Meetings are held at Trini Mendenhall Community Center
​1414 Wirt Road, Houston TX
Monthly Member Challenge
Challenge theme for the next month announced at meeting
  • Bring your themed painting to next meeting
  • Any  size; soft pastels.only
  • Painted during the challenge month
  • Must be present to be included
​10 am - Social
10:30 - Business Meeting
11 am Instagram/Facebook/Zoom Technology...Bring laptops or IPads if you want to learn this technology
​This meeting will be In Person only.
NOTE: Bring Pastel and paper for on hands painting
10 am - Social
10:30 - Business Meeting
11 am Demo/Teresa Saia
​This meeting will be on Zoom
Teresa Saia is an IAPS Master Pastelist and a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society. and has received Signature Status in the Pastel Society of America (PSA). Recognized by numerous national awards, her paintings embody a passion she feels for all her subject matter--believing it is necessary to continually develop, explore and grow, living a life devoted to art and bringing art to life.
https://www.teresasaia.com/​
10 am - Social
10:30 - Business Meeting
11 am Demo/Amanda Houston
​This meeting will be on Zoom
Amanda Houston is a Master’s Circle Member of IAPS (International Assoc. of Pastel Societies) and a Signature and board of member of the NW Pastel Society and American   Women Artists, where she participates in museum shows each year. She also participates in national shows as a member of the American Impressionist Society and Pastel Society of America. She is published by Editions Limited and is seen throughout the nation in hospitals and hotels. She is represented by Giacobbe Fritz Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, Scott Milo Gallery in Anacortes, WA, Cole Gallery in Edmonds, WA, American Art Company in Tacoma, WA, Clearwater Gallery in Sisters, OR and Attic Gallery in Camas, WA. She outfits two winery tasting rooms in the Willamette Valley, Penner Ash Wine Cellars  and Coleen Clemens Vineyards.
 https://www.amandahouston.com/
  
10 am - Social
10:30 - Business Meeting
11 am Demo/Carolyn Hancock
​This meeting will be In Person
 ​Carolyn Hancock lives in Richmond TX, within the Greater Houston area. The colors and culture of travel continue to influence her love of painting people, waterscapes, and the vibrancy of color. Solo exhibitions in Texas and group exhibitions throughout the southeast USA, Saudi Arabia, and Japan insured her niche as a portrait and waterscapes artist. Hancock is an Associate Member in the Pastel Society of America. She served as President of the Pastel Society of Southeast Texas in 2014 and 2015. She is a member of American Women Artists and American Artists Professional League. Her portraits have been shown in juried national pastel exhibitions. Her poignant painting I Wonder was purchased by The Woodlands High School Art Trust Foundation for their innovative program designed to educate and motivate young artists. Women of the Times, her expressive portraits inspired by women throughout history, has been exhibited in Texas. A pastel-only artist, Hancock continues to study and push its boundaries. "My first ever, accidental art class was in portraits and pastel, and I fell in love with both." 
​https://www.carolynhancock.com/
10 am - Social
10:30 - Business Meeting and Challenge Award
11 am Demo and Paint Along/Carolina Dalmas
​This meeting will be In Person
Carolina Dalmas. Growing up in Argentina, Carolina was surrounded by nature and freedom, traits she believes have shape her art. ​​My artistic journey started when I was 7 and my mom registered me into a youth Art Academy, which I attended for years. Here, I built a passion for drawing and painting in all mediums, which gave me a solid foundation in visual arts. My teacher was a nun who shared with me admiration for Michelangelo’s art, inspiring her with the anecdotes about him painting the Sistine Chapel against his will. Eventually, I set aside my career as an artist to attend school. I chose a scientific path and have an undergraduate degree in biochemistry with a post graduate degree in medical analysis and food science. I practiced in hospitals and clinics in Patagonia, where I lived at the time with my husband. It was there where my 2 daughters, Micaela and Caterina were born. After moving to the United States in 2004, I left behind my career as a biochemist, and turned to my love for painting as a way to reconnect with my roots. As an adult, I have continued my artistic studies with renowned artists around the world who have helped me transform my style from classical and neutral to a more dynamic, contemporary,, and colorful one. 
https://www.carolinadalmasart.com/​
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​Carolyn Hancock Big Wave Workshop
​One day workshop at Trini Mendenhall Community Center
Carolyn Hancock. Carolyn's workshop is all about the big wave! You'll feel that you can walk into the wave or back up and feel the flow of the water.

She will talk about how water moves and how to paint its energy. Her demo will be from a high resolution, stop action photograph. Details and the splashing spray are the final touches to making the wave look REAL. 
10 am - Social
10:30 - Business Meeting and Challenge Award
11 am Demo/Caroline Ratliff
​This meeting will be In Person
10 am - Social
10:30 - Business Meeting and Challenge Award
11 am Demo and Paint Along/Betty James
​This meeting will be in Person
  ​Betty James

  
10 am - Social
10:30 - Business Meeting and Challenge Award
11 am Demo and Paint Along/Sherry Killingsworth
​This meeting will be In Person
 ​Sherry Killingsworth
​https://www.sherrykillingsworth.com/
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Christmas Holiday Lunch
PSST Annual Christmas Luncheon.  An early celebration for the holiday with good friends and food. Details to be announced.
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WORKSHOP CANCELLATION, REFUND AND WAITLIST POLICY. PSST understands that cancellations may be necessary and that duplicate registrations occur, and will accommodate members when possible. However, a $5.00 handling fee will be deducted from all refunds, for whatever reason.

If a mini-workshop can be filled from the wait list, registrant will receive a refund, less the $5 handling fee. If a mini-workshop cannot be filled from the wait list, registrant will forfeit the full workshop fee.

Requests for cancellation, refund, and wait list must be made via email to Programs Chair, Sally Hoyt.
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Cheery Young , Program Chair
Pastel Society of Southeast Texas, bringing the beauty of pastel to international artists and collectors. A 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, based in the Greater Houston area.
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