Dear Membership and Friends,
The Pastel Society face to face meetings scheduled for the NC Museum of Art have been cancelled for the time being.
Join us online whenever you can.
Thanks for your continued support,
Emily Thompson, current President PSNC
LOCATION: Ambleside Gallery, Greensboro NC
DATES: December 3 – 31, 2022
RECEPTION: December 2, 2022 6-9pm; See Sheryl Daniels or Pearl Cohen to volunteer a vegetarian dish or hors d’oevres.
NUMBER OF WORKS: Submit six works (jpg) to Jackson Mayshark by October 28th 6:00pm
SELECTION ANNOUNCED: November 9th
DELIVERY: Saturday November 26th or Monday November 28th between 12:00-6pm
INCLUDE: Artist’s name, title of work, materials used, dimensions and sale price. (Works must be for sale.)
PICK UP: Saturday December 31st between 4:00 and 6:00pm or January 2nd between 4:00 and 6:00pm
COMMISSION: of sales is 40%
LOCATION: Imperial Art Center at the Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount NC
DATES: September 9 through December 31, 2022
LINK: https://forms.gle/knMhEtVLHyYd34AU9
ENTER BY: August 12th (This is a non-juried, no fee show. There will be a 40% commission.)
NUMBER OF WORKS: Enter three, four or five works to be installed on wall space dedicated to you. On the reverse of your works include your name, title, materials, dimensions and price.
SEND: A one paragraph autobiography and a photo of yourself to Emily Thompson (emronroguski@yahoo.com) to be mounted and exhibited next to your works.
EXHIBITION INVENTORY: An inventory form on the PSNC Google site must be filled out! (It’s easy, I tried it!)
DELIVERY: August 24-26 10am-4pm; four PSNC members have volunteered to assist your delivery. Coordinate with Emily, Jane, Diff or Sheryl and please help with gas money.
PICK UP: January 11-13 10am-4pm
Works left after Feb 13, 2023 become the property of Imperial Art Center.
“Highland Cow” Paint-Along
$25
Paint this cute “Heilan coo” with us on Saturday, June 4, at 1pm CT.
Register EARLY to have time to prep your drawing. Rita will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info, and some tips that include alternative underpainting methods in case you don’t have what she uses.
Rita will be using pastel with an acrylic-based underpainting, but you can use the medium of your choice. Plenty of instruction will focus on values and temperature which are universal to all color mediums. The paint-along will last about 2 hours.
(Registration includes a link to the video which will be ready just a few days later, so if you miss the date, no worries!)
“Layering the Light” pastel workshop
July 28-30, 2022, Ulysses KS
$345
This intensive three-day workshop will teach you how to infuse your paintings with warm sunlight. You will learn to nail your values, then identify and utilize color temperatures to make your paintings glow!
Contact Tracy Teeter to register.
620-424-3828
More info on this page: https://www.mainarterykansas.
Cary Arts Center Exhibit Opens Soon…
Christine S. Berndt: Cloudlands
June 2, 2022 – August 21, 2022
This exhibit features a selection of my paintings in pastel and watercolor
expressing the landscapes of clouds.
Upcoming: Meet the Artist date: Friday, July 29th, 6 – 8 p.m.
Cary Arts Center
101 Dry Avenue
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 469-4069
Mon-Thu: 9 a.m.-10 p.m.
Fri: 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Sat: 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Sun: 1-6 p.m.
I am the Featured Artist for the month of June at Cary Gallery of Artists in Ashworth Village.
My pastel exhibit, Earth Water Sky, opens May 26th thru June 22nd at 200 S. Academy Street, Cary, NC.
There are 12 pastels on exhibit so please stop in.
All artists working in soft pastel are invited to enter their best work to Central Mass Pastel Society’s Marks of Distinction National Juried Show, now open for submissions until June 20 on ShowSubmit. The show will take place September 1-28, 2022 at Fivesparks, Harvard, MA.
Awards totaling over $5000 will be judged in person by pastel expert and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, painting curator Katie Hanson, and presented at a public reception on September 10, 4-6pm.
Selection jurors are Liz Balkwill and Natasha Isenhour. The gallery will be staffed for sales throughout the show; the show and sale will also be online.
For questions about the prospectus, contact info@cmpastels.org.
Rita Kirkman had a painting accepted into the IAPS 2022 Exhibition, 8th Masters Circle Division. The 2022 IAPS PastelWorld Exhibition will take place at the 2022 IAPS Convention in Albuquerque, NM, USA from June 22-25, 2022.
Rita has also won the Gold Award in the Established Artist Division of the Austin Pastel Society Spring Non-Juried Exhibition with her painting “Seeking Social Sheep” (pastel, 30×40″)
Thank you to show judge Mike Etie!
The show continues at Artworks Gallery in Austin TX through June 11.
$25
Come paint this colorful donkey with us on Saturday, May 21, at 1pm CT.
Register early to have time to prep your drawing. Rita will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info, some tips that include alternative underpainting methods in case you don’t have what she uses, and even a line drawing that you can use to transfer to your board or paper in case you don’t have time to freehand your drawing. No drawing skills required!
Rita will be using pastel with an acrylic-based underpainting, but you can use the medium of your choice. Plenty of instruction will focus on values and temperature which are universal to all color mediums. The paint-along will last about 2 hours.
(Registration includes a link to the video which will be ready just a few days later, so if you miss the date, no worries!)
Explore and Expand your Pastel Horizons
I will be teaching a pastel workshop at The Centerpiece/Bev’s Fine Art in Raleigh on June 23rd from 11-4. Register online at The Centerpiece 2022 Workshops.
You will explore this versatile medium with innumerable ways to use it… some of which may surprise you? In this informative, fun workshop, you will explore the various substrates being introduced and you will discover pastels on canvas as an alternative to glass. Diana will help you develop confidence and skills to take on any new subject matter and bring your work to a new level.
I am incredibly honored to have received First Place in The Pastel 100 Landscape/Interior competition published in the current issue of the Pastel Journal. I wish to thank the juror, Nancy Nowak, for choosing Canyon Patterns and for her inciteful words.
Rita Kirkman has won the Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Traylor Award for her painting “Cousins” (pastel, 32×32 inches) at the SAALM 92cd Annual Artists Exhibition.
The show continues through June 3rd, 2022, at the San Antonio Art League Museum, 130 King William Street, San Antonio, TX.
April 16 – $25
Take a virtual walk in the park and paint some springtime park trails with us! (we might even add some flowers!)
Rita will send you the Zoom invitation, some reference photos (or you can use your own) and materials suggestions.
Rita will be using pastel with an acrylic-based underpainting or a variety of pastel papers, but you can use the medium of your choice.
Rita has had some attendees enjoy use oil, acrylic, pastel pencil, and even watercolor with her paint-alongs. Plenty of instruction will focus on values and temperature which are universal to all color mediums. The paint-along will start at 1pm Central Time and will last about 2 hours.
All registrants will receive a link to the video a few days later, so if you have to miss part, no worries!
Register here: https://www.ritakirkman.com/workshop/29961/a-walk-in-the-park-paint-along-on-zoom
Gotta love this sweet face! Paint along with us on Saturday, March 26, at 1pm CT. $25
Register EARLY to have time to prep your drawing. Rita will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info, some tips that include alternative underpainting methods in case you don’t have what she uses, and even a line drawing that you can use to transfer to your board or paper in case you don’t have time to freehand your drawing. No drawing skills required!
Rita will be using pastel with an acrylic-based underpainting, but you can use the medium of your choice. Plenty of instruction will focus on values and temperature which are universal to all color mediums. The paint-along will last about 2 hours.
(PS: Registration includes a link to the video which will be ready just a few days later, so if you miss the date, no worries!)
On March 8th, 2022 I installed 26 pastel paintings in the gallery at the Woman’s Club of Raleigh. A luncheon and general meeting was held on March 9th in which the club members could view the paintings. It is not a public venue but many organizations hold their meetings there and will have the opportunity to view and/or purchase the artwork. The exhibit will be available until April 12, 2022.
Since it is not a public venue I have created an online exhibit of the 26 paintings where anyone may view the exhibit.
Rita Kirkman’s painting “Young Diana” (pastel, 12×9 in) is included in the Pastel Society of Southeast Texas 2022 Members Show, at the Arts for Rural Texas at 114 N Live Oak St in Fayetteville.
Opening Reception and Awards Presentation on March 12, 4-6pm.
The exhibit will continue through May 21, 2022.
My pastel piece, “Goat To It”, is part of the current curated exhibit at the beautiful Mayton Inn, 301 South Academy Street, Cary, NC. Do come and see the show, February thru the end of March, located on the second and third floors. Sponsored by the Fine Arts League of Cary.
