Newsletter April 2019 Dear APS members, From the President Happy Burst-of-Spring week! We are surrounded by the glorious colors and fragrances we longed for during winter. This time of the year is the perfect muse for pastelists and Plein Air(ists!). Color is the APS educational theme this year. We had an excellent program at our last meeting given by painter, colorist and educator, Susan Chambers. This will be followed by other stimulating programs and workshops for our APS members. April 27th, Susan Hurst and myself will be presenting a one-day workshop with a hands-on approach to active use of the color wheel for executing successful paintings from photographs. There are still a couple of openings so y all come join us and checkout the other events that have been planned thanks to input from our members (big shoutout also to APS program chair, Susan Hurst). The Casey Klahn 4-day workshop in October still has one or two spaces available. He is a colorist par excellence. Hope to see you there! [The brochure with registration form is at the end of this newsletter.] Keep painting, my APS friends... our work is growing in leaps and bounds! Cathy Nugent, Co-President APS
Next Meeting: Photo Reference Susan Hurst requests that members bring a painting inspired by a photo reference. She would like for members to share with the group how they use photos as a springboard for the finished piece. Also share any aids used, such as a plein air piece, an artist or exhibit that influenced the work. Or perhaps a class or even a new set of pastels was the catalyst. We would be particularly interested in what was changed or manipulated in the photo to make a better painting. She thinks we have an excellent source within our own members to see some creativity. So gather your painting and story boards to share with each other. March Meeting We had an excellent crowd for the talk by Susan Chambers on the use of the Color Wheel. Mini-Workshops Nancy Martin reports that we are about to begin the first of our mini-workshops scheduled for 2019 by Unleashing the Power of the Color Wheel. Susan Hurst and Cathy Nugent will teach this workshop at the Innovation Hub on April 27th. This will be a follow up of sorts to the April APS meeting program. On June 29th, Mary Ann Stafford will lead us to explore the drama of Painting with Pastel On Black Surfaces at the Butler Center. Registration forms for both workshops are included near the end of this newsletter. Be sure and mark your calendars for September 28th when Marlene Gremillion will lead us in exploring how to work outside the box by Using Pastel in Mixed Media. This workshop will be held at the Butler Center and a flyer will be posted closer to the event. Donations received for attending these workshops go towards supporting our national exhibition.
From IAPS (via Shirley Anderson) IAPS Convention The 2019 International Association of Pastel Societies Convention is fast approaching. There are very few slots still open, but if you have a chance, don't let this opportunity pass you by. Each Member Society has been asked to participate in the Friday Night Fiesta. If you are planning to attend or if you have ideas on how the Arkansas Pastel Society might showcase our artists, please contact Shirley Anderson at sranderson0930@sbcglbal.net. Travelling with Pastels Pastel artists are increasingly having trouble getting their pastels through airport security, especially when travelling abroad. IAPS created a travel label for their members to attach to pastel boxes when travelling. Download the label pdf: here or print it below. FRAGILE Please handle with care This box contains Artists Pastels Pastels are non-toxic, non-flammable, non oil-based, and are made of natural pigments. They clean up easily with soap and water. Thank you for handling with care! 2019 The International Association of Pastel Societies
Member News Shirley Anderson will teach a two-day workshop at John Brown University in Siloam Springs on May 10-11, 2019. For more information, you may email the Ozark Pastel Society at ozarkpastelsociety@gmail.com or contact Shirley Anderson at sranderson0930@sbcglobal.net. Tiffany Lane s pastel painting Acrobatic Feast was juried into the Small Works National Competition that will be held at the Mena Art Gallery May 1st thru June 1st. The reception for the event will be held Saturday, May 4th at 6pm. As one of the founders of the Arkansas Young Artists Association, Mary Ann Stafford will be honored at their 40th anniversary program at the Statehouse Convention Center, downtown Little Rock, on April 10. The program will include the annual membership competition of student artworks from across Arkansas. Vic Mastis will teach two workshops in June. Both will take place at the Eureka Springs School of Art (15751 US Highway 62, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632). Introducing the World of Pastels - Three Day Workshop Date: June 24-26, 2019 Different starting methods like watercolor and alcohol under washes will be taught. You will make one of your own textured surfaces to use during class. Learn about elements of a good painting and how to frame a pastel painting. With lots of one-on-one instruction you will complete 2 or more paintings. Students will use the instructors supplies (included in price) of $235.00 -Beginner to Intermediate- www.vicmastisart.com 314-402-1959 https://essa-art.org/workshops/painting-drawing/wonderful-world-of-pastels/ Take Control of Your Reference Material - One Day Workshop Date: Friday, June 21, 2019 Do you always try to paint or draw exactly what you see in your reference photo? This one day class will help you break this habit and put your own expressions into your artwork. We will do some fun exercises to assist your hand to loosen up and your brain to expand. Learn how to set the mood with even a bad photo reference in whatever medium you are currently using. essa-art.org/workshops/painting-drawing/dont-be-a-slave-to-your-reference-material/
Sheliah Halderman is the featured artist for the month of April at The Artists' Workshop Gallery at 610A Central Avenue in Hot Springs. The Gallery Walk was April 5 th. Reminders During each meeting Claudia Spainhour, our librarian, sets up in the back of the room with books and DVDs for you to check out. Please visit her next month. She also asks that those with material that is due bring it to the next meeting. Dates to Remember April 27, 2019 May 7, 2019 June?, 2019 June 29, 2019 July 1-31, 2019 July 28 August 31, 2019 September 28, 2019 November 4-7, 2019 November 8, 2019 February 22, 2020 *Mini-Workshop: Unleashing the Power of the Color Wheel, Innovation Hub, 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Monthly Meeting: Photo Reference St. Vincent Meeting Room, 6 8 p.m. Plein Air Event *Mini-Workshop: Painting with Pastel on Black Surfaces Butler Center, 9:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Garvan Woodland Gardens Exhibit Community Bakery Member Show Mini-Workshop: Using Pastel in Mixed Media Butler Center, 9:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. *Workshop by Casey Klahn APS 8 th National Exhibition *Details at the end of this issue
When: November 4-7, 2019; 9:00-4:30 Where: LIttle Rock, AR Cost: $450 Registration Information: Arkansas Pastel Society A Workshop by Casey Klahn $100 deposit is due at the time of registration. Balance is due by Oct. 1, 2019. Deposit will be returned if you cancel prior to Oct. 1. After October 1 it is your responsibility to find a replacement or the fee will be forfeited. Casey Klahn as an instructor is inspiring, casual and will open new doors in your thinking. A lot of his work is done in a semi-abstract style. He enjoys and executes his work with strong, delightful, and surprising color combinations. Samples of the artist s work can be viewed at www.caseyklahn.com. Contact Person: Babs Steward Email: babs.steward@gmail.com. 501.553.8902 To register, please complete the form below and write a deposit check for $100 made out to the Arkansas Pastel Society. Please mail these to: Babs Steward 924 Midland St. Little Rock, LR 72205 Name: Address: Phone: Home: Cell: Email:
UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE COLOR WHEEL Mini-Workshop Arkansas Pastel Society/Mini Workshop Saturday April 27, 10-4 Suggested donation $30.00 members; $50.00 nonmembers The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, 204 East 4 th Street, North Little Rock Contact Person: Nancy Martin, henson2martin@gmail.com Susan Hurst and Cathy Nugent will lead the group through exercises exploring color themes using The Artist s Mixing Guide Color Wheel. The goal is to learn the importance and power of color choices in ways you may not be familiar with. The first half of the class will explore different color themes in small studies using the landscape and/or still life. The second half of the class will explore the impact color choices have on our painting and in our surroundings. The class will end with a group critique to discuss the studies by the students and how the color wheel helped them make their pastel choices. We will break for lunch from 12-1. Bring a sack lunch and continue to work through the lunch hour or take a break and visit any of the numerous eateries within walking distance of the Hub. Supplies needed for the workshop: Assortment of pastels of your choice Surfaces of your choice-11x14 or smaller-at least four Still life setup will be provided Landscape photos will be provided or you can bring your own Drop cloth for table and for floor Artist s Mixing Guide COLOR WHEEL BY the Color Wheel Company (This is not your ordinary Color Wheel -- reserve your order today $6.00) Checks should be made out to Arkansas Pastel Society and mailed to; Nancy Martin 316 W. 4 th ST North Little Rock, AR 72114 Name Address Phone Home Cell EMAIL ADDRESS Donation suggestion for members $30 Donation suggestion for nonmembers $50 Color Wheel $6 Membership to APS $25 Total
Mini-Workshop PAINTING WITH PASTEL ON BLACK SURFACES Arkansas Pastel Society/Mini Workshop Saturday June 29, 2019, 9:30am 3:30pm The Galleries at Library Square, 401 President Clinton Ave. (The Butler Center) Contact Person: Nancy Martin, henson2martin@gmail.com Working with pastel has been described either as drawing or as painting depending on the technique. This workshop, led by Mary Ann Stafford, will include both examples while working on black surfaces. Stafford was turned on to working on black supports by a recent workshop with Christine Ivers, and she has made her own black supports as well as using black sanded paper. She usually works from her own photographs, or those given to her by others with their permission. The morning exercise will feature a rendering (drawing) of flowers on 9 x 12 black sanded paper using pastel pencils and/or hard pastels such as Nupastels or CretaColor. We will either draw freehand or use a gridding method to draw from a color 8 x 10 photo. In the afternoon, we will do a painting of a morning or evening landscape scene on foamboard which we have covered with a mixture of gesso and pumice (mixture will be furnished.) The focus will be on composition, contrast, and texture. We will break for lunch from 12-1. Bring a sack lunch and continue to work through lunch or visit any of the eateries nearby. Supplies needed for the workshop: Drop cloth for floor and table Easel if you want to work upright Board to support 9 x 12 pastel paper 1 sheet UArt black sanded pastel paper, size 9 x 12 (Art Outfitters carries this) Pastel pencils (I have plenty to share) or hard pastels/set of pastels including medium and soft sticks Artist tape Sketchbook Pencil / kneaded eraser/white eraser Q-tips or small tortillons Sharp craft knife Large cheap stiff brush (1-2 ) smaller brush to brush off pastel residue Paper plate or container for holding working pastels Black foamboard, 16 x 20 (doesn t have to be acid-free) Yardstick or t-square 8 x 10 color photos of flowers and sunrise/sunset landscapes; I will have plenty to share Checks should be made out to Arkansas Pastel Society and mailed to: Nancy Martin 316 W. 4th Street North Little Rock, AR 72114 -----------------------------------------------To register detach and mail with donation------------------------------------------------------ Name Address E-mail City State Zip Phone Donation suggestion for members to attend workshop $30. Donation suggestion for nonmembers to attend $50. Membership to APS $25