<![CDATA[PASTEL SOCIETY OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS - Blog]]>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:28:35 -0500Weebly<![CDATA[enid wood demo may 1, 2021]]>Sun, 02 May 2021 23:29:03 GMThttps://www.pastelsocietyofsoutheasttexas.org/blog/enid-wood-demo-may-1-2021Enid Wood Demo May 1, 2021
Imagine you walk down the flower aisle in the grocery store and can visualize this mixed bloom bouquet as a painting!

That was the basis for Enid Wood's floral demonstration for PSST members. Enid matched pastel pencil colors to the dominant color of each finished flower and loosely sketched shapes on Uart 500 dark. 
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When she added the first stroke of PanPastel, its brilliant yellow popped and set the stage for the remaining orange, hot pinks, reds, and purples. Enid blended and embellished the creamy PanPastels with pastel pencils and soft pastels (mainly Rembrandts). Enid's strokes are controlled and precise. A joy to watch her tulips bloom. 
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Partial Painting by Enid Wood
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Enid's studio
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A recommended basic set of PanPastels
]]><![CDATA[Dawn emerson demo april 10, 2021]]>Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:06:02 GMThttps://www.pastelsocietyofsoutheasttexas.org/blog/dawn-emerson-demo-april-10-2021Dawn Emerson Demo April 10, 2021
Every artist who has been a lover of pastel a few years has encountered many different pastel techniques and has a closet full of different pastel supplies. Most likely Dawn Emerson surprised every one of us in her demo for PSST on April 10th! 

She worked pastel into a wet background of Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour--in black. She applied the oil paint with a brayer, and used the brayer to build the suggestion of the horse. Pastels, unthinkable tools, and Dawn's energy resulted in an unexpected, dynamic horse racing through abstracted forms and colors.

The first image below is Dawn's completed demo painting; the second horse and the egret are Dawn's preparatory paintings. PSST had submitted three images from members prior to the demo. Lisa Daigle submitted the photo of her horse, Savannah, and Liz Czerewaty submitted the egret photo. The bonus of Dawn's demo was the owner of the photo Dawn selected for the demo --- would receive the final painting. Lucky Lisa!   

Just one benefit of membership in the Pastel Society of Southeast Texas: recordings of PSST demos are available on the members only page. Join/renew here.
]]><![CDATA[jERI gREENBERG INTERVIEW ARTIST MAY 2021]]>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 22:38:24 GMThttps://www.pastelsocietyofsoutheasttexas.org/blog/jeri-greenberg-interview-artist-may-2021JERI GREENBERG INTERVIEW ARTIST MAY 2021
What makes the still life or interior painting come to life? Try taking this tip from Jeri Greenberg by asking: "Why did that lemon turn away from the flowerpot? Believing that these inanimate object had personalities made me experiment even more with color choices." Read the full interview here.
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]]><![CDATA[IAPS how to edit your image]]>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 22:50:19 GMThttps://www.pastelsocietyofsoutheasttexas.org/blog/iaps-how-to-edit-your-imageDeadline for entering your work in International Association of Pastel Societies 2021 Juried Gallery Exhibition is April 10.

Sometimes even harder than painting for a show is getting a good image of the art. IAPS has added a step by step illustrated guide to editing your image to their website. Four tutorials are at this IAPS link. 

There is also a video on how to interpret the prospectus here. 

-- An information series from PSST, short tips to make being an artist a little easier. Author - Carolyn Hancock]]>