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  • Great Opportunity for Painting Trip to Provence May 2011

    30-Aug-10 17:13 | Sue Wiley (administrator)
    Received this email today from my friend Eileen Pestorius.  I went with Eileen and a group of artists in May two years ago.  The itinerary is wonderful, the farmhouse location is stunning, and Eileen is a fun and well-versed tour-guide!  Feel free to email me with any questions- Sue Wiley

    From: Eileen McGee Pestorius <eileenthepainter@aol.com>
    Date: August 29, 2010 11:02:02 PM CDT
    To: slobberdog@austin.rr.com

    Sue, is it possible to forward this to whomever puts out your newsletters?  The weather last year was PERFECT and the house was all reroofed and a Dutch man has really whacked the overgrown garden areas and worked on the interior.  Front steps are redone. He's great!   Victor and Johanne are still our helpers and friends, thank heavens!!! I finally bought a drawing of David Chapman's from his charming wife Pat, who had coffee and a wonderful apple cake for us.  She is letting the house in the summers to make money, and teaching classes.  I hope she can stay there! cheers, e


    PAINTING IN FRANCE, MAY 2011
    Eileen Pestorius will accompany a small group of painters to southern France in late May for a two week period, meeting in Avignon.  (Fly to Paris and take the TGV rapid train from the airport.) Once there, everything is included for $2900, including all meals, tips, rent, transport, wine, sightseeing, history, and fun.  For more information, go to www.thewestmill.com or contact Eileen. A deposit holds your place; you purchase air and train fare.  Avignon is a beautiful and historic walled city on the Rhone River, former home to the popes, and the source of delicious Cote de Rhone wines. There are outdoor markets, restaurants, shops, and delicious foods nearby.  The house, once a mill 400 years ago, sits above a quiet river on eleven green acres. The area is in the foot of the Cevennes Mountains, in Provence and Languedoc amid vineyards and olive groves.  Poppies and iris will be in bloom. Nearby towns are St. Jean du Gard or Anduze, if you like maps. Life is best lived gathering experiences, not things, and spring will be here before you know it, so act now to grant yourself the joyous gift of travel and art.
     


    Please visit my website: www.Eileenthepainter.com

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  • S'zanne Reynolds' first solo show in 6 years

    17-Aug-10 18:05 | S'zanne Reynolds (administrator)

    As the featured artist of August at Vino 100, S'zanne Reynolds is having her first solo show in 6 years, and her first under her new name, Studio Zanne.

    Show Dates: Aug 3 - Sept 4, 2010
    Location: Vino 100
    3021 I H 35 Suite 120
    Round Rock, TX 78664
    (512) 255-0526
    Hours: vino100roundrock.com


    RECEPTION: Tuesday, August 24, from 6 to 9 p.m.

    Enjoy an intimate gathering of fine art and fine spirits with chef-prepared delicacies at this charming family owned wine bar. Kick back and relax, and chat with the artist. Or, if you can't come by then, but you want to try out a delicious wine bar, email the artist and she'll be glad to show you around anytime before Sept 4! Closed Mondays and Sundays.

    For more info: StudioZanne.com

    Above featured art: Heavenly Abstractions, 10x8" pastel by S'zanne Reynolds

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  • News from Rita Kirkman

    21-Jul-10 23:11 | S'zanne Reynolds (administrator)



    Rita Kirkman's painting "Cowgirl" has been accepted to the 25th Annual Bosque Art Classic at the Bosque Arts Center in Cliffton, Texas, this September 11-26.








    And, Kirkman won Best in Category (Drawing/Pastel) with her booth at the Rockport Art Festival earlier this summer, July 2010.








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  • Portrait Society of America Ambassador “Certificate of Achievement” Awards

    27-May-10 00:34 | S'zanne Reynolds (administrator)
    Kathy Gray & Debra Richardson are winners of the Portrait Society of America Ambassador “Certificate of Achievement”. Ambassadors from 17 States attended the Annual Ambassadors Luncheon April 21 in Washington, D.C..
     










     
    Shown below, Jamie Lindholm, National Coordinator Ambassador
    Program (left) & D.K. Richardson, Co-Ambassador for Texas (right).


     
     
     
     
     

     
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  • Enid Wood accepted into Plein Air Show at TX A&M

    27-May-10 00:15 | S'zanne Reynolds (administrator)
    Two of Enid Wood's beautiful landscapes will be showing in the Plein Air Austin Juried Show from June 4-30 at the Forsyth Gallery at Texas A&M in Bryan.









    Opening Reception:
    Friday, June 11 from 6pm - 8pm. 

    Location: Forsyth Gallery at Texas A&M
    110 Main Street • Bryan, TX 77803

    Gallery Hours:
    10am - 6pm, Tuesday - Saturday





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  • Rae Andrews Spring Show

    08-May-10 20:22 | S'zanne Reynolds (administrator)
    North West Hills Gallery is featuring about 40 Rae Andrews paintings, acrylics to pastels, May 5th-31st. The artist's reception is May 16th, from 12:15pm to 1:15pm.

    United Methodist Church
    7050 Village Center Drive
    Austin, Texas 78731
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  • Enid Wood shows in Texas Pastel Society National Juried Exhibition

    20-Apr-10 22:35 | S'zanne Reynolds (administrator)


    Two paintings by Enid Wood     have been accepted into the Texas Pastel Society National Juried Exhibition.

    Showing:
    June 2 - 29, 2010
    Elaine Felder Gallery
    of the New Braunfels Art League
    239 San Antonio Street
    New Braunfels, TX 78130

    Mondays - Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

    The Artists Reception,
    Friday, June 4, 2010 from 5-9 p.m.
    Awards Ceremony at 7 p.m .



    The two accepted paintings are "Twilight Storm" (18 x 12) shown above and "Rhapsody in Orange," (12x18) shown below.


    To see more of Enid's work, visit: www.enidwood.com



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  • Enid Wood accepted into 24th Pastels USA

    12-Apr-10 15:01 | S'zanne Reynolds (administrator)
    Two pastels by Enid Wood have been accepted into the 24th Pastels USA International Open Exhibition, sponsored by the Pastel Society of the West Coast.

    You can see Enid's lovely paintings, Leaning Aspen (18x12" at left) and Sunstruck (18x24" below) at the Art Museum of Los Gatos in Los Gatos, CA.

    The exhibition runs from June 3 through July 9, 2010; the artist reception is Sunday, June 13th from 1:00 to 4:00pm.

    To view more of Ms. Wood's work, please visit www.enidwood.com.


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  • Oo la la!!! APS members showing in France! Mais Oui!

    24-Mar-10 13:32 | S'zanne Reynolds (administrator)
    Austin Pastel Society members Susan Carlin, Mary Beth Martin, Libby Peters, Deb Richardson, and Sue Wiley have been selected to represent Texas pastelists at the tenth annual Festival International du Pastel 2010 in Feytiat, near Limoges, France, and in Saint Florent le Vieil, near Nantes, France, this summer.

    The exhibitions, sponsored by the Société des Pastellistes de France, will draw more than 20,000 visitors over a three-month period. These APS members join Diana Moya, who has participated in the event in the past and who nominated the artists, and two other Dallas-area pastelists at the prestigious show in France.

    It is anticipated that the eight Texas artists will attend the opening reception and festivities on July 17 in Saint Florent as guests of honor.

    Beaucoup félicitations, mes amies!!!!

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  • Martin Charters New Art Space on Phone Book Cover

    11-Feb-10 08:27 | S'zanne Reynolds (administrator)
    Mary Beth Martin has discovered a way to be paid to get her work in 30,000 Wyoming homes!

    Mary Beth Martin's pastel, "Little-Rodeo-Clown-copy.jpgLittle Rodeo Clown", was selected to be on the cover of a phone directory for the Casper Wyoming area and will be distributed to 30,000 people!

    This gig will pay in more ways than one: in addition to a paycheck, Martin will be mentioned on the inside cover and in an ad in the arts section. Sweet! The phone book specializes in using fine art on their covers in the Montana, Utah, and Wyoming areas.

    Way to go Mary Beth!

    To see more of her work, visit:
    marybethmartin.com
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