Summer 2014 Jeani Taylor, Editor ELAINE AUGUSTINE

ABOUT THE JURYING PROCESS By Elaine Augustine, PSA Master Pastelist And a Juror for PSA’s 2014 Enduring Brilliance, National Arts Club, NYC.

Twenty-five years ago when the last of my four children went off to college, I started painting again. Raised in an artistic family and painting as far back as I can remember, I had all the tools…just hadn’t had the time while raising my children and helping run the family business. And then I discovered pastels. I Pop Rocks got on a plane and flew to Denver for a workshop with Ramon Kelly, came home, and haven’t stopped painting since then.

One of my Bucket List goals was to have a painting accepted in the PSA Annual “For Pastels Only” Exhibition. Got to mark that off my list on second try. And now, years later, I am a PSA Master Pastelist. This past November, I received a call from Pastel Society of America’s President, Jimmy Wright, asking if I would consider being part of a three member jury for this year’s 42nd PSA Annual Exhibition “Enduring Brilliance”. The other juror members were Duane Wakeham and Aline Ordman, also Master Pastelists.

I was sooo honored. I was told that this would consume at least a week of my life. No problem…I had closed my 47-year-old family business last fall and was ready to be an active part of the pastel world… doing something besides standing at my easel.

In preparation for my duties, I was able to go online to the demonstration option for SHOWSUBMIT to familiarize myself with the jurying process. Of course, that was nothing compared to the actual viewing of twelve hundred twenty two pieces of artwork produced by five hundred fifty seven artists! It was an amazing experience.

For those of you that have been accepted into this year’s exhibition…CONGRATULATIONS! For those of you that were not accepted…DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED! There was truthfully some wonderful artwork in those twelve hundred twenty two submittals, and we, the jury, could only pick one hundred eighty paintings.

Some suggestions I will make for future show submittals:

If you have one strong painting and are considering entering it, along with one or two weaker paintings thinking that your chances will be greater if you have three paintings to be considered…DON’T. Stick with the one strong entry. It affected my opinion of the one strong piece to see weaker work submitted by the same artist. I found myself wondering whether the better painting had been done under supervision.

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ELAINE AUGUSTINE (continued) There were even several instances of different techniques being used in each of the three paintings. Again, not a good thing. And, usually, it isn’t a good idea to enter three different genre (landscape, portrait, and still life) in the same show.

If you do enter more than one painting, I suggest listing the stronger of the two or three, first…that is the one the juror will see first, giving a better initial impression of your artwork. Be very careful when filling out height and width of your artwork. Don’t fill this out backwards. Also, if the prospectus calls for longest side to be 900 pixels, make sure you assign the 900 pixels to the longest side.

Keep good records concerning which paintings have been entered into which shows. Many societies prohibit paintings that have hung in one of their previous shows to be exhibited in one of their subsequent shows.

Since we are all capable of blindly falling in love with our paintings, it is helpful if you have an artist friend who will honestly critique your work as to its exhibition quality.

And lastly, remember that the first exposure to your artwork could be a 1” x ¾” thumbnail, as it was for this PSA exhibition…therefore, the stronger Monster Medley the composition the better! Composition, Composition, Composition!!

MEMBER NEWS

LYN ASSELTA, PSA was awarded Best of Show in the First Coast Pastel Society’s Members’ Exhibition for her painting Old Hastings Barn. She will have 7 paintings in the International Salon de Pastels, Saint Aulaye, France from July 26 - August 24 and her painting Down A Country Road has been juried into the 82nd Juried Exhibition of the Hudson Valley Art Association and will be hanging at the Salmagundi Club in NYC from September 20 - 26. Old Hastings Barn by Lyn Asselta ELAINE AUGUSTINE, PSA-MP was honored to be asked to be one of three jurors for the PSA 42nd Annual Enduring Brilliance, National Arts Club, NYC.

WENDY DEVARIEUX participated in a paint along in Carmel, California with Albert Handell. There were 15 artists included in the group and each one had a painting selected which was in a show starting July 5th at the Mountainsong Gallery. In addition, Wendy was awarded 1st Place at the First Coast Pastel Society show this past May for her painting Behind Bouesse.

ADRIAN GIULIANI, PSA was very honored to Behind Bouesse by Wendy Devarieux have been elected a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America. She also was thrilled that her pastel, The Life of an Artist was juried into the Pastel Society of America 42nd Open Juried Exhibition, Enduring Brilliance, to be held this September at the Grand Gallery of the National Arts Club in NYC. The Life of an Artist by Adrian Giuliani 2 MEMBER NEWS (continued)

KAL KALINOSKI “My shades of grey pastel got an honorable mention in the Blackstone Valley Art Association Members show last month. I have two portraits in the Franklin Art Association Members show at Dean College next weekend. I miss you guys a whole bunch!”

“I entered two Pastels in the Franklin Art Association 2014 Spring Members Art show which was held at Dean College. I got an honorable mention for Jenny at 93 and my shades of gray pastel painting of my son Michael, which I received an honorable mention in our PSNF Florida show, received the Peoples Choice Reward!

DEBORAH LaFOGG DOCHERTY, PSA received news that her painting Couch Potato was selected from 1,222 entries to be included in PSA’s 42 Annual Enduring Brilliance, National Arts Club, NYC, NY. She also added “I'm now an Associate Member of the Society of Animal Artists!”

RICHARD LUNDGREN, PSA-MP received news that his painting Talbot Island Cedar has been accepted to the PSA’s 42nd Annual. Kal Kalinoski with Jenny at 93

CAROLYN MOLDER “I teach a couple pastel classes a year at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. The atmosphere is wonderful, working for the week with so many other art and craft people. The art studio is very spacious and wonderful grounds to add to the artist palette. Students come from all over the country and most do not have pastel experience. By the end of the week, they take home several paintings they completed in class.”

CARRIE RAEBURN, PSA has received news that her painting Late Night Lights is to be included in PSA’s 42nd Annual.

Michael by Kal Kalinoski

Talbot Island Cedar by Richard Lundgren

Late Night Lights by Carrie Raeburn Couch Potato by Deborah LaFogg Docherty Wet Dog by Carolyn Molder 3 BITS AND PICES

MICHELINE RIGGIO highly recommends the following two books as excellent:

“Mastering Composition” by Ian Roberts

“Landscape Painting” by Mitchell Albala

4 WORKSHOPS

UPCOMING PSNF WORKSHOP

FRANK FEDERICO

OCT. 27, 28 & 29, 2014, Pastel Society of North Florida, 3 Day Studio Workshop Focus on dynamic compositions and gesture. Cultural Arts Alliance Bayou Arts Center, Santa Rosa Beach, FL. $350/members, $400/non-members. For more information contact: Carrie Raeburn at [email protected] or 334-400-2771.

PASTEL SOCIETY OF NORTH FLORIDA TWELFTH BIENNIAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION

October 26th to December 6th, 2014 NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE 100 College Blvd. Niceville, FL 32578

CALENDAR:

August 15 Entries must be received by Show Submit midnight EDT. September 12 Notice of acceptance. October 13-17 Shipped paintings due. October 18, Saturday Hand-delivered work due 10am to 1pm October 27, 28 And 29 Frank Federico Studio Workshop (Mon., Tues. and Wed.) October 26, Sunday Reception 2pm to 4pm Awards Presentation 3pm December 8, Monday Pick up hand delivered work between 10am and 4pm.

JUROR/JUDGE OF AWARDS: Frank Federico, PSA Master Pastelist and IAPS Master Circle Recipient, will be the Juror/Judge of Awards and workshop instructor for 2014. Frank was chosen as the Pastel Society of America’s Hall of Fame Honoree for 2012.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists. ORIGINAL pastels only. Work must be wholly designed and executed by the artist. Not done under supervision. Work cannot be copied from published photos. Work must be predominately soft pastel (80% or more). No oil pastels. Paintings must have been created within the last 4 years and not previously shown in a PSNF show. Overall size, including frame, should not exceed 48x48.

Entry Fee: $30 for PSNF members, $35 for non-members for up to 3 entries. Payment will be made through Show Submit by credit card or PayPal. Note: To pay using credit card, click on “Pay as Guest”.

DIGITAL ENTRY FORMAT: All entries must be digital images and submitted online at: pastelsocietyofnorthflorida.org where you will be linked to Show Submit, an online entry service.

*This is an excerpt. For the complete prospectus you may go to pastelsocietyofnorthflorida.org.

5 WORKSHOPS (continued) dinners! Contact: Lynda Milina, 613/241-9631 (in Canada), [email protected] , http://bit.ly/Slikamilina LYN ASSELTA For more details, contact: Alan Flattmann at 985/809-6332, August 22-24, August 25-27, “Beyond Blues & Greens: [email protected], www.alanflattmann.com Confident Color in the pastel landscape”, at the Bay Arts Center, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, contact: Vicki Lueb at CALL FOR ENTRIES [email protected] October 11-13, “Expressive Landscapes in Pastel” (plein air & studio) in Bucks County, PA , The Artists of Yardley Art DEADLINE: AUGUST 15, 2014 Center, www.artistsofyardley.org Pastel Society of North Florida November 15-17, “The Expressive Landscape in Pastel”, National Juried Exhibition. at the Chocolate Church Art Center in Bath, Maine, Oct. 26 to Dec. 6, 2014. Reception: Oct. 26. sponsored by the Pastel Painters of Maine, Soft Pastels Only. Online Submissions Only. www.pastelpaintersofmaine.com Over $5000 in awards.

DOUG DAWSON Mattie Kelly Fine Art Galleries, Maine---Bar Harbor (Bernard) @ Acadia Workshop Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL. Center. Dates: Sept. 23 thru 26, 2014. Contact: Gail Juror/ Judge/Workshop Instructor/Demo: Ribas Ph: 207-460-4119 or Email: [email protected]. Frank Federico, PSA Master Pastelist and Arizona--Phoenix Arizona Pastel Artists Assoc. Dates: PSA Hall of Fame Honoree for 2012. Oct. 14 thru 16, 2014. *Figures in Landscapes* For prospectus and link to entry, go to Contact: Sharon Frey Ph: 520-609-7929 pastelsocietyofnorthflorida.org or email Linda Email: [email protected] Whittaker at [email protected]. New --Albuquerque @ Pastel Society of New Mexico. Dates: Oct 28 thru 30, 2014. Contact: Nicholas Tesluk Ph: 505-908-6803, Contact: Marilyn CALL FOR ENTRIES ~ Art Opportunities Monthly Drake Email: [email protected] AOM has been helping visual artists since 1994. California--Torrance @ Pastel Society of Southern There is a professional version as well as a free California. Dates: Nov. 6 thru 8, 2014. version with fewer calls. Both are sent out by e-mail Contact: Carolyn Buchman Ph: 310-370-7894 as highly searchable PDF's. ALBERT HANDELL All entries are presented with their stated deadlines, Castle Rock, CO, July 10 – 13, 2014, To sign up for his links and contact information so interested artists workshop in OR for more information about Albert Handell, may obtain prospectuses, applications or more visit his website at: www.alberthandell.com information. If you would like a copy, go to

RICHARD McKINLEY, PSA [email protected] San Miguel De Allende, Mexico, Jan. 10-20, 2015 First ever PSA sponsored destination workshop. Under the care of Phil Levine. McKinley says , “My focus will be work SAVE THE DATE with individual pastel artists at their level in both a plein air and studio situation. I’ll cover the basics of painting a IAPS Convention solid pastel field sketch painting, as well as methods of June 3-7, 2015 working with a wet underpainting on location. In the Albuquerque, New Mexico classroom, topics will cover resolving works and using field work as reference for experimental studio paintings.” Linda Whittaker writes: Find out more at: http://1worldarttravel.com/psa.htm IAPS 2013 Convention was my first - but it won't be my last. There are several hotels convenient to the convention ALAN FLATTMANN WORKSHOP site right next to Albuquerque. I was fortunate Island of Korcula, Croatia, October 7-18, 2014, to room with Carrie in the Hotel Albuquerque. Just take “Slikamilina Painting Tours”, Join Alan for ten full days of the elevator down and I was in the middle of the painting and sketching on the beautiful island of Korcula on convention! Most of the artists whose videos you have the Adriatic coast of Croatia. The island is rich in art and watched or who you have seen featured in The Pastel culture, as well as vineyards, olive trees, quiet coves, small Journal were there. Numerous workshops and demos were available and the pastelists "candy store" was too beaches and wonderful old architecture. Its largest city, inviting. I signed up for demos with Liz Haywood- Korcula Town (birthplace of Marco Polo) is a magnificent Sullivan, Robert Carsten, and Frank Federico and learned medieval walled city with defensive towers and clusters of so much from each one. It was exciting to be able to sit red-roofed houses. Our headquarters will be Pension Lovric and watch each of these famous artists work and then in Lumbarda, a small picturesque town on the eastern part answer our questions. What a wonderful opportunity to of the island. Cost: $3200 includes almost everything--11 improve my work in my favorite medium. IAPS 2015 will night’s accommodations, tuition, tours, all transportation be ready for registration soon, and I encourage each of you except for airfare to Croatia, all meals and wine with to mark your calendar for next June and come along.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

NEW MEMBERS Congratulations to our Carrie as she leaves as our president to take a PSA position. She served us well Elaine Augustine, PSA Master and brought our society forward in the world of Florence, Alabama websites, computer entries and things too numerous to list. Thank you Carrie. Linda Dragonette, SPS, PSWC Woodstock, Georgia Many of you may only know me as a name listed as a Board Member. I have served in several positions Kay Deuben since joining PSNF and have been happy to work Palatka, Florida

behind the scenes. However, I have agreed to step Christi Shatzel forward as your President and, with the help of the Jacksonville, Florida board, will do my best to keep our society successful.

Our International Show deadline for entries is just DONORS days away and the workshop and opening will follow Deborah LaFogg Docherty, PSA quickly. We look forward to another beautiful show Robert “Kal” Kalinoski and good things to come in the next year.

Linda Whittaker

PAST PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE PSNF CONTACT INFORMATION Dear PSNF Members and Friends, Some big changes are in progress here at PSNF. I was Mail: ℅ Linda Whittaker, 305 Vaughan Street, recently asked by Jimmy Wright, President of the Pastel Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548

Society of America, to join their Board of Governors. It EMAIL & WEBSITE ADDRESS is quite an honor and I immediately accepted. I then found out that I can not serve on another pastel Linda Whittaker: society’s Board or hold an office. That was quite a shock [email protected] but I still accepted Jimmy’s invitation. Membership email: [email protected] Newsletter email: [email protected] This move does not mean that I love PSNF any less, not Website: www.pastelsocietyofnorthflorida.org at all. In 1997, PSNF was the very first art society that I Web Master, Carrie Raeburn ever joined. I discovered IAPS as well in 1997 and then PSA in 1999. I was in love. In love with the medium of pastel, the system of pastel societies, the making of art, PSNF OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS and the ongoing opportunities to be inspired by artists all around me. President ………….….….………….…..Linda Whittaker st 1 Vice President……….….…………. I have always viewed my office as far more than a title, I 2nd Vice President…….….…………..Micheline Riggio view myself as part of a service organization. I always Secretary …...……………...... strove to serve my members and the pastel Treasurer………………………..……….Linda Whittaker community. My acceptance of appointment to the PSA Director /Past President..……….….….Melody Bogle Board of Governors is a continuation of my strong Director/Founder/Past Pres...... Marilyn Simpson desire to serve. Director/Historian…………...... Rosalyn O’Grady Director/Hospitality………..….………....Jacque Ifland Carrie Publicity………………………………Barbara Shaneyfelt PS My contact information will be changing to Membership……………….….……………….Jeani Taylor [email protected] and 334-400-2771. Newsletter Editor………….………………..Jeani Taylor

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 Not only will membership give you a place on our new web site.  But members will be allowed to sign up for our workshops before non-members.  Members pay entry fees that are less than non-members for our events and exhibitions.  And of course, there is the biennial Members Only Exhibition.

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