Meetings for the society are held on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10am – 12pm (unless otherwise scheduled).
During 2021 all meetings will be virtual and will highlight a demonstration by a prominent pastelist. Please see the schedule of programs planned for each month in 2021 listed below.
Check out the Meeting Archives to see some photos and notes from our past meetings.
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2021 Demos
Click on the artist’s name to see examples of their work.
January – Terrilynn Dubreuill
By following a few inspirational ideas, Terrilynn will present some approaches that can help us be more intuitive in our landscape paintings.
February – Nancie King Mertz
March – Liz Haywood Sullivan, PSA-MP, IAPS/MC, IAPS/EP
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.
April – Maryann Mullett
Painting animals and fur
May – Fred Fielding
Fred will be demonstrating his process for developing a pastel painting over a watercolor underpainting on 11×14 lux archival paper, discussing the underpainting techniques and his color choices.
June 9-11 – Stephie Clark
The perfect 3 day workshop to discover the beauty of soft pastels with the focus on bright, loose florals. Each day will begin with a downloaded 2 hour demo, followed by participants working on their own and end each day via ZOOM with a live critique (4- 6pm). $130. Registration opens at noon on May 1. For more information and to register, visit Eventbrite.
Please note: On June 12th Stephie Clark will have a free demo for all PSNC Members from 2-4pm EDT.
July – Jen Evenhus
August – Nancy Nowak
September – Patricia Savage
October – Lyn Asselta
November – Gretha Lindwood
December – (pending) Luana Luconi Winner
