Pastel Society of North Carolina » news http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog A group of NC who love to express themselves using soft pastels. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:06:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Pastel Society of NC Exhibit Opens at Iredell Museums http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/11/16/pastel-society-of-nc-exhibit-opens-at-iredell-museums/ http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/11/16/pastel-society-of-nc-exhibit-opens-at-iredell-museums/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:19:16 +0000 pastel http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/?p=337 An online journal, ThunkTank, posted a short article about the Pastel Society of North Carolina’s art opening at Iredell Museums in Statesville last week. You can view the entire article here.

Pastel Prisms and Reflections of Beauty will be on display in the Court Street Gallery from November 13 through December 18, 2009.

]]> http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/11/16/pastel-society-of-nc-exhibit-opens-at-iredell-museums/feed/ 0 Reception for PSNC’s Chapel Hill Museum show http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/09/16/reception-for-psncs-chapel-hill-museum-show/ http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/09/16/reception-for-psncs-chapel-hill-museum-show/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:42:07 +0000 pastel http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/?p=301 Join us tomorrow evening, Thursday, September 17 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm for the opening reception to our show “Pastel Creations” that runs until November 1, 2009 at the Chapel Hill Museum.

Chapel Hill Museum
523 E. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 967-1400

]]> http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/09/16/reception-for-psncs-chapel-hill-museum-show/feed/ 0 a new surface for pastels – Pastelmat http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/08/25/a-new-surface-for-pastels-pastelmat/ http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/08/25/a-new-surface-for-pastels-pastelmat/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:32:40 +0000 pastel http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/?p=296 Richard McKinley recently posted on his blog about a new pastel surface he was introduced to by the folks at Dakota Art Pastels. Click on the link for his take and more information on ordering this paper.

]]> http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/08/25/a-new-surface-for-pastels-pastelmat/feed/ 0 how to position your easel while plein air painting http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/07/01/how-to-position-your-easel-while-plein-air-painting/ http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/07/01/how-to-position-your-easel-while-plein-air-painting/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:39:30 +0000 pastel http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/?p=238 Richard McKinley shares some tips on where to set up and how to position your easel when plein air painting for the best painting experience.

“With the advent of nice weather, many of us find ourselves back out under the sun attempting to capture a bit of the fleeting light. A couple of weeks ago, after the International Association of Pastel Societies convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I was able to paint again in the beautiful northern New Mexico high desert. With its clarity of color and diversity of textures, I was reminded of why it has inspired so many artists over the years. While painting there, I was also reminded of one of most irritating issues of working en plein air: the intensity of surrounding light and how it affects the appearance of our paintings.”

Read the rest of his post here.

]]> http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/07/01/how-to-position-your-easel-while-plein-air-painting/feed/ 0 Salmagundi Medal of Honor for Mrs. Flora B. Giffuni http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/04/23/salmagundi-medal-of-honor-for-mrs-flora-b-giffuni/ http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2009/04/23/salmagundi-medal-of-honor-for-mrs-flora-b-giffuni/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:34:17 +0000 pastel http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/?p=204 From the Pastel Society of America,

Claudia Seymour, PSA Signature member and President of the Salmagundi Club, NYC, has announced that Mrs. Flora B. Giffuni, founder of the Pastel Society of America, advisor in the founding of over thirty pastel societies, and patron of the Flora B. Giffuni Gallery for Pastels at the Butler Institute for American Art, will receive the Salmagundi Medal of Honor at the club’s President’s Dinner on April 23rd. This is the highest honor the 138 year-old artists’ club bestows upon an artist.

Rae Smith, President of PSA, Jimmy Wright, PSA treasurer and O. Aldon James, President of The National Arts Club, will give tribute to Flora at the dinner. Salmagundi President Claudia Seymour will present the Medal on behalf of the club’s Board of Directors and membership.

Flora is the person who introduced pastel to contemporary America. Artists, collectors, art material manufacturers, and publishers owe her a debt of gratitude for her non-wavering enthusiasm and generosity to the pastel community.

This year will mark a milestone birthday for Flora (90!). Though you may never have met Flora Giffuni, and if you are so moved, you can write her a note of congratulations on receiving this honor, care of the Pastel Society of America, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003.

(painting of Flora B. Giffuni by Joe Hing Lowe)

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