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- Written by Dolores Saul
Like every summer, our GET DUSTY is a free choice competition. It runs until August, 25th at 00:00C ET. Every member can upload 3 paintings!
Please remember the rules before you upload:
1. Your photo has to be 800px on the long side; smaller sizes will be disqualified.
2. Please state the size of your original painting (size without mat and frame).
3. Please state your source! If you do not use your own set-up, you must have the right to use the reference and tell the name of the photographer! We do not want any copyright issues!
If your entry was done from life, imagination or your own reference photo, say so. If an external reference was used you should state its source and, where appropriate, the name of the person to whom it belongs. If you do not add this information when entering, or later in the comments box, your entry will be disqualified.
Happy Summer painting!
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- Written by Dorothea Schulz
Alain J. Picard is an award-winning artist, instructor, author and speaker. His acclaimed pastel and oil paintings have been exhibited throughout the US, Europe, China and the UK. Alain travels internationally as an art instructor, demonstrator, speaker and artistic advocate for the vulnerable. Alain’s work and writing have been featured on numerous occasions in such publications as The Artist's Magazine, The Pastel Journal, and Practique des Arts. In an effort to share his passion for art, Alain has written three instructional books, including “Mastering Pastel” and “Beginning Drawing,” and stars in a growing collection of instructional art videos.
Read more: Alain Picard, our guest judge for the June 'Get Dusty'
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- Written by Dorothea Schulz
Our guest judge Sarah Blumenschein has chosen a winner; it is Deborah Damgaard-Hansen with 'Dancing with teapots'. Congratulations! Deborah wins a set of Unison pastels.
In second place is Dolores Saul with 'Good luck!'. In third place is Dorothea Schulz with 'Chinese souvenirs'.
Read more: Get Dusty Results May 2017 - Still life - with porcelain
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- Written by Dorothea Schulz
We at PGE are a colourful and mixed bunch of people. A lot of our members are already accomplished pastels artists.They may be PGE journeyer members, they teach classes, they show their work in exhibitions and sell, they have won competitions. But we also have quite a few members who just started their pastel journey and may be daunted by the learning curve they see before them. For you we are going to introduce a new challenge. We have decided to call it SPROUTS because we would like to help you grow and thrive as pastel artists. Several times during the year we will open a challenge in the forum which will be built around a theme like ‘value’, ‘composition’ or ‘colour palette’. Only real beginners may participate. The general Get Dusty rules apply. The winner will get a signed certificate and will be presented on our front page and in the Scribbler. Read more about our first challenge in the forum.
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The category for June is 'Figure', the challenge is 'All dressed up!' We want a clothed female figure, either full or upper torso, in a historical, national, wedding or carnival costume. No everyday clothes, please! Deadline is June, 25th. The winner will receive a set of pastels from our sponsor Unison.
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