VPS Newsletter October 2019 QUARTERLY QUOTE “I cringe when someone refers to pastels as chalk but it really grates when people call them crayons, as in ‘I just can’t believe you can do that with crayons!’ Are they referring to … Continue reading →
QUARTERLY QUOTE “I enjoy painting, but the most fun for me is thinking about what I want to do. Mostly it’s fiddling with an array of objects until they form a pleasing composition. I usually let out an audible ‘wow’ … Continue reading →
QUARTERLY QUOTE Even in certain kinds of impressionism, one can more or less imply perspective, but when you paint realistically, perspective has to be perfect. Daniel E. Greene Spring is here and the VPS has, and not so quietly, been … Continue reading →
QUARTERLY QUOTE Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do. Edgar Degas Our new year has just begun; We have two workshops scheduled and two exhibitions in the works; Regional hubs now have some VPS … Continue reading →
QUARTERLY QUOTE “I have touched with a sense of art some people—they felt the love and the life. Can you offer me anything to compare to that joy for an artist?” Mary Cassatt We’ve had our two workshops and … Continue reading →
QUARTERLY QUOTE Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. Thomas Merton SPRING CAN MEAN MANY THINGS FOR US VPS ARTISTS, ONE OF WHICH IS WELCOMING THE BUDDING SEASON AND TELLING THE WORLD ABOUT IT … Continue reading →
QUARTERLY QUOTE A white lace curtain on the window was for me as important as a great work of art. This gossamer quality, the reflection, the form, the movement. I learned more about art from that than I did in … Continue reading →
QUARTERLY QUOTE Artists don’t talk about art. Artists talk about work…. Stop thinking about it as art. Think about it as work. Art is for academics. Art is for scholars. Art is for audiences. Art is not for artists. Paddy … Continue reading →
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. Edgar Degas SUMMERTIME…AND THE LIVIN’ IS EASY We now have six active hubs and one more to bring into the fold—up in the Northeast Kingdom. We’ve had one … Continue reading →
VERMONT PASTEL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER—April 2017 If I could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint. Edward Hopper IT’S SPRING AND VPS HAS NEW BUDS AND SHOOTS OF PROMISE We have begun the process of regional … Continue reading →