To register, call Patricia Harriss at 919.639-9130 or email her at pharriss@embarqmail.com

“Studio Pastels with a Plein-Air Mood” PSA Workshop, Gramercy Park, New York USA 10 – 11th March 2012 Using outdoor sketches and photographs, Margaret will show she encapsulates the complexities of outdoor painting to produce simple, but dramatic subjects for painting. Using wet & dry pastel techniques, using acrylics or gouache for underpainting, the development [...]

Patricia Savage has added several new classes to her website, psavageart.com. One new addition is a five week Self-Directed course. There are a maximum of six people in each class, so you can get lots of hands-on instruction time. You decide on what you are wishing to learn more about and Patricia will help you [...]

Open Studio Dates: Mondays, September 12 – October 11 Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Level of Experience: beginner to advanced Class Size Limit: 5 Mediums: pastel, dry-brush watercolor, non-traditional egg tempera, graphite pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, scratchboard, and carbon dust Subject Matter: floral art, traditional botanical illustration, landscape, composition, color theory Registration Deadline: [...]

This is part 3 of the 2011 IAPS recap by our treasurer, Anne Kiefaber. Read Part 1: The Setting and Part 2: Workshops and Demonstrations The Franciscan was one of the larger of the hotel’s meeting rooms and it was packed when Richard McKinley walked in the room. A tall, slim, rather good-looking man, who [...]

Melissa Walker will be one of two featured artists at the Clayton Center Gallery in Clayton, NC with new acrylic and collage paintings during the month of July. Join her on Thursday, July 7, from 6-7:30pm for the reception. Join Melissa Walker in Burlington, NC for 8 days of artistic fun, on July 11-14 and [...]

Greg Biolchini, “Painting with Pastels from Photography” November 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, 2011 (5 days) 9 am – 4 pm (November 7 class will start at 10 am to allow time for set-up) Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina Greg Biolchini is a representational realist, painting portraits, figures, landscapes, still life, and nature. [...]

The Pastel Society of New Hampshire has invited Terri Ford, PSA to lead their fall workshops. The first opportunity to see her will be from Friday, Sept 9th to Sunday, Sept 11th in and around the lovely sea side town of Portsmouth, NH. The second opportunity will be from Tuesday, Sept 13th to Thursday, Sept [...]

Luana Luconi Winner will be teaching a Pastel workshop called PASTEL PYRAMID at Artspace on Saturday & Sunday, June 11 & 12 from 10am – 5pm. The cost is $175 ($155 members/teachers) Create beautiful pastel paintings by beginning with the foundation of color, studying temperature in tints and shades, and developing solid drawing skills. Step-by-step [...]

Colleen Howe, PSA will be teaching a landscape painting workshop on March 5 & 6 in Florham, NJ. Interested students may contact Christina Debarry, PSA at debarrystudio@gmail.com or 973-525-2544. Questions? Please contact Colleen directly at Colleen directly at ckhartist@aol.com or 435-232-2470. Winter Willows Pastel Society of America Juried Exhibition Award Winner, New York City, September, [...]

Arts writer/publisher Michelle Morton will provide you with the knowledge and tools you’ll need to impress your readers with an art book that has the look and feel of a big publishing house title. In her PowerPoint presentation, Michelle will discuss the do’s and don’ts of cover graphic design, interior page design & typography, photography [...]

Patricia Harriss will be teaching a Pastel Portrait workshop on the first four Tuesday nights in March at the Harnett County Arts Council building in Lillington, NC (816 S. Main Street). The classes will be held from 6:30-9:00pm. For more information, call (919) 639-9130 or email her at pharriss@embarqmail.com.

Melissa Walker will be offering two, 2 hour workshops at the Center for Visual Artists on Saturday, February 5, and again at the Hickory Mountain Weavery on Saturday, February 26. The first is “Creating Dramatic Abstract Compositions Using Black and White Collages,” from 9:30-11:30 am. The second is “Using Black and White Collage Studies to [...]

Diana Coidan will be teaching a one-day workshop at Jerry’s Artarama in pastels.  “The Sky’s The Limit”, Saturday, February 19th.  For more info go to www.jerrysartevents.com. Beyond the Clouds by Diana Coidan – 32″ x 26″

M. Theresa Brown is giving an Art Marketing workshop, Setting Your Art Career in Motion, on Sunday, January 16 from 1-6pm at Jerry’s Artarama in Raleigh. She will also be leading two pastel workshops at Jerry’s this spring and summer. Pastel Still Lifes that Pop on Saturday, April 2 from 10-4pm Stunning Portraits in Pastel [...]

In addition to having had 30 solo shows, Biolchini has been included in dozens of national group exhibitions. His portraits and demonstrations are featured in the book published by Watson-Guptill, The Art of Pastel Portraiture (1996), and in two new books, Pure Color: the Best of Pastel (2006) and in Painting with Pastels (2007), both [...]

Shows Invited Artist for Art Show and Sale – Art in the Gardens at Duke Raleigh Hospital on Saturday, September 18th from 10am-5pm. Workshops One-day workshop titled “Pastels on Canvas”  on September 14, 2010 from 10am-4pm at Nicole’s Studio & Art Gallery (Person Street, Raleigh). More information is available online at www.nicolestudio.com Two pastel workshops [...]

Betty Hendrix will be teaching a 3-day pastel workshop in the North Carolina mountains at the Florence Thomas Art School in Glendale Springs. The dates are August 23-25, 2010. For registration information and more information about the school, visit their website at www.florenceartschool.org.

The Appalachian Pastel Society has announced that their second National Juried Exhibition will be from October 20 – November 13, 2010. In conjunction with this show, Ann Templeton will be teaching a workshop on Abstracting the Landscape in Pastels from October 14-18, 2010. In addition to cash awards, including the $1,000 Best of Show award, [...]

Luana Luconi Winner Workshops For a complete listing visit www.winnerstudios.com Anne Kiefaber Classes For a complete listing, email akiefaber@gmail.com Herb Slapo Classes Held in the Art Studio at the Seymour Center, Homestead Rd., Chapel Hill. For more information or to register call the Seymour Center at 919-968-2070 or call Herb at 919-942-4942. Lorie Callahan Classes [...]

Paint the quaint rural beauty of a charming town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Appalachian Pastel Society is sponsoring a Landscape Workshop with Jack Pardue from June 1-5 in Brevard, NC. The fee is $400 and there will be a limit of 16 students. For information or to register contact Everett Schmidt at (828) [...]

Finding Your Artistic Voice Thursday, March 26 – Saturday, March 28,  10am–5pm daily Skill Level: All Yew Tree Center for Art and Culture, 604 S Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401 Please call or email Anne Kiefaber at (336) 333-5736 The Nude: An Advanced Approach Saturday, April 4 – Sunday, April 5, 10am-5pm daily Skill Level: [...]

“Exploring Soft Pastels” This 6-week Wednesday afternoon class is for the student who wants to learn more about soft pastes, sanded surfaces, the importance of value, and color harmony. We will be working on landscape from photos, and still-life from life. April 15 – May 20, 2009 from 12-3pm The Sanctuary, Studio 7, 1150 Revolution [...]

Pastel artists looking for a chance to get away and paint should check out the La Bonne Etoile website for a list of workshops and retreats in 2009.

Kingsport Art Guild (in Northeast Tennessee) is hosting a Bill Hosner workshop on April 22-24, 2009 for a cost of $300. Contact Ruth Crowe for more information.

The Piedmont Pastel Society is sponsoring a three day Landscape Workshop with Maggie Price. The workshop is open to beginners and experienced artists. In the workshop, you will learn how to master the techniques of this vibrant and versatile medium and watch inspiring step- by- step demonstrations from Maggie’s easel. If you are interested in [...]

Location: Artspace Studios 214 and 215 at 201 East Davie Street in Raleigh, NC Date: Saturday, September 27th and Sunday, September 28th from 10am to 5pm Cost: $185.00, Fee may be paid by mailing check or requesting PayPal invoice for Credit Card. This color mixing class will give you confidence to create beautiful skin tones [...]

Here are some photos from the workshop with Luana Luconi Winner at the High Point Theater Art Galleries on Saturday, July 12. We had 12 participants and they all seemed to have a great experience.

Date: February 9 – 13, 2009 Location: Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, GA Contact: Debra Nadelhoffer Phone: (770) 887-8877 See some of Sally’s work here.

The Sierra Pastel Society is proud to present its 7th International Art Exhibition, “Pastels on High,” October 5 to October 25, 2008 in El Dorado Hills, California. The judge and juror is Urania Christy Tarbet, a local and internationally recognized artist (and founder of the International Association of Pastel Artists, IAPS). Best of show award [...]

Kiefaber Studio of Fine Arts presents a Plein-Air Workshop in Pastels and Oils Date: June 13, 14 and 15, 2008 Time: 9am to 4pm each day Cost: $70.00 per day or $210.00 for all three days Registration Deadline: June 10 Contact: Anne Kiefaber at 336-292-2010 or email kiefabera@bellsouth.net Location: Battleground and Tannenbaum Parks, NC Please [...]

May 31 and June 1 Drawing: The Foundation 10 am—5 pm, Saturday and Sunday Learn the foundations of drawing. Work from a life drawing model in several different drawing techniques and tools. Instructor will supply all materials for this workshop. Course # 70795 is $160 at Sertoma Art Center, Raleigh, NC. For sign up call [...]

Pastelist Jack Pardue will conducting a plein air workshop in Murfreesboro, North Carolina from May 5-9, 2008. Murfreesboro is a beautiful little river town located between Roanoke Rapids, NC and Elizabeth City, NC and is home to a lovely historic district offering many wonderful places for plein air painting. The cost of the workshop is [...]

The Appalachian Pastel Society presents a Pastel Workshop in Hendersonville, NC The Figure in Pastel by Margaret Dyer on October 4, 5, 6, 2008. Cost: $300 due by September 15, 2008. $100 deposit will reserve your place and only 18 applicants will be accepted. Full refunds minus $25 for cancellations before Sept 15. No refund [...]