UNITED SOCIETY OF PASTEL ARTISTS

THE PASTEL PALETTE

JANUARY, 2010

FEATURED MEMBER ARTIST

Kamillia Hardy

I came to art rather late in my life. Always, I loved to draw, however, I

didn’t take it seriously. As a young woman, my time and energies were taken

with helping my husband get his education and with raising five children. Even

though our family was still young, it came my turn to go to college where I

majored in English and minored in Spanish and French. But, more and more, I

seriously longed to draw and paint. Ten years after receiving my B.A., which

took nine years in itself, I went back to school in art. In 1987 I received my

Masters in Drawing and Painting from California State University. My education

has included workshops given by wonderful artists in monotypes, oils and

pastels.

Since 1987, I have taught drawing, painting, monotypes and most

consistently, pastels in local colleges. At this time, I teach only pastels at Santa

Ana College. My adjunct career has been very rewarding. One always learns so

much when teaching a subject. However, most satisfying has been watching my

students develop their skills and confidence. And, also to observe friendships

develop around the common passion of art. A number of my students have

become professional artists and some are well known locally for their work and

contributions to organizations. I have been rewarded over the years in the

warm and sustaining friendships I have with fellow artists, teachers, and with

present and former students. I have great respect and empathy for those

women particularly, who make efforts to balance their domestic lives and

obligations with their love of making art.

I am very indebted to my husband, Carmon, who has always been a great

support of my dreams. And, our children too have been so encouraging and

helpful. Being a wife, mother and grandmother has influenced me in many ways

as an artist and as a person.

For a number of years, I have focused on oil painting and pastels. Mary

Cassatt and Edgar Degas were early inspirations and remain tops in my

pantheon. I am just now returning to hand-printed monotypes and using them

as supports for pastels, a la Degas. My subjects have remained constant. I love

still life, figures, interiors and landscape. Like many artists, I am drawn to the

quotidian images of ordinary yet miraculous daily life whether they are on the

street or on the table. Whatever light falls on and gives form and color to

catches my interest. Figures involved in daily tasks or a lone teacup are

melancholy witnesses to the fragility of civilizations in our often troubled and

fractured world.

My style is representational, though sometimes painterly and

expressionistic. My art heroes are many. Among them are the Russian social

realism painters of the Soviet era, Hassam, Whistler, Cassatt and Degas, just to

name a few. My goal is to paint well enough to express my personal vision

sincerely and poetically.

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USPA MEMBER NEWS

If you live nearby you'll want to check out some of Lyndelle Stonick’s

classes:

Ad Ed. Art classes. She’ll be teaching a New Mixed Media class and

Studio Art

class along with her Watercolor, Oil Painting and Plein Air Classes. Sheposts

them on her website at: Lyndell.com, along with all her workshops. You

can also goto the school website: <http://www.goadulted.com>

www.goadulted.com look

up ART classes under Stonick.

Lyndelle was also accepted into the IAPS Brea Show. and her work is

exhibited at the Mission Fine Art Gallery in San Juan Capistrano and TheCottage Gallery in Laguna Beach.

Marj Lightle and Ede Streiff are in a gallery show in Orange. entitled

“No Woman Stands Alone”. The Artist’s reception is Saturday, February

6th, 6 pm-9 pm and the show runs from February 5- March 27, 2010.It is at Copperwood Artware, 148A North Glassell St., Orange, CA.

92866

Phone: 714 633 8374

Sally Strand has an article in American Artist Magazine, Feb. 2010issue, “Sally Strand: Build Pastel Paintings Stroke By Stroke”, Six Top

Pastel Painters Share Materials and Techniques.

And her entry into the IAPS Fifteenth Juried Exhibition in Brea, CA won

the Gold Award last Saturday night. Congratulations, Sally!

Joann Quinlivan was recently juried into the Degas Pastel Society. She

will have a solo pastel show next January – March, 2011 at the

Adirondack Center for the Arts, Blue Mountain Lakes, NY.

Her work is now at The Cottage Gallery in Laguna Beach and she will also

be represented by Abanakee Studio Gallery in Indian Lake, NY, summer

2010

Marie Tippets has a pastel juried into the Richeson 75 International Art

Exhibition and will also have a pastel published in the Richeson artpublication. Please check out the Richeson website to see all the

extraordinary work. Congratulations, Marie!

Kamillia Hardy has three pastels in the exhibition at the Santa Ana

College Art Department, as stated below.

You are cordially invited:

FACULTY EXHIBITION

Santa Ana College Art Department

February 12 – March 6, 2010

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 6, 7 – 10PM

SAC Arts Gallery at the Santora Building

207 N. Broadway, Suite Q, Santa Ana

The long-awaited exhibition of faculty work from the Santa Ana CollegeArt Department comes to the Santora Building in downtown Santa Ana’s

Artists Village. Work includes painting, photography, mixed media,

ceramics, digital media, computer graphics, drawing and sculpture fromfull time and adjunct faculty at SAC.

This is your opportunity to see examples of work from some of the mostrespected artists in the field of art. Exhibiting widely at galleries and

museums throughout Orange County, Los Angeles and across the country

as well as in other parts of the world, these distinguished artists sharetheir talent and expertise with the students they instruct at SAC. We are

fortunate to have so many widely known artists working together at one

institution.

Share in our pride and join us to meet the artists at the opening reception

on February 6.

The exhibition continues through March 6. Gallery hours are

Friday/Saturday, Noon to 4:00PM.

Caroline McCabe

Gallery Coordinator, SAC

Mccabe_caroline@sac.edu

714/564-5627

USPA UPCOMING DEMONSTRATIONS

We had such a warm and large reception for the September McGee’s

demonstration in November that she has agreed to hold another demo onSaturday, February 13th for those of you who missed out and for all of us

who wanted to see more of her unique style of painting. The demo will

begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at noon-12:30. If you didn’t get to seeSeptember’s studio/home and her creative take on “life” and art, please

don’t miss it this time around. I will email directions to her home, as the

time gets closer.

On Thursday, March 11th, at 6:30 pm. we will have Kamillia Hardy

demonstrate her techniques in pastel painting. Kamillia’s art is full of lifeand color – don’t miss this! She will be demonstrating at the El Toro

library, Raymond Way, Lake Forest.

ART SUBJECTS

If you don’t get the Pastel Journal emails, I suggest you sign up online.

As they so aptly say on their site, “At The Pastel Journal Blog, the staff

shares art-related news items and all the little tidbits we have to cut fromartist interviews in order to turn a two-hour conversation into a six-page

print article. We'll also bring you news about products, materials,

conferences and shows, as well as some rants about the blessings and

bloopers from life at the magazine.

Right now, the Blog has a Pastel Web Directory up, which is quite

informative and helpful in looking at other artist’s websites.

Artist and blogger Niall O'Neill, of County Cork, Ireland, says that his

reason for launching the blog "Artists in Pastel" was twofold: to create "acomprehensive international directory of pastels artists who have a web

presence; and to offer a critique of their websites (not, I emphasize, a

critique of their artwork)."

Each of O'Neill's 93 and counting blog posts highlights a different pastel

artist and shows a sample image that's representative of his or her work.His list of direct links to artist's websites is substantial and growing (and

chock-full of friends of the magazine!)—it's a wonderful resource,

whether you're looking for a potential pastel teacher or simply a jolt ofinspiration.

--------------------------------------------------------The IAPS Show at the Brea Art Gallery will be up until March 5th and I hope

you get to see this extraordinary show.

The line up of free demonstrations for the following Saturdays

at noon is:

i. Joe Mancuso – Jan 30

ii. Ada Passaro – Feb 6

iii. David Wolfram – Feb 13

iv. Bernard Fallon – Feb 20

v. Lerrie Peterson – Feb 27

For more information, call 714-990-7730 or send an email to

breagallery@cityofbrea.net

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The Plein Air Artists of Riverside will hold their 5th Annual Paint-0ut Week,Saturday Feb. 20-Feb. 28, 2010. Below is the prospectus, and I will also

include it as an attachment, along with this newsletter.

WORKSHOPS

Sally Strand

Feb. 26-March 1, Fine Arts League of Cary, Raleigh, NC

www.fineartsleagueofcary.org

March 12-14, San Clemente Center for the Arts,San Clemente, CA 92672

www.scartsupply.com

May 11 – 13, Pastel Artists.Ca, Toronto, Canadawww.pastelartists.ca

May 15 - 18, Pastel Society of Eastern Canada, Montreal, Canada

www.pastelsec.comMay 21-23 Pastel Society of Eastern Canada, Quebec City, Canada

www.pastelsec.com

June 3-6, San Clemente Center for the Arts, San Clemente, CAwww.scartsupply.com

Lyndelle Stonick

Workshop Schedule: 2010

Jan 31-Feb 6 ,"Savour the Moment" ARTCRUISE WORKSHOP-MEXCIO

Feb 26-March 8 - Anza Borrego-The Zen of Landscape Painting

(pastels, oils)Discover tools that help you experience the "Zen" of painting. Explore

Color solutions intuitively as well as intellectually for powerful and

Harmonious results.

April 17 -18 -- Contemporary Impressionism (oils & pastels) San

Clemente Art Supply- Follow in the footsteps of the impressionists with aModern day approach. You’ll learn brush/stroke techniques that convey

movement and sculpt form along with color concepts.

June 25-July 7- The Zen of Landscape Painting- (oils & pastels) San

Clemente Art Supply

If you want to be in the "Zone" when you paint, get color "wise". Learn

how to understand color intuitively as well as intellectually so you can getin the "zone". Explore methods that awaken imagination and stimulate

creative "seeing".

Maggie Price

FEBRUARY 8-12 Phoenix, Arizona

Escape the cold weather and come to Phoenix to paint outdoors! Our five-day workshop will start with some indoor preparation and then move to

plein air in several wonderful locations. Sponsored by the Arizona Pastel

Artists Association; contact Karen Budan, 480-473-1752, budan@cox.netfor information or to register.

April 5-9, 2010 Amarillo, Texas

Three days indoor and two days outdoors (weather permitting).

Participants can register for either just the first three days or all fivedays. Sponsored by the Amarillo Art Institute; contact Judy Neill,

jneill@amarilloartinstitute.org for more information.

April 19-23, 2010 Sautee, Georgia

Five-day indoor/outdoor workshop in the mountains of northern Georgia,

about two hours from Atlanta. Indoor sessions focus on techniques ofusing pastels, and if weather permits we may go outdoors for some plein

air painting. Contact Cynthia Whitney, 706-878-9943, or email

cwhitney@hemc.net.

May 3-7, 2010 La Conner, Washington

Five-day workshop sponsored by LaConner Art Workshops. Indoor,

technique-intensive workshop to boost your pastel skills. Contact Robyn

Williamson, robyn@LaConnerartworkshops.com, 369-416-6556, ext. 5.

May 28-30, 2010 Denver, Colorado

Three-day workshop, indoor, technique-intensive to boost your pastel

skills. Location: Ludwig Studios, Littleton. Contact Maggie Price.

June 7-11, 2010 Pollock Pines, California

Five days plein air painting in the foothills of the Sierras, along a

spectacular river and other nearby locations. Contact Maggie Price for

information or to register.

Bruce Gomez

Winter Pastel Landscape Painting

February 19-21, 2010 (10 am-4 pm) — The mist from the waterfall

or hues of a sunset sky take on new dimensions as Bruce Gomez layerspastels to produce tones rich in light and depth. If you've admired his

paintings of the Telluride valley or want to see what is possible in

landscape pastel now is the time to learn the techniques that can helpyou produce your own beckoning landscapes. Bruce will share his own

unique style, which involves working from photographs to render

stunning, luminous images of the surrounding area. Bruce teaches thebasics for beginners in this class, but he encourages more advanced

students to attend, promising them the appropriate attention. This class

is limited to 10 and requires advance registration. Website:

http://www.ahhaa.org

Michael Chesley Johnson

Four Masters in Pastel

March 2-5, 2010 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) — This four-day pastel

workshop will be taught by four of the most talented pastel artists in No.California: Kim Lordier, Terri Ford, Gil Dellinger & Clark Mitchell.

Each day of the workshop will be taught by one artist. You will learn four

varying styles and the secrets of what makes each one successful.Limited to 15 students. Website: http://www.KnowltonGallery.com

Location: Lodi, CA

Instructor: Kim Lordier, Gil Dellinger & more

Sponsor: Knowlton GalleryCost: $400.00

Email: Robin Knowlton

Phone: 209-368-5123

San Clemente Art and Supply workshops:

January 2010 - June 2010PLEASE REGISTER EARLY! These classes will not happen if there are not

enough signups. You may register by phone or in person at the store.

Class Day Date Time Duration Fee Material/ModelFee Instructor

Open Life Drawing Weds Ongoing 6:30-9:30pm 3 hrs $12

Model Fee Included Moderated

Costumed Model Workshop Mondays Jan 4-25 6:30-9:30pm

4 wks $50or

$15/class Moderated by Bruce Vanderwilt

Loosen Up Sat&Sun Feb 13&14 10-5 2 days $225 Hyatt

Moore

Artist's Lecture Series with Stacy Kamin (Oil Painting) Friday Feb19 6-7:30 1 day $10 Stacy Kamin

Watercolor Demystified Sat & Sun Feb 27& 28 10-4 2 days $195 Geri Medway

Still Life Oil Painting-Beginning to Advanced Sat & Sun March 6&7 10-4 2 days $175 Stacy Kamin

The Color of Light 2 (demos in Pastel - all media welcome) Fri-Sat March 12-14

2010 9-4 3 days $405 Model Fee Included Sally Strand

Artist's Lecture Series with Rick Delanty (Golden Open Acrylics) Fri

March 19 6-7:30 $10 Rick Delanty

Handling the New Medium, Golden Open Acrylics Sat-Sun April 24-25

2010 10-4 2 days $200 Rick Delanty

Beautiful Art through Still Life Painting (all mediums welcome)

Sat-Sun May 15&16 9:30-4:30 2 days $200 MaryAslin

The Color of Light (demo in Pastel - all media welcome) Fri-Sat June 3-6

2010 9-4 3 days $565 Model Fee Included Sally Strand

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS

Entry deadline: February 12, 2010 (digital)

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod

Exhibition dates: May 22 - June 12, 2010www.pastelpainterssocietyofcapecod.com

or send SASE to:

For Pastels Only on Cape Cod 2010, 9 Stonefield Drive, East

Sandwich, MA 02537

Entry deadline: March 5, 2010 postmark (digital or slide)

Chicago Pastel Painters

Exhibition dates: May 7 - June 13, 2010www.chicagopastelpainters.org

Entry deadline: March 15, 2010 (digital)

Pastel Painters of Maine

Exhibition dates: May 22 - June 12, 2010www.pastelpaintersofmaine.com

Entry deadline: March 20, 2010 (digital)

Southeastern Pastel SocietyExhibition dates: May 18 - June 27, 2010

www.southeasternpastel.org

send SASE to:

Southeastern Pastel Society, c/o Mikki Dillon, 662 Dorsey Circle, Lilburn,GA 30047-4037

Entry deadline: April 1, 2010 (digital)Texas Pastel Society

Exhibition dates: June 2-29, 2010

www.texaspastelsociety.com

or send SASE to:

Texas Pastel Society, P.O.Box 37066, San Antonio, Texas 78237-9998

Entry deadline: April 26, 2010 (digital)

International Association of Pastel Societies Sixteenth JuriedExhibition

(Butler Show)

Exhibition dates: July 11-August 29, 2010

www.pastelinternational.com

Entry deadline: May 3, 2010 (digital)MidAmerica Pastel Society

Exhibition dates: August 26 - September 25, 2010

www.midamericapastel.org

or send SASE to:MAPS, P.O. Box 8009, Shawnee Mission, KS 66208-0009

Entry deadline: July 9, 2010 (digital)

Pastel Society of Colorado

Exhibition dates: September 3-25, 2010Download prospectus

www.pastelsocietyofcolorado.org

or send SASE to:

Penny Creasy, 2177 Meadows Ct, Grand Junction, CO 81507

Entry deadline: July 20, 2010 (digital)

Pastel Society of New Hampshire

Exhibition dates: September 18, 2010 - October 20, 2010Download prospectus

www.pastelsocietynh.com

or send SASE to:

Sally Gordon Shea, 33 Pebble Beach Drive, Bedford, NH 03110

Entry deadline: August 10, 2010 (digital)

Appalachian Pastel Society

Exhibition dates: October 20, 2010 - November 13, 2010

Download prospectuswww.appalachian-pastel-society.org

TIDBITS

Monday, July 30, 2007What does "simultaneous contrast” mean?

Posted on The Pastel Journal blog by Richard McKinley

Simultaneous contrast is a term used to describe a visual phenomenon.

Everything in the visual world has a relationship. By understanding these

relationships, we’ll make better choices and end up with paintings thatbetter relay the natural world around us. The mind makes judgments from

the information provided by the eyes, so it’s imperative to learn to see

with sensitivity.

Simply put, simultaneous contrast teaches us that everything is affected

by its opposite. Something will look lighter when placed next tosomething dark, and warmer when placed next to something cool, and

visa versa. I’m fairly tall (6’3”) and in most situations I appear tall, but if

I’m on a bus with professional basketball players, I appear short. I didn’tchange, but my context did. When we paint, areas of shadow and light

get us into trouble because we attach black and white to them. But look

at the scale of value relationships, and you’ll see that what appears to bea highlight in one area becomes a shadow in another. It didn’t change, but

its relationship did.

Simultaneous contrast also applies to color relationships. A color might

appear cool in one setting and then warm in another due to the

relationship it shares with the adjacent colors. This is why the choices wemake when painting have ramifications. It’s all about relationships.

“Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon; it is thevery heart of painting.”--Josef Albers (German artist/educator; 1888-

1976)

Grayscale In this value scale, representing black to white with a middlevalue running through the middle, notice how each side of the individual

values change; the middle value strip looks darker or lighter depending on

its relationship to the other values.

Richard McKinley is a painter, workshop instructor and contributing writer

for The Pastel Journal.

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ART QUOTE:

Georgia O’Keefe said:

To create one's own world in any of the arts takes courage.

And:

Claude Monet said:

It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So

we must dig and delve unceasingly.

Two wonderful quotes to help us…Keep Painting!

Joann Quinlivan