Artful Color owner, Damon Rando, will speak about the process of making giclées, how to get prints of your own work made, and share a video of how they create them. Don’t miss this opportunity to see how giclées work and learn how to get yours produced from one of the preeminent printing companies on [...]
Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist Judith Cutler spoke on “Pastels and Abstracts” and gave an overview of how her pastels and abstract paintings have evolved.
Stephen Reville, owner of Portrait South, talked to the Society about the benefits of having an artist’s agent. A short question and answer period followed the presentation.
May Program: Painting in Plein Air When the Impressionists ventured out of their studios into nature to investigate and capture the effects of sunlight it was revolutionary. Today painting from life is a pursuit that challenges the novice as well as the finest artists in the world. For our May meeting, we learned all about [...]
For our next PSNC meeting in October, we are having a tour of the North Carolina Museum of Art starting at 10am with a catered lunch immediately following in the Museum Cafe. We need to choose one selection from the choices below, so please email your preference (ranking the dishes from 1-4) to David (sorecinc@earthlink.net) [...]
Our next PSNC meeting will start at 11am (note the time!) at Bond Park in Cary, NC on Saturday, September 18. A bright and open location across the street from the very large St. Michaels Catholic Church (801 High House Road, Cary 27513) with more than adequate parking. The meeting room is on the same [...]
Last Saturday, several PSNC members arrived at Duke Gardens for a plein air group Paint Out. Here are two paintings from the event. Lily Pond by Kathryn Wilson plein air painting by Patricia Savage
Our next meeting will be on April 17 from 10am – 12pm at The Seymour Center in Chapel Hill (click link for directions) Program A photographer will be joining us to to discuss taking pictures of artwork (he can also be contracted to take pictures of any work that you bring with you that day [...]
It’s that time of year again to renew your dues with the Pastel Society of North Carolina! For more information, please see our membership page. Not a member yet? If you would like to see what we are all about before joining, come to our first meeting of the year at Carol Woods in Chapel [...]
Last night the PSNC Publicity, Exhibition and Hospitality committees got together over a meal to discuss the slate of shows scheduled for this fall. A great time was had by all (although the wait service had room for improvement). Let us know if you are a member and wish to be part of these important [...]
Our program was led by Susan Fecho, a multimedia artist, who discussed the importance of choosing colors and value to evoke a mood in your paintings. Four artists shared recent paintings that they’ve been working on… Diane Shur Patricia Savage PSNC guest from Florence, SC, Cynthia Poller Kim Werfel
Four members and two visitors brought in their paintings for critique, it was nice to see what people had been up to during our summer break! Laurel Wetzork a new visitor Patricia Savage Kathryn Wilson Vinita Jain David Boone
Many talented artists brought paintings to be critiqued this past Saturday. We’ve selected a few photos to share below… Daniel Boone Patrica Bridgers Harriss Toni Lindahl
In preparation for our two exhibitions coming up this summer, the May meeting will be dedicated entirely to critiques, after the usual business meeting. This meeting traditionally has seen a large turnout, but if you have several paintings to bring, please do so! We will endeavor to give each painting some quality time, even if [...]
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 [...]
