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Welcome to the Austin Pastel Society...

Whether you have an interest in learning more about the medium of pastel or you're an active pastel artist, we hope you will join us for monthly programs, juried & non-juried exhibitions and special events!

2013 Annual Juried Member Exhibition
Awards Have Been Announced!
Click here for list of
This Year's Award Winners

2013 Programs & Events
Scroll down or click here for information.

Sunday, May 26th Program

"Magic in the Finale"
Join us as Debra Richardson demonstrates the techniques she uses in the
completion of a portrait that make it magical, give it life, and give it power.

D.K. Richardson has been a dedicated artist for over 46 years. Although realism has been her focus, the true challenge of her craft is capturing the essence of character beyond photography, the true identity.

Influenced by masters of their craft, such as Rembrandt, Da Vinci, Rubens, and Vermeer, Richardson continually strives to obtain a higher level of proficiency in portraiture.

Dabbling in impressionism and non-representational works, she always returned to her love of realism. Her work is a hybrid of contemporary and classical portraiture.

We hope you'll join us on Sunday, April 28th!

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April 28th Program
Our Guest Speaker

Lon Dekkers of Canson

presented

"All things new and exciting"
in the Canson line of art products.

(Lisa Wright & Lon Dekkers)

followed by our

Annual Garage Sale: Everything But the Studio Sink!

Thanks to our own Lisa Wright of Asel Art
for making these arrangements with Lon Dekkers!

Members of APS greatly appreciate the gifts of paper & pastels!

Available at

Asel Art
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2013 Austin Pastel Society
Annual Juried Membership Exhibition
February 24 - April 21, 2013
Judge Terri Ford, PSA, PSWC-DP, PSNM, SPS

Parking is free in the parking garage on the corner of 8th & Guadalupe. (Entrance at 800 Guadalupe)

Take a ticket. The gate will be open at the exit.

Take elevator to the Lower Level to the Corridor of Art.

A catalog for the 2013 APS Annual Juried Exhibition will be available soon, details to come.
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Our January Special Event

with
B. Eric Rhoads

was a tremendous success!
Click here for details.

Thursday, January 17th

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Our thanks to Eric Rhoads for sharing his valuable information;

for providing copies of Plein Air and Fine Art Connoisseur magazines as favors, and for donating

copies of each of the 6 Streamline Art Videos as Door Prizes!

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Invitations were extended to neighboring art groups from San Antonio to Georgetown, Fredericksburg to Wimberley, and we had over 100 in attendance! Plans for ongoing Joint Events have been discussed!

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March Program
Demo by Terri Ford

Terri Ford, PSA, PSWC-DP, PSNM, SPS, will conduct a demonstration at the Windberg Art Center in Georgetown on Friday, March 8 from 7-9 pm.

She will also teach the annual two day workshop and act as exhibition judge. The workshop will also be held at the Windberg Art Center on March 9 and 10.

The Friday evening demo is free for all APS members. Non-member artists can attend for a suggested donation of $20.

Registration for the workshop is full, but there is a waiting list in case of cancellations.

February Program

February Demonstration by:

Robert "Bob" Rohm, PSA, OPA

Sunday, February 24th

4-6 p.m.

Join us as Bob Rohm demonstrates his technique for a "painterly approach" to pastel painting -- beginning with the all important value study.

Robert "Bob" Rohm received classical art training at the York Academy of Arts in Pennsylvania. Now a resident of Texas, his paintings reflect the brilliance of the colors found in the clear, bright light of the southwest.

For Event Details, click here.

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Last Chance - 2012 APS Annual Juried Exhibition Catalog

If you would like to order a Catalog from the 2012 APS Annual Juried Exhibition, please click here to email Deb Richardson. Deb will send an email link to you for the catalog. The link will take you to the MyPublisher website for you to place your order and purchase directly. Two sizes are available: Classic Hardcover with book jacket (8.75” x 11.25”) or Pocket Book (5.75" x 7.75"). Be sure to tell her which size so she can send you the correct link for the size you want. (Specific sizes are printed in different facilities.)

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