Come and see who won what!
Last two days of the PSA Annual Awards Exhibition, at the Auditorium Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens. Pastel demonstrations to see (with 3 Master Pastellists Betty Sutton, Penelope Gilbert-Ng and myself) and our newest Accomplished Pastellist, Karen Christiansen. The awards were nnounced and presetnaed last night - I was fortunate to receive the Bella Award (1st in People) with "Homeless"
PSA Annual Awards Exhibition 19-23 June 2024
Just washed the gloves we use when handling the art! These wonderful pastel art works all hung. Show all ready for you to see - 10am to 4 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 10 am to 2 pm on Sunday - demonstrations of pastel art each day. Auditorium, Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens.
PSA Annual Awards Exhibition June 19 – 23 Brisbane Botanical Gardens
The Pastel Society of Australia exhibition at the Auditorium Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens (Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong): Open to the public Wednesday 19 June 2 to 4 pm Thursday 20, Friday 21, Saturday 22 10 am to 4 pm Sunday 23rd, 10 am to 2 pm Demonstrations by pastel artists free to the public during opening hours. I myself will be demonstrating: Thursday 1 to 4 pm – Using Pastel Wet Sunday 10 am to noon – Pastel on Canvas Hope you can come along!
Sold at Elvy’s Cafe in Shorncliffe – Jabiru
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Lilies – Replacement for Sale at Elvy’s Cafe
Painted this bright piece to replace one that sold at Elvy's Cafe in Shorncliffe, Qld. Call in for a cuppa and delicious cake while viewing the art: Elvy's Cafe, 6 Park Parade, Shorncliffe Open from 5.30 am to 2.30 weekdays, 5.30 am to 3 pm weekends.
Oil Pastel on Canvas
A still life on an old canvas, created with oil pastel. 1. Over an old painting, I placed tissue paper with Atelier Binder Medium, and painted with red acrylic. When dry, I covered the surface with a layer of Art Spectrum clear pastel primer. 2. I drew in the basic composition with a dark blue oil pastel. 3. This photo shows the basic placement of underpainting colours. 4. The first spray of varnish ha set the oil pastels into the canvas, and changed some if the lighter colours. They will need more layers of the same colour oil pastel, as
Pastel on Canvas in Wet Washes
This work was created using mostly wet pastel on canvas and I showed it and discussed it on the PSA Zoom "Using Pastel on Canvas" last month. 1. Gesso was placed over an old work, and when dry, collages with fabric and white tissue papers. 2. Soft pastel was applied. 3. The pastel layers were wet with water and a brush and allowed to dry. 4. A detail showing how the pastel is drying with sections of pigment clumping in interesting shapes. 5. Another detail showing how the wet pastel is settling into the texture. 6. I placed another layer
Pastel Pencil on Canvas
Another work from the PSA Zoom demonstrating “Using Pastel on Canvas”. 1. On a small canvas, I covered an old painting with modelling compound, textured the surface, and when dry, placed an Atelier Red Gold acrylic wash. I then layered this with AS clear pastel primer. I drew in the birds and twigs with a white pastel pencil, and then continued the drawing with pastel pencils. This was the stage at which I presented the work at the Zoom. 2. During the Zoom demo, I added some more dark blue pastel pencil twigs, then turquoise highlights on the birds and
Website up again – Progression of work from PSA Zoom 14th May 2024
Finally my website is up again – deep gratitude to Russell from Dymond Hosting. I have lost some previous progressions which I will endeavour to rewrite and post. This one is the promised finalized work from the demonstration Using Pastel on Canvas in the PSA Zoom Tuesday 14th last month. 1. The canvas prepared with Soft Umber Art Spectrum pastel primer, and some clear primer that has turquoise acrylic ink in it for colour. Before this primer dried, I ran combs through for texture – a fine tooth comb towards the top, and a more widely toothed comb towards the
