels https://bit.ly/psnc_online_resources
Check out online resources from our digital library https://bit.ly/PSNCLibrary
Deb will have an exhibition of her work at Bev’s Fine Art, in Raleigh on Six Forks Rd, during the month of June.
Enrollment is now open for The Painterly Landscape Course. This class is exclusively for active NC Pastel Society members: Piedmont Pastel Society, NC Pastel Society and Appalachian Pastel Society.
Registration is open today and closes on May 4, 2020.
We hope you take advantage of this great online course. Please contact Alain at alain@picardstudio.com directly should you have any issues registering.
For more information and to enroll, click the link here: The Painterly Landscape Course.
Let’s Head to the Clouds is a workshop by Diana Coidan with the Champion Education “Master Class” Art Program in Morrisville. Sharpening your pastel skills on creating expressive clouds which are integral to the art of landscape painting…over land or sea. Learn to create spectacular cloudscapes.
Sunday, July 26th
For more information and to register: www.cier-art.com/masterartdiana.html
Landscape demos on painting sunlight and shadow and the concept of underpainting using three values of blue for the shadows and three values of yellow for sunlight.
