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Member News, Tim Williams

October 1, 2019

I have a new show of 28 paintings at This & That Gift Gallery, 118C East Main Street, Carrboro. The show, up until October 30, includes some works that were in my Arts Center show in May, others that were not and several new paintings done this summer.

Artist’s Reception is Friday October 11, 6 pm to 9 pm.

Filed Under: exhibitions and shows, member news

Member News, Nancy Clausen

September 25, 2019

These two images were selected by the Mission Hospital Cultural Arts Project. They will be displayed as large giclee prints with other artists of Western North Carolina whose work was chosen. Mine will hang with others in the tower of the Mission Hospital’s new Medical Research wing. A reception is planned before they open.

Dawn’s Light
A Plein Aire Morning

Filed Under: member news

Member News, Kathryn Troxler

August 5, 2019

Landscapes of North Carolina
Paintings by Kathryn Beam Troxler
August 1 – September 3, 2019

Sandra Neerman Art Gallery @ Greensboro Public Library
219 N. Church Street

Reception and artist’s talk on Friday, August 9 from 5-7pm in the Gallery.

Additionally, Kathryn has three paintings in the Central Gallery Show at Revolution Mill, 1150 Revolution Mill Drive, Greensboro from now through September.

Filed Under: exhibitions and shows, member news

Member News, Kathryn Troxler

August 2, 2019

Kathryn Troxler put the finishing touches on two paintings she started during the plein air session at Emily Thompson’s Farm back in May.

If you attended and would like your work highlighted on the PSNC blog, fill out the form here.

Filed Under: meetings, member news

Member News, Lorie Callahan

August 2, 2019

Lorie Callahan’s three new seascape pastel paintings will be included in the Ambleside Gallery of Greensboro, group show opening tonight, August 2nd.

The opening free to the public will be from 6 pm to 9 pm.

Filed Under: exhibitions and shows, member news

Member News, Diana L. Coidan

July 17, 2019

Bev’s Fine Art is featuring for their July Spotlight Series, Diana L. Coidan from July 2 – 31, 2019.

7400 Six Forks road, Suite 19, Raleigh, NC 27615

Exhibition of Original Artwork in Pastel.

Filed Under: exhibitions and shows, member news

Weekly Pastel Classes by Addren Doss

July 17, 2019

I have been asked by numerous people to teach a weekly pastel class. I have now decided to do so.

When: Thursday mornings, August 1 – September 26
(except for Thursday, September 12)
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 noon
Where: College Place United Methodist Church
Cost: $195 for the 8 week session

To register email me at addrendesigns@aol.com

This class will have a minimum of 6 students and a maximum of 10 students. Registration is on a first come basis. Several people have already indicated they would like to attend, so don’t hesitate to contact me.
When you register I will let you know what type of supplies you will need for this first session.

Beginner and experienced artists are welcome in this class. We will start with the basics and work our way up. Even if you are experienced it never hurts to review the basics, and I will certainly work with you on the level you are currently at. There will be some work from life using simple still life set ups, and some landscape work using photographs.

In this first session we will cover:
How to set up your pastels to give you a better understanding of color harmony and value relationships.
Proportion and basic drawing.
Composition and what makes a good painting.
Under painting — to use or not to use.

I have been working in pastel and been a professional artist for about 30 years, and look forward to sharing with you some of what I have learned during that time.

Filed Under: member news, workshops and classes

Beyond the Photograph – Creating Better Pastel Paintings

March 29, 2019

May 14 & 15, 2019
The Florence Thomas Art School
West Jefferson, NC
$210
In this 2 day pastel workshop we will be exploring different ways to work creatively with photographs. We will look at how to simplify and change a photograph into a better composition, and how to use elements from more than one reference when creating a painting.
For complete information visit my website www.addrendoss.com

Filed Under: member news, workshops and classes

The North Carolina 2019 Pastel Exhibition has been juried.  See accepted entries!

March 26, 2019

A total of 190 entries were received from 103 artists. From those, 60 paintings from 45 artists were chosen for the Exhibition.  As expected, the quality of the entries was exceptional.

JUROR STATEMENT 2019 NC Statewide Show  Lyn Asselta:

“As a juror, there are several things that I feel contribute to the makings of an exceptional show. First and foremost, I look for originality, both in content and composition. I look for works that have an emotional quality to them. I look for works that are technically well presented but that go beyond technical perfection. I was pleased to find in this group of entries, paintings that were exciting, intriguing and that begged me to look closer.

“For those artists whose work was chosen, I offer my congratulations and I am pleased to have had the honor of selecting your work. I hope you are pleased, too, with the works that will hang beside yours in this show.

“For each and every artist who entered paintings, I offer my congratulations, as well. It is a feat of courage to enter a show and the confidence to do so only comes after the hard work of pushing yourself to greater heights with your work. In a field of many outstanding entries, there is always a limit to how many can be chosen. If 60 are chosen, you will never know if you were the 61st. I have long believed that those near misses are the fuel that makes us want to be better, to learn more, to put even more of our hearts into our paintings.

“To all the artists and to the coordinators of this statewide exhibit, thank you for entrusting me to this task. My hope is that the show will be an inspiring example of what can be achieved with our wonderful, unique medium of pastel.”

Congratulations to all whose artwork will be included!  Below is a list of the accepted entries.

Lynette BettiniBeach Bikes
Cathyann BurgessPinnacle Ridge
Lucy Cobos Chicken Shack
Back to Dionis
Karen Cotler The Shape of Water
In Her Heyday
Linda CoulterCoffee House Corner
Jay DeChesereCody No. 4
Marilyn DwyerBoys of Summer
Lynn Ebanks Chuma of Africa
Tracy Ference Lumiere
Fred Fielding Mighty Niagara Sunset
Canola Field
J Kay GordonThe Offering
Alec Hall We have Lift-off
Jesse
Judy Harron Only Alive in Glass: Carolina Parakeets
Anthony Hedrick Bella Figura in Centro Monterosso al Mare
Sharon Roselle Howard 1.618
Gail Hurt Almost Home
Michael Jarman Once Upon a Princess
Tammy Kaufman Through My Lens – Self Portrait
Wendy KoehrsenSilverback
What Ducks
Toni Lindahl Possum Kingdom
Kim Long Dancing in the Sun
Roxanne Lorch Goat To It
Linda Medders-JacksonThe Guardians
Karen MelloJoy in the Morning
Meryl Meyer Sunlit Ravenna
Eve MillerTextures at Low Tide
Ashley MortensonMack Truck Steering Wheel
Summer Hydrangeas
Lyle MullicanA Stroll through the Kelp Forest
Karla PaceView from East Rim Trail
Kathy Pruett Those Skinny Beeches…
They Always Get Tipsy…
Debbie RasberryIn the Stillness
Fifty Shades of Gray Day
BF ReedSunny Side Up
Norma Rollet Between the Weeds
On the Fence Too
Gary Rupp Cool Days
Rolling Sky
Maria Rush Parnell Lost Solemates
Promise
Zoe Schumaker Howl
Susan Sinyai In the Grove
Ginny Stocker Wild Seed Wakeup
Valley Thaw
Anne StrutzSnap Chat
A Taylor Y
Anne Van Blarcom KurowskiThe Eyes Have It
Kurt WeiserWild Lavender
Dorothy WhitmoreAnne in the Garden
Barbara Kitty WilliamsShe Stands
Luana Luconi WinnerGreat Faces Series: Turquoise
Robe Series:Turquoise

The opening reception and presentation of awards will be in the gallery with the show Saturday, May 4th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. at the Hickory Museum of Art, 243 Third Ave, NE, Hickory, NC 28601.  Driving directions at http://hickoryart.org/.  Lyn Asselta, show juror, will be joining us for the reception. We hope you will be able to attend. If not, we encourage you to view the show during its stay.  Gallery hours are posted on the HMA website.

The 2019 NC Statewide Pastel Exhibition will run from May 4 to August 18, 2019at the Hickory Museum of Art

Lyn Asselta (juror) will conduct a live painting demonstration from 1pm till 4 pm on May 4th. The Demo will be in the Education Classroom area of the Museum.  Information about this Demo, and online registration are available on the APS website… mid-way down the home page., www.appalachianpastelsociety.org.  Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door.

Filed Under: competitions, exhibitions and shows, member news

Let The Dust Fly – A Painterly Approach to Pastel Painting

March 25, 2019

April 10 – 12, 2019
$200
Burlington Artists League
Burlington, NC
This is a 3 day studio workshop about creating a loose impressionistic pastel landscape from multiple photo references. We will explore building a composition with small notans, and making sure the light and color harmony is right with small quick color sketches. Then we will move on to larger paintings while exploring several different under painting techniques. For complete information visit my website
www.addrendoss.com

Filed Under: member news, workshops and classes

Member News, Joel Sobelson

February 11, 2019

I won “Best in Show” at the January 2019 Hillsborough Artists Guild Exhibit “Resolutions 2019” for my painting “Summer Fun”.

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Hillsborough Gallery of Arts Exhibition

January 14, 2019

The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is having a January Exhibition entitled Resolutions 2019. The show runs from January 7 -31st with the artists reception on January 25 from 6-9 PM.

PSNC’s Joel Sobelson is a featured artist in this show.

Filed Under: exhibitions and shows, member news

Member News, Emily Thompson

November 29, 2018

Emily Thompson published her book, “Basics of Art and the Elements of Design”.  It’s a basic education course in drawing following the elements of design; composition, perspective, etc. written in simple language with young artists in mind, though it’s good for adults, too. She teaches this course privately and through the Central Carolina Community College (search for Basics of Art).
 
Additionally, she recently won six awards at the Sanford Brush and Palette Club Annual Art Show!  Three place awards and three honorable mentions.

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Member News, Wendy Koehrsen

October 25, 2018

Wendy Koehrsen had 2 paintings juried into the Pastel Society of the Southwest’s national exhibition.

One of the paintings, Look at Me (on right), won an Award of Merit.

The show is running through the month of October at the Tower Gallery in Grapevine, Texas.

Filed Under: member news

PSNC Signature Membership Designation Opportunity

October 1, 2018

As you may know, PSNC now has a Signature Membership Designation to which everyone may strive. It involves the accumulation of points which each artist will keep track of on their journey through their exhibitions, competitions, and service. It is very important to note that everyone can earn points through service to our organization. Please read carefully the guidelines document, and when you have accumulated seven points, please send the information with dates, locations, times, or pertinent information to support the earned points to Luana Luconi Winner at Portraits@WinnerStudios.com. I look forward to seeing how your journey progresses. Good luck to all!

Filed Under: artist opportunities, general news, member news

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