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Lindesay Harkness


website: LindesayHarkness.com

Lindesay Harkness grew up in England and completed her undergraduate and graduate education there, receiving her Ph.D. from Oxford University in 1977. She has lived in the US since 1975. She studied initially with Robert Cormier and then intensively, with Paul Ingbretson, at Fenway Studios in Boston. Both these artists were students of Ives Gammel, who was trained by the great artists of the Boston School: Edmund Tarbell, William Paxton and Joseph de Camp, among others. Lindesay’s work reflects her relationship to the Boston School artists, who are characterized by their good draftsmanship, strong light effects and impressionist color.

Lindesay has lived in Chapel Hill since 1983. She divides her time between portraiture, landscape and still life painting, all in pastel. Her rural childhood in England has given her a strong affinity for gardens, wildflowers and the countryside. Her paintings of these subjects express the sensitivity of her feeling for them. She is known for the beauty of the light effect and the color harmonies in her work.

She is a Guild member of the Society for Classical Realism and a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America.

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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”

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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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