December 7, 2024 Christmas lunch

PSST continues its annual holiday tradition of friends, food and fun with a Christmas luncheon at the home of Carolina Dalmas. Watch your emails for details.

The highlight is getting together, making new friends and having relaxed time to spend with members. The food is always scrumptious, specialties of each member. 

Perhaps we overstated the highlight, because the favorite of everyone is really the blind swap of original pastel paintings. Members may bring a small pastel painting; after lunch numbers are drawn for anonymous selection and possible swapping! 

Help us make the end of 2024 a smash by joining us on Saturday, December 7!

​NEWS

Tentative meetings and demo artists for 2025
January 4, 2025. Mark Cole, zoom demo and mini-workshop. Click to read an interview with Mark: https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/mark-ivan-cole-deep-observation-and-emotional-realism/
February 1, 2025. Rae Andrews, in-person demo and mini-workshop
March 1, 2025. Rita Kirkman, zoom demo and mini-workshop
April 5, 2025. Lynda Hughes, in-person demo and mini-workshop
May 3, 2025. TBA
September 6, 2025. TBA
October 4, 2025. TBA
November 1, 2025. Betty James, in-person demo and mini-workshop
December 2025. Christmas Luncheon

Painting by Mark Ivan Cole

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​That isolation tells us to take a break, get out and be around other artists.

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news and spotlight

carolina dalmas

CAROLINA DALMAS was awarded the Pastel Journal Best in Pastel, and First Place in Still Life & Floral. Juror Michael Freeman said, "This painting can be enjoyed from a distance or up close, as it draws in the viewer to enjoy the many interesting details, textures and colors."

Carolina is PSST 1st Vice President/Membership Chair.

CYNTHIE HANKS

CYNTHIE HANKS was juried in as an Associate Member of the Pastel Society of America

tetyana aleksEnko

TETYANA ALEKSENKO was juried in as an Associate Member of  the Pastel Society of America. 

​​Tetyana is PSST Communications Chair.

RITA KIRKMAN

RITA KIRKMAN The painting The Letter is one of only 20 pastels selected from the PSA 50th Annual Exhibition 2022 to exhibit at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown Ohio. This exhibit will show through May 14, 2023.
The Letter had won the Flora B. & Joseph V. Giffuni Memorial Award at the 50th Annual Exhibition, earning Rita the designation of PSA Master Pastelist.

CAROLINA DALMAS

CAROLINA DALMAS  Dakota Pastel has featured one of her artworks for its one-page advertisement in the Pastel Journal edition in which she was awarded 1st place in Still Life for Pastel 100 competition.

Additionally, last spring Carolina participated in The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival, showing around 40 of my pastel paintings. 

​Carolina is PSST 1st Vice President/Membership Chair.

carolyn hancock

CAROLYN HANCOCK  Solo exhibition June 2024 at The Center for the Arts & Sciences, Clute TX
Her seascape The Long Journey was awarded Finalist in 2024 Richeson 75 competition Landscape, Seascape & Architecture.
Invited Artist September 2024, Brookwood, Art with a Purpose 

​​Carolyn is PSST Webmaster.

jody martin

JODY MARTIN  Her painting Kewa Pride received the June 2023 BoldBrush award for Outstanding Pastel.

CAROLINA DALMAS

CAROLINA DALMAS  Last spring Carolina participated in The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival, showing around 40 of her pastel paintings. 

​Carolina is PSST 1st Vice President/Membership Chair.

CHEERY YOUNG 

CHEERY YOUNG.  PSA Associate Member, Cheery has a Solo Art Show at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church located at 11612 Memorial Drive, Houston, 8/25 to 9/14.

​​Cheery is PSST Programs Chair.