Hi All!!! 

After all the talk lately about “Fashionistas”, I thought perhaps we artists could coin the term “Pastellistas”. We’re hot and ready to paint! We have all sorts of upcoming events, despite the approaching end to our 2011-2012 season. For our Grande Finale, our meeting at Stacy’s, on Sunday, May 6^th at 3 PM, we are extremely privileged to have Pastellista Extraordinaire, D. K. Richardson, known to her close friends (and us) as “Deb”.  Deb paints astonishing still lifes and amazing portraits, and she will share her talent with us. Not only that, she is great fun! Please join us and don’t forget to bring a painting for our “painting of the month” competition. During our summer hiatus, get ready for our Annual Show to once again be held at the prestigious Eisemann Center. It will be judged by our esteemed judge, Marla Bagetta. You will want to sign up for her November workshop ASAP, as it promises to be very popular! If you have lots of painting time, Pastel Society of America is calling for entries, and there are other competitions year ‘round. Just remember to save your best for PSSW!!!

Great painting!!! See you soon,

Lucille Carter

UPCOMING EVENTS 2012:

May 6 - PSSW MEETING - D.K. Richardson - Portrait Demo / How to get the "wow" factor when finishing a protrait

Debra K. Richardson has been a dedicated artist for over 46 years. Although realism has been her focus, the true challenge of her craft is capturing the essence of character beyond photography, the true identity.

Influenced by masters of their craft, such as Rembrandt, Da Vinci, Rubens, and Vermeer, Richardson continually strives to obtain a higher level of proficiency in portraiture.

Dabbling in impressionism and non-representational works, she always returned to her love of realism. Her work is a hybrid of contemporary and classical portraiture.

All meetings are held at the Stacy Furniture Community Room, 1900 S. Main Street, Grapevine, TX 76021. Click here for map and directions