Mr. Tom Dowd of Jerry’s Artarama visited with us. He spoke about pastel products carried by Jerry’s, particularly their line of Mungyo pastels. This was a great opportunity to learn about these soft and hard pastels that have been getting rave reviews.
Escape to the Historic seaside town of Beaufort, NC and a one day pastel workshop geared toward beginners to intermediate students… sounds good about now!
Pastel Workshop: Explore Pastels!
Kim Werfel – Instructor
May 3, 2014 (Saturday) 10am – 4pm
Craving Art Studio, 121 Craven St., Beaufort, NC 28516
Art Reception May 2, (Fri.) 5-7pm
Diana Coidan was accepted into the 25th l National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Arts Council of Wayne County in Goldsboro with her two pastels, “St. Tropez Harbor” and “Sea-Aire on the Pamlico.” The Gallery Exhibition of selected works is April 4 – May 16th.
Chris’ pastel, Wright Angles, was selected for the juried exhibition of the Fine Arts League of Cary.
Fine Arts League of Cary
19th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
Thru April 20, 2014
Page-Walker Art and History Center
119 Ambassador Loop
Cary, NC 27513
919-460-4963
Hours:
10 am – 9:30 pm M-Th
10 am – 5 pm Fri
10 am – 1 pm Sat
From: The Piedmont Pastel Society, Host, and the 2014 Team:
The 2014 Team of the 3rd Annual NC Statewide Juried Pastel Exhibition thanks you for submitting your work to the 2014 NC Statewide Pastel Exhibition. Mr. Melberg gave equitable time to the selections for the exhibition. All of the entries were very good, and in previewing them our team was really impressed with the quality of the work! There were 251 paintings from 97 artists entered, and 90 paintings have been accepted for the exhibit.
The three North Carolina Pastel Societies have the finest artists anywhere! Let’s keep on painting what we love, as Fred Somers says, and walk in the light!
From: Mr. Jerald Melberg, Juror of Entries and Judge of Awards:
“In the last forty years I have probably judged over one hundred juried exhibitions. I always approach them the same fashion. I bring my collective experience of looking at, and dealing with, art as a profession. I compare what I know with what I am seeing in each particular judging process. I then must judge the particular exhibition in front of me only against itself. In other words, I must choose the best works of art from those that have been submitted. I believe I have done so once again with the third annual North Carolina Statewide Juried Pastel Exhibition.” — Jerald L. Melberg, March 2014
Sincerely,
Mona Hearne, 2014 NC Statewide Chair
www.piedmontpastelsociety.org
www.pastelsocietyofnc.com
www.appalachianpastelsociety.org
Note: The 4th annual 2015 NC Statewide Juried Pastel Exhibition and Workshop will be hosted by the Pastel Society of North Carolina, Chair Patricia Savage.
Diana Coidan was accepted in the Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Show with her pastel, “Northern Lights”. The show is at Page-Walker Arts Center, Cary from March 30 through April.
There will be a reception on Sunday, March 30th from 2-4pm.
Manifestationz Gallery is excited to welcome the multi-talented Natalie Winters as its’ featured artist for the month of April. An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 28th from 6-9pm. Specializing in a rare medium of pastel on suede board that results in a velvet-like finish, Winters draws inspiration from her love of gardening. She is a member of the Fine Arts League of Cary (FALC), and has received numerous awards in several states.
Luana Luconi Winner has just returned from a week in Cincinnati at the video studios of F+W Media North Light Publishers. The company that contracted and distributed her book “Painting Classic Portraits: Great Faces Step by Step” last year, filmed three DVDs illustrating demonstrations from the second chapter of the book about the easy way to construct the features of the face. Created for beginning to intermediate artists, the DVDs will be available worldwide in 3 months by purchase, live streaming, or chapter downloads through NorthLightShop.com and Amazon.
Course #2043 at the ArtsCenter of Carrboro
Thursday Mornings from 10 am-12:30 pm, March 6th – April 3rd. (5 wks)
$125 public, $113 friends of the ArtsCenter
Register online at the Artscenter.org | Materials list
This course is for the intermediate to advanced pastel student who wants critiques as they work on their own subject matter. Students will explore different techniques in finding their own style with guidance from the instructor. Elements and principles of design are kept in mind as students learn to apply compositional rules to their work for maximum results. Classes start with group critiques and discussions with the rest of the class time working with individual help through class. Spending time working outside of class will be necessary.
Basic understanding of pastels or Intro to Pastel Painting is required. This class is not for beginners.
photos graciously provided by Toni Lindahl
Address: 119 Ambassador Loop Cary, NC 27513
Phone: 919-460-4963
Hours: 10 am – 9:30 pm M-Th; 10 am -5 pm Fri; 10 am – 1 pm Sat
click images to enlarge paintings…
“Winter Exhibition” hosted by
Ambleside Gallery
528 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 275-9844
February 28-March 29, 2014
Calendar of Events
Entry Deadline: Friday, January 31
Notification of Accepted Paintings: Saturday, February 15
Delivery of Paintings: Saturday, February 22, 12-6 pm & Monday, February 24, 3-6 pm
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, February 28, 6-9 pm
Pick-up of Unsold Paintings:Saturday, March 29 3-6 pm & Monday, March 31, 3-6 pm
ENTRY DETAILS
All members in good standing may enter. To renew your membership or join the Pastel Society of NC, go to http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/membership/.
The entry fee is $25 for 6 images. Download the 2014 Ambleside Exhibition Prospectus for more information.
Wendy Musser was juried into the World of Art Showcase, an international show that will be held in Raleigh this week. Tickets are half price if ordered on line. See details below.
