Pastel Society of North Carolina

A group of NC who love to express themselves using soft pastels.

Mr. Larry Hinshaw will join us and bring samples of his high-end and mid range framing, matting, spacers, fillers and glass for full and professional framing of pastel artwork. PSNC’s own Luana Luconi Winner says of Larry: “He is a very fine framer who is both efficient and affordable.”

Larry will show us proper framing techniques and will utilize critique paintings to demonstrate various matting and framing looks that can be achieved. His excellent suggestions and advice should help prepare all of our members for our two upcoming exhibitions! This is another “don’t miss” program for PSNC members & visitors! Visit his website to see his framing studio!

Arts-Frames-Accents
3308 Alamance Road
Burlington, NC

Check out this online article in The Mountain Times about our PSNC show last November. Featuring a painting by Betty Hendrix.

This is an eight week class with dates of April 10 – May 29, 2008 from 7:00-9:00 PM at the Durham Arts Council.

If interested, please contact: Jill Brown, Durham Arts Council School Manager

Class Description: Painting with pastels. Paint the natural world with pure color! Soft pastel offers variations in application fro clean edged detail to rich painterly strokes. Since our concentration is on realism, we will focus on techniques to ensure correct values and shapes, compositional relationships and basic color theory. We will explore the variety of soft pastels available and their usage as well as information on types of paper and tips on framing. All levels of experience welcome! Check the DAC website or call 560-2725 for a materials list.

The International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) announces its 7th Biennial Convention Catalogue Cover Competition, which indeed has only one overall winner. Prize includes an $100 award, two points toward your IAPS Master Circle status, your winning painting published on the 2009 IAPS Convention Catalogue and included in other international convention publicity, and the distinction of having your original painting on display at the Convention in Albuquerque, NM from May 28 – 31, 2009, in view of hundreds of convention-goers, pastel product people, and renown pastel artists.

Slide entry postmark deadline is October 10, 2008. Don’t miss this great opportunity. Copies of the 7th Biennial Convention Catalogue Cover Competition prospectus will be available soon from your IAPS Representative or Society President, and on the IAPS web site at www.pastelinternational.com.

One of our members has a show coming up this summer…

Dan Vaughan: North American Landscapes In Pastel
Exhibition dates: June 1- July 31, 2008
Exhibition location: Carrboro Town Hall