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 →
UPCOMING IAPS EXHIBITIONS ANNOUNCING the Call for Entries for the 30th Juried Exhibition – the 2017 Convention Show AND the Call for Entries for the Fourth IAPS Master Circle Exhibition Both shows will take place June 7-10, 2017, at … Continue reading →
CALL FOR ENTRIES Arizona Pastel Artists Association 1st National Show In Sedona, AZ April 13 through 25, 2017 Deadline is March 7, 2017 Jurists: Lorenzo Chavez and Terri Ford Judge of Awards is Kim Lordier $5000 in Awards Prospectus and … Continue reading →
Dear VPS Members, Here is a link to the January 2017 International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS). Enjoy. http://www.iapspastel.org/pdf/newsletter_0117.pdf
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