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June 2020
3-Day Workshop with Nancie King Mertz – Painting Structures in your Landscape
An en plein air painting workshop that is all about using rapid plein air pastel methods to help you “get the drawing right.” We will create dramatic, expressive paintings using an early brushwork technique in the darks, and learn to make correct decisions using one or two point perspective. THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS. We hope to reschedule the workshop for summer 2021.
Find out more »October 2020
CPS 2020 Renaissance in Pastel 27th Annual National Juried Exhibition – ONLINE for 2020
October 8 - November 6, 2020. ONLINE exhibition only: the CPS website. Online entry only 6/1/20 - 9/1/20 Jury of Selection: Laurinda O'Connor, Susan Ellis, Karen Tighe Judge of Awards: Susan M. Story, PSA-MP We invite you to view this show online now. To download the show catalog in pdf form, click this link. We invite you to view the VIRTUAL AWARDS PRESENTATION, where we announced the award winners. The awards presentation has been posted to our Facebook Page for viewing…
Find out more »August 2021
Painting Structures in Your Landscape, with Nancie King Mertz
Nancie King Mertz PSA-MP, IAPS/EP This en plein air workshop is all about using rapid plein air pastel methods to help you “get the drawing right”. We will turn your favorite views into dramatic, expressive paintings using an early brushwork technique in the darks, and learn to make correct decisions painting structures using one and two point perspective. Short demos will be offered throughout the workshop to help clarify techniques. This class has limited enrollment. Registration for our 2021 Workshop…
Find out more »September 2021
New England PastelFest 2021 – All Day/All Events Pass
In addition to CMPS, New England PastelFest 2021 is being co-sponsored this year by PPSCC, PSNH, CPS and PSME. This has allowed us to go big and create an event that you won't want to miss! Purchasing here registers you for all the events taking place at New England PastelFest 2021! Passes will not be sold the day of the event. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Cost: $55.00* per registrant. Date 9/11. Time 8am - 5pm. Location Saima Park, 67 Scott Rd, Fitchburg,…
Find out more »March 2022
CPS Board Meeting
All members and prospective members are welcome to attend CPS Board meetings. The next meeting will be on Saturday, March 12, 2022, from 10 a.m. - noon via Zoom software. Contact CPS if you would like the link; all members always welcome.
Find out more »April 2022
2022 Members Show – 36th Annual!
36th Annual CPS Members Exhibit: Saturday, April 2 through Saturday, April 30, 2022 The 36th annual CT Pastel Society Members Exhibition will once again be held at Southington Community Art Center (SoCCA) in Southington, CT. The show will be a month later in the year than usual due to scheduling constraints for the gallery. The Awards Judge is Laurinda O’Connor, PSA, PPSCC Pre-register your work (All artists please do this) online at ShowSubmit.com from February 20, 2022 til March 13,…
Find out more »Pastel Demonstration
Pastel demonstration by Shawna Shane, CPS, Thursday, April 7, 2022, 7:00 PM, ONLINE (via Zoom) in celebration of our 2022 Member Exhibition.
Find out more »May 2022
Portrait Rediscovered, with Corey Pitkin
Corey Pitkin, PSA, IAPS/MC It is likely that the first thing you ever drew was a portrait. When you first put crayon to paper you were compelled to recreate the people in your life. Yet as we grow and our visual standards become more discerning many of us give up creating portraits, feeling that it is too complicated. In this 3-day workshop, Corey Pitkin will guide students through his method for breaking a likeness down into manageable steps to recapture…
Find out more »June 2022
CPS 2022 Renaissance in Pastel 29th Annual National Juried Exhibition
Our flagship show, the annual Renaissance In Pastel Exhibition, will be held this year at the Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme, CT. The exhibit will feature nearly 100 unique pastel paintings by artists from the United States and other countries. This juried show offers the best examples of pastel paintings in the region. Submissions of artwork opens February 7, 2022. Entry deadline is April 7, 2022 and all entries are through ShowSubmit. Click HERE for the Prospectus or go to www.showsubmit.com…
Find out more »July 2022
CPS Board Meeting
All members and prospective members are welcome to attend CPS Board meetings. The May meeting will be on Saturday, July 9, 2022, from 10 a.m. - noon via Zoom teleconference software. Contact CPS if you would like to receive the meeting link.
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