Plein air artist and painter of the southwest, Mike Mahon will present his workshop "The 7 Principles of the Painting Process" at Jerry's Artarama Houston, the afternoons of November 1 and 2, and all day November 3 and 4. Registration and details on PSST website. This video by Mike clearly illustrates the theory of light and shadow.
0 Comments
Linda Dellandre will teach a 3 hour workshop on September 6, 2014, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, at Jerry's Artarama Houston. Cost for the workshop is $30.00. Space is limited. Details and payment information are on PSST website here. You will learn when to apply hard to soft pastels; when to use light pressure or heavy pressure; how to paint trees using mass, value, illumination, and shadows. The goal is good composition and correct value, with clean color and light. One participant will win Linda's handmade, "portable pastel box" (Pastels not included) PSST will present a free demo from 10:30 - 12:00 at the September 6 PSST meeting. Attending the demo will be beneficial to workshop attendees. Winner of the Bronze Award at the IAPS 2nd Master Circle Juried Exhibition Recipient of IAPS Master Circle Gold Medallion 2013 Top winner in the Pastel Society of America’s 38th Annual Juried Show Invitee and award winner at the Sedona Plein Air Festival, and Zion National Park’s 2012 “In the Footsteps of Thomas Moran” She has a painting in the permanent collection of the St George Art Museum as part of the juried exhibition “A Century of Sanctuary.” In July 2012, Linda was artist in residence in Dinan, France, where a pastel was chosen by committee for their collection. She authored an article about this experience and it was published in the Pastel Journal, February 2013. If you have the chance to visit the Art Gallery at the Center for the Arts and Sciences in Clute, TX by all means do it. You will find some of the finest pastel artwork in the state there on exhibit through March 8th. BASF Corporation, a worldwide chemical company, hosted the opening reception on Friday evening attended by artists, art enthusiasts and the general public. Show Judge Alan Flattmann spoke on the versatility and properties of pastel and then presented the awards. Best of Show went to “Thoughts of Elberta” by Brenda Hash, First Place to “The Sea” by Linda Dellandre, Second Place to “Mostly Blue” by Irena Taylor, Third Place to “Miss Lilly Rose” by Rita Kirkman and Honorable Mentions were given to “Peaceful” by Betty James and “Girl Wearing a Bandana” by John Markese. It was an enjoyable event which followed the conclusion of a three day Landscape & Cityscape Workshop conducted by Mr. Flattmann. Many thanks go to the Brazosport Art League for all their help and support with both the reception and the workshop. Their facility in Clute is one of the finest in the area. Rita Kirkman, a PSST member, gave a two day workshop in Victoria, TX last weekend where a dozen pastel painters tried their hands at creating brilliantly colored miniatures – something that Rita does so extremely well that she makes it look quite easy. She shared with everyone the method she uses for making her own prepared surfaces and painted a demo both days while her students watched. Early on the second day she painted a timed demo and at the end of Sunday she painted a non-miniature landscape scene of a creek gully in a nearby Victoria park. Both days Rita provided everyone with instruction, critique and technique. She also shared business tips and brought along many of her paintings and a few of her “Cows Etc” books. It was a thoroughly enjoyable weekend of pastel painting and those attending left with plenty of new and fresh skills to apply to their own art. Thanks to Rita for such an enjoyable workshop and to The Victoria Art League for hosting.
|
PSST Blog Author
Carolyn Hancock Archives
May 2021
Categories
All
|