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This pastel painting by Barbara Benedetti Newton has received Best of Show from Juror Elizabeth Mowry at the Northwest Pastel Society‘s 26th International Exhibit. All entries could be found under EXHIBIT at American Art Company. Share/Bookmark
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Northwest Pastel Society is having 26th Annual International Open Exhibition. If you would like to participate the prospectus is available on the Society’s website. Couple of the show details Where: The American Art Company Address: 1126 Broadway, Tacoma, WA When: May 5 – June 16, 2012 Awards: Best of Show $1,200 Entry deadline: March 1st,…
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Bonnie Zahn Griffith is a landscape artist working mostly in pastels and acrylics. Her work is generally representational depicting the northwest US and she lives in Washington. I like Bonnie’s work in general and it was a pure joy following the development of the 100 more or less same paintings. Here you can see my…
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The Northwest Pastel Society is presenting Members’ Exhibition for 2010 on their website. The works will also hang in the Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA till May 26th. Members were asked to think “OUTSIDE THE BOX”, or take an experimental approached toward the work to be presented in this years’ show. The Best of Show…
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Thanks to you, our readers who gave support by acknowledging and appreciating our work, this blog has succeeded to reach #100 post today. What follows is a brief summary of last 3,5 months: posted 6 posts related to Old Pastel Masters presented 8 great pastel artists as “Featured Artists” used opportunity to present 12 very…
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The Northwest Pastel Society is preparing for the 24th Annual International Open Exhibition. While they are still not ready with the prospectus and the details, you can save the date, as they suggest, and browse previous years exhibitions. In this post you can see the winning piece from 2009 by Barbara Benedetti Newton. The entry…
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The main focus of Sandy Askey-Adams work is the interpretation of nature and its moods. Embracing a poetically sensitive and gentle style, she strives to communicate a greater sense of love and peace to her viewers with each new work. She loves working in pastels for the dramatic contrasts, the rich layers of colors and…
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Whether you are a blooming artist exploring the world of soft pastels or you are an established master pastelist, here is a great lesson, or better to say many great lessons which can open up a new way of painting, or it can enrich your style. This online lesson was given by Charlotte Herczfeld on…
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Creative Spark Challenge by the Pastel Journal magazine. Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary: Show one or more pastel paintings that celebrate the beauty in seemingly commonplace subjects. E-mail your image(s) as JPGs with a resolution of 72 dpi to pjedit@fwmedia.com by December 22, 2009. Include the title, dimensions and a brief description. Please type…