soft pastel

The international association of pastel societies is a group of people who are interested in learning about pastels.

IAPS and Upcoming Exhibitions

June 19, 2022
Tuesday morning I am headed to Albuquerque to attend the International Association of Pastel Societies...
exhibitions / soft pastel
Twelve colorful abstract landscape paintings in frame.

December Shows & Etsy

December 5, 2021
A Year of Full Moons mixed media collage 18" x 24" It is not too...
etsy / exhibitions / miniatures / soft pastel
Beach scene with sand dunes and grass.

Juried Show Acceptances

September 22, 2021
I am having success in the pastel world, and it feels pretty good! Submitting work...
exhibitions / gesso / soft pastel
Pastel landscape painting exhibition announcement poster.

Upcoming Solo Show

August 5, 2021
I have been slowly but surely framing my favorite pastel paintings, preparing for a solo...
art festivals / exhibitions / landscape / nature / soft pastel
Beach dunes with grass and ocean view.

Summer at the Lake

July 16, 2021
Wind-bent soft pastel on Pastelbord 8" x 10" I've never been much of a beach...
gesso / landscape / nature / soft pastel
Beach dunes with grass and blue sky.

Gesso and Pastels

May 1, 2021
Recently I became aware that soft pastel and encaustic aren't that different! A few characteristic...
gesso / landscape / nature / soft pastel
Colorful flowers alongside a garden pathway.

Flowers in the Air…

March 6, 2021
... and Art Festival Season is only a few months away! The light at the...
art festivals / color / encaustic / exhibitions / garden painting / landscape / miniatures / nature / soft pastel / student
Lavender field painting with sunset and tree.

Sunrise & Sunset

January 13, 2021
Lavender Sunset soft pastel on Lux Archival 11" x 14" I have always been drawn...
color / encaustic / landscape / nature / soft pastel
Sunset over a serene river landscape painting.

Finding A Way

November 14, 2020
Sunset soft pastel on UArt 19" x 25" A world-wide virus that just doesn't want...
color / landscape / nature / soft pastel
Landscape painting with river and grassy fields.

Heading into Fall

September 16, 2020
The year of COVID... what happened to Summer? or Spring for that matter?! Next week...
landscape / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / Uncategorized