The Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society

The Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society Visit us at: http://www.centralpapastel.com Our goal is to spread our joy of the wonderful medium of Pastel to everyone interested!

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Formed in late 2004, our society represents artists in the central Pennsylvania region who are interested in the medium of soft pastel. Throughout the year, we organize exhibitions, offer member meetings to share work and ideas, organize plein air painting opportunities, and promote artistic development for our members. Pleas

e feel free to join us and share your journey with us. We ask that all comments are kind, focus on artistic or business principles that will be beneficial to all followers. Please share classes and workshops you are teaching, along with other opportunities you are aware of that would be beneficial to all who follow this page. CPPS has the right to remove any inappropriate posts or excessive advertising for personal gain.

Here's Shirley Vogelsong's painting for the May challenge. She said, "Title is just Mushrooms. I had to get my idea from...
06/06/2024

Here's Shirley Vogelsong's painting for the May challenge.
She said, "Title is just Mushrooms. I had to get my idea from the Internet and it was fun painting them. A fascinating subject."

Here's Jill Foster's second entry for May:Title: "We Are Family"Artist: Jill Foster5x7pastelbordphoto ref: Ele WattsThi...
06/05/2024

Here's Jill Foster's second entry for May:

Title: "We Are Family"
Artist: Jill Foster
5x7
pastelbord
photo ref: Ele Watts

This th*****me started out in a very dull, drab and low key manner. I really struggled to bring some color and interest into the painting. I may have overdone it! :)

Jill Foster's first Fungi themed contribution is:Title: "Sheltered"Artist: Jill Foster5x7pastelbordphoto ref: Amanda Bla...
06/04/2024

Jill Foster's first Fungi themed contribution is:
Title: "Sheltered"
Artist: Jill Foster
5x7
pastelbord
photo ref: Amanda Black

I liked the shape of these mushrooms and had fun painting them. They are supposed to have white spots on the tops, but I chose to leave those off for this painting. I think these might be ones to avoid because of the 'skirt' on the stems, but I'm really not sure as I'm not a mycophile.

Here's Denise Wagner's May Fungus theme contribution. She said, "Painted with pastel pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat...
06/03/2024

Here's Denise Wagner's May Fungus theme contribution. She said, "Painted with pastel pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat. The Amanita muscaria or Fly Agaric is a very poisonous mushroom."

The May theme was Fungi or the Fungus among Us. Eileen Rivoir contributed this piece and said, "I am in the high desert ...
06/03/2024

The May theme was Fungi or the Fungus among Us. Eileen Rivoir contributed this piece and said, "I am in the high desert area of Colorado for most of the month, so no mushrooms growing here, just lots of red sand, dust, and rocks; I am also limited by a small box of cheap hashi soft pastels. I see so many western pastellists' paintings of red cliffs and sage brush, but find myself craving babbling brooks, ferns, moss and hemlocks."

Here is Jill Foster's contribution to the April Challenge:Precipitation Shaft. 5x7 on multimedia board.I had a difficult...
05/08/2024

Here is Jill Foster's contribution to the April Challenge:
Precipitation Shaft. 5x7 on multimedia board.

I had a difficult time with this painting. I was working over an old painting and I couldn't get the colors to come together the way I wanted. I don't know if the older painting underneath was a 'bad influence' or if it was just me struggling to get something to look atmospheric. Probably a bit of both.

Shirley Vogelsong submitted this "atmospheric effects" painting:Title: Rainy DayI never tried to paint rain before so th...
05/07/2024

Shirley Vogelsong submitted this "atmospheric effects" painting:

Title: Rainy Day

I never tried to paint rain before so this was a challenge. Having no photos of rain I had to resort to the Internet to find something. This is a very simple expression of rain and I hope it gives you a feeling of a wet day.

Denise Wagner's April themed painting: Painted in soft pastels and pastel pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat.The size i...
05/06/2024

Denise Wagner's April themed painting:

Painted in soft pastels and pastel pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat.
The size is 9 x 6. I just love red for danger and blue for dark and misty.

Susan Nicholas Gephart submitted these for our April challenge theme:
05/05/2024

Susan Nicholas Gephart submitted these for our April challenge theme:

April's theme was Atmospheric Effects. Jeanne McKinney submitted this contribution. “After the Hurricane”This painting o...
05/04/2024

April's theme was Atmospheric Effects. Jeanne McKinney submitted this contribution.

“After the Hurricane”
This painting of dramatic clouds above Monhegan Island, Maine, was inspired by the aftermath of a hurricane that moved up the coast and out to sea.

Susan Nicholas GephartThree Hot Chicks.Pastel with acrylic underpainting.
04/06/2024

Susan Nicholas Gephart
Three Hot Chicks.
Pastel with acrylic underpainting.

Jill FosterBarn Owl9x12 ColourfixWIP - I still haven't finished this painting. I set it aside to think about the final ...
04/05/2024

Jill Foster
Barn Owl
9x12 Colourfix

WIP - I still haven't finished this painting. I set it aside to think about the final details I wanted to put in and/or change and then never got back to it. I've put it on my 'to do' list.

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