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Emily Thompson was for ten years the Director of Arts programs in Wiesbaden Germany for the U.S. Army, winning several European and World-wide awards. Ms Thompson studied art with Joseph Fitzpatrick at The Carnegie in Pittsburgh, with New Orleans design, Frances Coleman, and properties design at the American conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. She is the daughter of SF Bay Area artist, Zoe Thompson, and sister of artist, Marte Thompson.

Ms Thompson lives with her husband (and three dogs) in a 1900 Piedmont-style farmhouse on six acres, dividing her time between gardening and art, often painting scenes from her personal life. She paints in 0il, acrylic and watercolor; draws in pencil, pen and pastels, and has won several awards in these varied mediums. Ms Thompson teaches art to young artists seven to seventeen, finding satisfaction in their eagerness and progress. She also teaches adults through Central Carolina Community College.

Ms Thompson is the author of “Basics of Art & the Elements of Design”.

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Meetings for the society are held on the 3rd Saturday of each of the following months (January, March, May, July, September and November) from 10am – 12pm (unless otherwise scheduled). Meetings will be held at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens room 106 (100 Old Mason Farm Road) in Chapel Hill unless otherwise indicated. For directions please go to ncbg.unc.edu.

Check out the Meeting Archives to see some photos and notes from our past meetings.

Want to become a member? Fill out our online application and join us for an upcoming meeting!

January 19 – Critique Session with Anne Kiefaber
Bring two pastel paintings you would like to have critiqued. This is a good opportunity to get feedback on statewide entries or anything else you choose. Anne, our PSNC Treasurer, is an accomplished pastelist and teacher. She will lead the session. Should you choose to have more feedback from the rest of the group, she will moderate and assure the comments are constructive. The session should be interesting and beneficial to all attenders. Meeting Photos

March 16 – Multiple References for One Painting by Addren Doss
Our very own Addren Doss will share her technique for choosing subjects from varied sources to combine into one artwork. This is a topic that she has studied for a long time and is very excited to present to our membership.

May 18 – plein air session at Emily Thompson’s Farm

May 30th – June 1st – Lyn Diefenbach workshop and demo (paid event)

September 21 – Late 18th-20th century painting lecture by Mr. Perry Hunt @ NCMA
This meeting will be at the NC Museum of Art to hear a lecture by Mr. Perry Hurt, Associate Art Conservator, on late 18th-20th century painting. Meeting Photos

November 16 – Google Accounts demo
PSNC President, Jane Steelman, will be presenting training for using our new Google accounts. She will be sending an email to all members prior to the meeting with their login information. Those wishing to attend should bring their laptops with them fully charged.
Space is limited to please RSVP to jdsteelman@pastelsocietyofnc.com if you plan to attend.
This meeting will be held at the NCMA in the Digital Learning Center on the 3rd floor of the East Building.

December – Holiday Party!

Meetings for the society are held on the 2nd Saturday of each of the following months (January, March, May, July, September and November) from 10am – 12pm (unless otherwise scheduled). Meetings will be held at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens room 106 (100 Old Mason Farm Road) in Chapel Hill unless otherwise indicated. For directions please go to ncbg.unc.edu.

Check out the Meeting Archives to see some photos and notes from our past meetings.

Want to become a member? Fill out our online application and join us for an upcoming meeting!

January 13 – Susan Mayfield Demo / Mini-Workshop
Susan Mayfield is an award winning artist known for her use of color and light in her pastels and oils. Susan explores and interprets the landscape, wherever she finds herself.​ Her work has focused on the incredible wild places in and around the canyon country of the Southwest with particular emphasis on the rivers that carved them. She divides her time between the high mountain desert and the big open skies of Colorado and the semi-tropical coastline of South Carolina and finds the dynamic contrasts between these two places. Meeting Photos

March 10 – Artists’ Tips
The March 10th program will be about sharing tips we have learned along the way. Come​, share​ and learn about painting techniques, favorite pastels, favorite grounds, safety gear and equipment​. Share the new directions you are taking with your pastels.​
Participants are encouraged to bring samples so that members can have first hand experience with the materials.

May 19 – Lecture, Demonstration conducted by Liz Haywood-Sullivan. Opening reception for the Statewide Exhibition, 6pm-8pm. The Art Shop, Greensboro.

July 14 – Abstract Panel Discussion with Laura Pollak, Addren Doss and Vinita Jain. These outstanding artists will explain how they approach, develop and evaluate their abstract paintings. “Abstract paintings are like a good work of fiction, you take reality and mix in imagination to create a uniquely personal view of your world.” – Laura Pollak. Botanical Gardens.

October 20 – Plein Air Event. Come and join fellow pastelists and enjoy a fun filled outing where you can share ideas, techniques and approaches while you create your own paintings. Location: Emily Thompson’s farm, 1737 Old Coleridge Rd, Siler City, NC

November 3 – STROKES OF COLOR Pastel Demonstration by Anne Strutz. Anne will discuss passion and painting, how to loosen up, and when to slow it down. The importance of stepping out of your comfort zone through painting different subjects, using different techniques to enhance your skills helping you to define who you are as an artist. Anne will demonstrate several of her techniques, including the use of the brayer to infuse emotion, movement and creative mark making into her artwork.
Meeting Photos |
Anne Strutz resume | Download the flyer

December 15 – Holiday Party!
On behalf of the PSNC members I would like to give a very warm thank you to our gracious hosts, Luana and Doug Winner. We had a wonderful party at their lovely home. Thank you also to all the participants that brought so many delicious goodies. The ambiance was beautiful, with the dining area overlooking a lake and we had some great conversations with fellow artists and their spouses both upstairs and downstairs. I wish you a very happy and safe holiday! We will see you back in January for our first program of 2019! Holiday Party Photos

The 2022 PSNC Board

President – Emily Thompson
Vice-President – see description
Secretary – Dorothy (Diff) Whitmore
Treasurer – Anne Kiefaber

2022 Committee Chairs on the Executive Board

Programs – see description
Publicity & Marketing – BF Reed
Membership & Communication – Phyllis Leistikow
Exhibits – Kathryn Olive
Workshops – Daphne Boder; Jose Caro

2022 PSNC Committee Chairs

Online Show – BF Reed
Nominating – Kathy Pruett
Hospitality Committee – Sheryl Daniels; Pearl Cohen
Auditing – see description
Librarian – Jane Steelman (temporary)
Historian – Toni Lindahl
Zoom Coordinator and Video Editor – see description
Google Accounts Administrator and Digital Librarian – see description

Statewide Chairs – see description
Statewide Awards – see description

Website Design & Maintenance – Leandra Ganko

General Membership

updated on May 17, 2022
* denotes PSNC Signature Status

Jackie Aves Mary Ballard Laurie Basham Laurie Beitch Christine Berndt Lynette Bettini Patricia Bevan Daphne Boder Janice Boland Deborah Brown David Boone Janet Burdick Janet Burgess Lorie Callahan Robert Canavan Jose F. Caro * Donna Chester Sherry Clark Nancy Clausen Pearl Cohen Diana Coidan, PSA-S Bridgette Comellas Margaret Condon Pamela Cook Elizabeth Cooper Amber Conrad Karen Cotler Mary Ann Cox Deborah Covingon Mary Crow Nancy Curran Judith Cutler, PSA-MP Sheryl Daniels Jay DeChesere * Marina Drobyshevskaya Terrilynn Dubreuil Brandi Duff Patricia Duncan Edyce Elworth William Evans Jeffrey Fahey Judy Felsen Fred Fielding Judy Finch Barbara Garwood Ann Gayek Donna Goodman Jeri Greenberg * Carol Grindem Jim Hallenbeck Judy Harron *

Kathy M. Hawk Betty Hendrix Jane Honeycutt Drew Hoover Morton Huber Gail Hurt Vinita Jain Janet Johnson * Lucinda Johnston Anne Kiefaber Deborah Kincaid Annette Kirk Rita Kirkman Helen Knapp Roseanne Knorr Wendy Lawless Jeremy Mun Loong Lee * Phyllis Leistikow Julia Lesnichy Judy Lewis Iryna Lialko Toni Lindahl, PSA-MP * Gretha Lindwood Kim Long Roxanne Lorch Nina MacDonald Yael Maimon Richard Marsters Barbara Mason Christine McCall Cathy McCarty Wendy McClatchy Debbie McDonald Chris McGraw Nancie King Mertz Jacqueline Meyerson Bonnie Morgan Hyde Terri Moore Ashley Mortenson Mundise Mortimer Melanie Mudge Susan Mueller Deborah Nansel Mel Neale K. M. O'Gara Kathryn Olive Denise Page Laura Pollak * Kathy Pruett Joy Rademacher Patti Rank

BF Reed * Karin Ritter Jeanne Rotunda Madhu Roy Corinne Samuels Tamra Sanchez Patricia Savage, PSA-S Patricia Schiener Carolyn Schrock Donna S. Schultz Karen Shawcross Kathie Skelton Donna Slade Joel Sobelson Michelle Spencer Deborah Squier Cammie Stadler Jane Steelman * Phyllis Steimel Barbara Steinacker Ginny Stocker Anne Strutz Kathy Summer Judy Sutherin A Hunter Taylor * Sally Terrell Sandra Terry Emily Thompson Deborah Thornberry Louise Tremontano Kathryn Troxler Donna Tweedle Anne Van Blarcom Kurowski * Anu Vedagiri Kinga Vnuk Claudia Wang Carol Strock Wasson Karen Watson Sarah Webb Lori D White, PSA-S Dorothy (Diff) Whitmore * Eileen Wilhem Chris Williams Timothy Williams Kathryn Wilson Luana Luconi Winner * Debbie Womack Carol Yaquinto Caroline Young Nancy Young

Luana Luconi Winner, Master IAPS Circle recipient – Honorary Lifetime Member

PSNC Member Emeritus

Lorie Callahan
Helen Knapp
Herbert Slapo

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