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2012 Meetings

January 21 – Artful Color owner, Damon Rando, spoke about the process of making giclées, how to get prints of your own work made, and shared a video of how they create them.
March 17 – Dr. Natalie Winters gave an inspirational presentation on creativity | Meeting Photos
April 21 – Mona Hearne’s presentation on the Munsell Color System used by many contemporary artists who want to achieve accurate consistent color.
May 19 – L. Diane Johnson, Painting the Four Seasons in Pastel
June 16 – Paint-out: Bog Gardens & Bicentennial Gardens, Greensboro.
July 21 – Paint-out: Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh.
August 18 – Paint-out: Duke Gardens, Durham.
September 15 – Exploration of the still-life with Anne Kiefaber – a demonstration where she will explain composition, dealing in the placement of subject matter and emphasizing light and shadow.
October 20 – Swap and Sell @ NC Botanical Gardens Bring all of your excess art “stuff”, big and small, that you have decided you will never use in your lifetime.
November 17 – The Art of Framing Pastels with Noni Penland, owner of Penland Custom Frames, Inc in Hillsborough.

Upcoming Zoom Presentations for 2023

February 11th – Maryann Mullett
March 11th – Mark Ivan Cole
April 8th – Terrilynn Dubreuil
May 13th – Fred Fielding
June 10th – Regina Burchette
July 8 – Jane Steelman: “How to manage your PSNC google page”

Each meeting will from 10 am – Noon US Eastern Time

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Shows / Workshops

6th Annual PURE COLOR: Online International Juried Exhibition of Pastel Paintings
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Two Upcoming PSNC Member Shows at Ambleside Gallery and the Imperial Arts Center
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Recent News / Announcements

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Celebration of Life Service for Helen Knapp

Member News, Betty Hendrix

“Fun with Feathers!” Paint-Along with Rita Kirkman, on Zoom

Arizona Pastel Artists Association’s 2023 Open International Exhibition

“Don Keyfurry” Paint-Along with Rita Kirkman, on Zoom

OPEN CALL – Arte Laguna Prize 17

A “Baby Bunny” Paint-Along with Rita Kirkman

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