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Award winning, London-born artist, Chris Blake came to Australia as a teenager. For a number of years, he worked as a roustabout on cattle stations in west Queensland and his new-found love of the outback has sustained him in his art today. He has had an interesting life working in a variety of jobs from railway fettler, heating installer, welder, boat builder, owner home builder, musician and gigolo. However, throughout his life, Chris has always sustained his passion for drawing…
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"GUM TREE/OUTBACK SCENE" Graham W. Smith, Fellow of Royal Queensland Art Society, will demonstrate texture and landscape in his demonstration of a large gum at Tingha, near Inverell N.S.W. which he found while having a solo exhibition at Inverell Art Gallery called “Windows on the Walls” in August 2003. Entry Fee: $5 members $10 non-members
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Karol Oakley is a very experienced tutor, who generously shares what she knows and loves about pastels and painting. Her workshops are structured to help those new to pastels or wanting to further develop their skills and confidence. Karol’s workshops are informative and fun, with the often heard comment of “oh I learnt so much”. Tutoring is with step by step demonstration, explanations, and discussion with equal time individual help. Karol has taught pastels since 1996 travelling to art groups…
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"The term Impressionism denotes a style of painting made popular in the late 1800s in France. A critic, meaning to be satirical, coined the term after seeing an exhibit that contained Claude Monet’s painting, Impression, Sunrise. Little did he know that the term would stick and end up defining one of the most, if not the most, popular artistic movements to have ever existed in western culture." - Artist Network Tonight's demonstration will be by Christine Clark where she will…
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Diane Rappisi is an American contemporary realist painter whose work fuses the light and chroma of the Impressionist colorists with the form and structure of the traditional Italian and French academies. She works in pastel, oil, charcoal, and graphite. Diane trained in the full-time Professional Program at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia, PA, USA. There she deepened her understanding of color, form and anatomy, and discovered her innate love of figure painting. Diane is an IAPS Master Circle member, and a…
Find out more »This month's presentation is all about Impressionism. Christine Clark will show how to make your work more Impressionistic A multi award winning artist and Master Pastellist, Christine has turned her talents to a wide range of diverse and expressive subjects from beach scenes, flowers, figures, portraits, seascapes, boats and cars. A career spanning over 30 years, Christine’s work features in personal collections throughout Australia, New Zealand, USA, Japan, and the UK.
Find out more »Diane Rappisi is an American contemporary realist painter whose work fuses the light and chroma of the Impressionist colorists with the form and structure of the traditional Italian and French academies. She works in pastel, oil, charcoal, and graphite. Diane trained in the full-time Professional Program at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia, PA, USA. There she deepened her understanding of color, form and anatomy, and discovered her innate love of figure painting. Diane is an IAPS Master Circle member, and a…
Find out more »Diane Rappisi is an American contemporary realist painter whose work fuses the light and chroma of the Impressionist colorists with the form and structure of the traditional Italian and French academies. She works in pastel, oil, charcoal, and graphite. Diane trained in the full-time Professional Program at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia, PA, USA. There she deepened her understanding of color, form and anatomy, and discovered her innate love of figure painting. Diane is an IAPS Master Circle member, and a…
Find out more »Diane Rappisi is an American contemporary realist painter whose work fuses the light and chroma of the Impressionist colorists with the form and structure of the traditional Italian and French academies. She works in pastel, oil, charcoal, and graphite. Diane trained in the full-time Professional Program at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia, PA, USA. There she deepened her understanding of color, form and anatomy, and discovered her innate love of figure painting. Diane is an IAPS Master Circle member, and a…
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Queensland Art Gallery This month, we are honored to receive a presentation from our friends at the Queensland Art Gallery. More information will be released as soon as it's available. Entry Fee: $5 members $10 non-members
Find out more »Our second Master Pastellist Exhibition will be held at the Old Fire Station Gallery, 395 Oxley Avenue, Redcliffe, Qld from Wednesday 11 October to Sunday 5 November 2017. Opening function – 2 to 4 pm Sunday 15th October. Gallery open Wednesdays through Sundays 10 am to 3 pm. Daily demonstration by a Master Pastellist during the exhibition. Master Pastellist Demonstrations
Find out more »Our second Master Pastellist Exhibition will be held at the Old Fire Station Gallery, 395 Oxley Avenue, Redcliffe, Qld from Wednesday 11 October to Sunday 5 November 2017. Opening function – 2 to 4 pm Sunday 15th October. Gallery open Wednesdays through Sundays 10 am to 3 pm. Daily demonstration by a Master Pastellist during the exhibition. Master Pastellist Demonstrations
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Come and join us for a demonstration by Penelope Gilbert Ng on portrait painting using a model Entry Fee: $5 members $10 non-members
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This month we have a very special Paint-Around Event. Come back often to check on more details of this exciting event at the Pastel Society of Australia. Entry fee: $5 for members. $10 for non-members
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For me the making of art is a direct emotional response to my experiences. I like to think of pastel painting as a dance across the page with tone and colour.The dance I perform is pure gestural expression. I marry my heart to my hand and together they speak visual music. Sometimes the beauty, colours and light play are overwhelming and I am forced to blurt the information onto the surface in quick strokes saying just enough about how I…
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Welcome to the PSA Christmas Party - all members are very very welcome!
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