116Th Annual Exhibition Of The Pastel Lodge
The 2015 Annual Exhibition of The Pastel Society opens to Earth today at the Mall Galleries where it continues - with demonstrations, events in addition to workshops - on a daily footing (10am -5pm) until seven March (closes 3pm on the concluding day)
You tin thought an online catalogue - which includes operate past times members of the society.
Below you lot volition find:
You tin run into a listing of the prizewinners on the website. However that volition disappear inwards fourth dimension in addition to I'm reproducing the names of prizewinners - with links to their websites (in their names) - below together with photos of the artwork in addition to the artists taken at yesterday's Private View.
I was specially struck past times how many of the prizes went to people coming through the Open Entry rather than past times senior members of the Society. I don't intend it was a reflection on the differences inwards the operate betwixt those who are established members in addition to those who are aspiring artists. However if it was a strategic conclusion past times the PA Council so I welcome it. Prizes are so much to a greater extent than of import for those starting out in addition to trying to larn to a greater extent than established every bit an artist.
The £5,000 Zsuzsi Roboz Prize - for artists aged 35 in addition to nether - is novel for 2015. The accolade is a bequest inwards retentiveness of Zsuzsi Roboz, who was a distinguished fellow member of the Pastel Society in addition to is inwards the hollo of her in addition to husband.
The size of the Prize attracted a pose out of entries which were selected for the exhibition. In full general these entries were much to a greater extent than various than operate submitted past times members - which is a dot which members mightiness desire to ponder on....
The maiden prize of £5,000 was won past times a portrait - unsurprising given the exercise of Zsuzsi Roboz. Mike Clapton specialises inwards charcoal photo-realistic large scale portraiture (see his winning portrait below). This was his real start exhibition! (His 24-hour interval project involves working inwards marketing). You tin run into from studying his other charcoal drawings on his website that this charcoal drawing is far from beingness a 'one-off'. I'm non a huge fan of "big heads" drawings but this is a real skillful i - I noticed it direct away when entering the North Gallery.
Another "Young Artist" who did good was Jenny Smith who won the £1,000 Arts Club Charitable Trust Award with her charcoal drawing of Sequoia
Caran d'Ache are sponsors of the exhibition in addition to this yr celebrate their 100th Anniversary.
Michael Norman won their accolade for Dusk at Turf Locks. My personal preference was for the artwork gain left which captures the greens associated with heathland in addition to conifers real well.
The Sketching 365.
Two artists both won 2 awards.
Jan Munro won the Unison Colour Award and The Artist Magazine Award (a characteristic article inwards the magazine) for her real striking gear upward of nevertheless life pastels which I liked a lot in addition to had marked these down every bit a grouping to characteristic inwards this post service earlier I knew they'd won a prize. It merely goes to demonstrate that having a non bad serial of artworks to a greater extent than or less a subject which are also presented good volition e'er stand upward you lot inwards skillful stead when it comes to winning prizes!
I enjoyed chatting with January in addition to Dan Hersey (Manager at Unison Colour) lastly night. January in addition to I both enthused nigh our Unison Pastels! Jan gets her students to role them when teaching her classes.
Joanne Last had 2 of her abstracted landscapes selected via the opened upward entry in addition to they both won 2 awards.
Campanille, Venice won The Artists & Illustrators Magazine Award (a characteristic article inwards the magazine) for Tony Allain.
Matthew Draper PS (elected 2011) won the Henri Roché Award with his sizable in addition to atmospheric landscape titled Sublime Adventure.
Barry Freeman PS won the Frank Herring in addition to Sons Award with Dusk – Spa Hill. I'm a fan of people who create got a go at drawing snowfall when it's non a conditions phenomenon that nosotros larn a lot of exercise at!
Melodie Cook's large drawing titled Nancy Trotter Landry in addition to Bobby - of a adult woman wearing a real large chicken every bit a chapeau - was real definitely different. Being dissimilar tends to attract attending in addition to sometimes a prize which inwards this instance was the Faber Castell Award. There's a much improve prototype on her website (link inwards her name)
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few of my photographs did non reproduce good (really bad reflection problems) so the other prizes were won past times people are listed below.
I intend the Judges did a real skillful project this year. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the people whose operate I admired won prizes. I'd similar to give special advert to Mike Clapton, Michael Norman, Felicity House and January Munro inwards this respect.
I found to my surprise that I actually liked Jeanette Hayes VPPS operate this year. I'm non a huge fan of real abstracted contemporary fine art - but I loved her role of pink!
I was also real impressed past times Roger Deller's novel operate - in addition to my solely surprise with the Awards was that he didn't larn one.
He told me that he's working his means through a procedure of challenging the means he unremarkably works. He's doing it inwards stages with each of the mediums he plant in. He anticipates most of 2015 volition live given over to finding a novel means to work
One of the interesting features of this yr was the inclusion of a pose out of petroleum pastels. I've been trying to retrieve whether I've seen petroleum pastels before.
I absolutely loved the means the long wall at the bottom of the stairs inwards the West Gallery was hung (see start image). This was a vivid hang past times Jeanette Hayes who produced a real impressive middle department including operate by Sarah Bee, Norma Stephenson, Cheryl Culver and Roger Deller
However I must confess I was to a greater extent than than a flake distracted inwards the exhibition this yr past times some walls within the hang which seemed to me to live uneven in addition to patchy.
For example, the hang inwards the North Gallery spaced out the large colourful pieces inwards such a means that they absolutely overwhelmed some of the quieter pieces nearby. I actually felt for some of the artists whose operate was swamped inwards the process.
In the furthest room I found it hard to facial expression to a greater extent than or less every bit my eyes were beingness pulled past times competing pieces correct to a greater extent than or less the room. In the terminate I tried to ignore the louder plant in addition to studied the quieter ones past times getting correct inwards front end of them in addition to looking real closely so that my land of vision was limited.
The strange affair is I intend if some of the to a greater extent than colourful pieces had all been placed inwards the same room, we'd create got had a real exciting room - in addition to so some rooms with a quieter vibe elsewhere. I was reminded of the Summer Exhibition where i fellow member of the Hanging Committee had no color at all - everything was monochrome - in addition to it was a actually lovely room. Maybe a idea to ponder on for side past times side year?
I want the artists good with their sales - I for certain noticed a few cerise dots going upward during the PV!
You tin follow The Pastel Society on Twitter https://twitter.com/PastelSociety and Facebook www.facebook.com/thepastelsociety
You tin also review previous posts nigh Pastel Society exhibitions - from my archives.
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| President Cheryl Culver in addition to a rigid wall of pastels by Sarah Bee, Norma Stephenson. Cheryl Culver in addition to Roger Dellar |
Below you lot volition find:
- a tape of the prizewinners
- my commentary on the exhibition - in addition to the hang
- a banker's complaint of the various events - demonstrations, workshops in addition to an fine art lawsuit eve - taking identify inwards the Galleries during the exhibition.
Prizewinners
The Pastel Society are to live congratulated on having so many sponsors of their exhibition in addition to their prizes.You tin run into a listing of the prizewinners on the website. However that volition disappear inwards fourth dimension in addition to I'm reproducing the names of prizewinners - with links to their websites (in their names) - below together with photos of the artwork in addition to the artists taken at yesterday's Private View.
I was specially struck past times how many of the prizes went to people coming through the Open Entry rather than past times senior members of the Society. I don't intend it was a reflection on the differences inwards the operate betwixt those who are established members in addition to those who are aspiring artists. However if it was a strategic conclusion past times the PA Council so I welcome it. Prizes are so much to a greater extent than of import for those starting out in addition to trying to larn to a greater extent than established every bit an artist.
Alfred Teddy Smith in addition to Zsuzsi Roboz Award for a Young Artist
Oh to live nether 35 again!The £5,000 Zsuzsi Roboz Prize - for artists aged 35 in addition to nether - is novel for 2015. The accolade is a bequest inwards retentiveness of Zsuzsi Roboz, who was a distinguished fellow member of the Pastel Society in addition to is inwards the hollo of her in addition to husband.
The size of the Prize attracted a pose out of entries which were selected for the exhibition. In full general these entries were much to a greater extent than various than operate submitted past times members - which is a dot which members mightiness desire to ponder on....
The maiden prize of £5,000 was won past times a portrait - unsurprising given the exercise of Zsuzsi Roboz. Mike Clapton specialises inwards charcoal photo-realistic large scale portraiture (see his winning portrait below). This was his real start exhibition! (His 24-hour interval project involves working inwards marketing). You tin run into from studying his other charcoal drawings on his website that this charcoal drawing is far from beingness a 'one-off'. I'm non a huge fan of "big heads" drawings but this is a real skillful i - I noticed it direct away when entering the North Gallery.
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| Winner of the Inaugural £5,000 Alfred Teddy Smith in addition to Zsuzsi Roboz Award for Young Artists Mike Clapton with his compressed charcoal drawing 'Take Care' £2,800 |
Another "Young Artist" who did good was Jenny Smith who won the £1,000 Arts Club Charitable Trust Award with her charcoal drawing of Sequoia
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| Winner of the £1,000 Arts Club Charitable Trust Award Sequioa past times Jenny Smith charcoal £890 |
The Caran d'Ache Award
Caran d'Ache are sponsors of the exhibition in addition to this yr celebrate their 100th Anniversary.
Michael Norman won their accolade for Dusk at Turf Locks. My personal preference was for the artwork gain left which captures the greens associated with heathland in addition to conifers real well.
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| Winner of the Caran d'Ache Award - Michael Norman Dusk at Turf Locks Soft Pastel £1,600 |
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| Pastel Drawings past times Felicity House - Winner of the Daler Rowney Award Oxfords the Baker (top left) Pastel £850 |
Two artists both won 2 awards.
Jan Munro won the Unison Colour Award and The Artist Magazine Award (a characteristic article inwards the magazine) for her real striking gear upward of nevertheless life pastels which I liked a lot in addition to had marked these down every bit a grouping to characteristic inwards this post service earlier I knew they'd won a prize. It merely goes to demonstrate that having a non bad serial of artworks to a greater extent than or less a subject which are also presented good volition e'er stand upward you lot inwards skillful stead when it comes to winning prizes!
I enjoyed chatting with January in addition to Dan Hersey (Manager at Unison Colour) lastly night. January in addition to I both enthused nigh our Unison Pastels! Jan gets her students to role them when teaching her classes.
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| Jan Munro - Winner of The Unison Colour Award in addition to The Artist Magazine Award for her grouping of nevertheless life pastels gain left - Red Chair in addition to Mushrooms £750 gain correct - Red Chair in addition to Apples £750 bottom correct - Red Chair with common salt in addition to pepper pots £750 |
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| Joanne Last - Winner of The Derwent Award (top) in addition to the Buzzacott Award (bottom) |
- Summer Walk (£890) won the Derwent Award - gain above
- Almost There... (£890) won The Buzzacott Award - bottom above
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| Charcoal Drawings past times Caroline Bays - Winner of the Conté á Paris Award Top left - Rock Star, Charcoal £850 |
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| Winner of The Artists & Illustrators Award |
Campanille, Venice won The Artists & Illustrators Magazine Award (a characteristic article inwards the magazine) for Tony Allain.
Matthew Draper PS (elected 2011) won the Henri Roché Award with his sizable in addition to atmospheric landscape titled Sublime Adventure.
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| Winner of the Henri Roché Award |
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| Winner of the Frank Herring in addition to Sons Award |
Melodie Cook's large drawing titled Nancy Trotter Landry in addition to Bobby - of a adult woman wearing a real large chicken every bit a chapeau - was real definitely different. Being dissimilar tends to attract attending in addition to sometimes a prize which inwards this instance was the Faber Castell Award. There's a much improve prototype on her website (link inwards her name)
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| Melodie Cook - Winner of the Faber Castell Prize Nancy Trotter Landry in addition to Bobby, Pastel in addition to Conte a Paris £2,000 |
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few of my photographs did non reproduce good (really bad reflection problems) so the other prizes were won past times people are listed below.
- Purple Shutter by Christine Watson won the Schmincke Award
- Sunflowers past times Liz Balkwill won the Pan Pastel Award
- Dusk – Spa Hill by Richard Turner won the The Annie Longley Award
- Late Night Still Life by Jaana Fowler won the The Pastel Society Catalogue Award First Prize
- The Bird by Qiaoxi Chen won The Pastel Society Young Artist Award
Review of the exhibition
I intend the Judges did a real skillful project this year. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the people whose operate I admired won prizes. I'd similar to give special advert to Mike Clapton, Michael Norman, Felicity House and January Munro inwards this respect.
I found to my surprise that I actually liked Jeanette Hayes VPPS operate this year. I'm non a huge fan of real abstracted contemporary fine art - but I loved her role of pink!
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| Jeanette Hayes likes pinkish in addition to real neutral colours - the combination is real effective Her plant starts from sketches of the landscape. |
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| Roger Deller with his suite of operate of views inwards Surrey Woods |
He told me that he's working his means through a procedure of challenging the means he unremarkably works. He's doing it inwards stages with each of the mediums he plant in. He anticipates most of 2015 volition live given over to finding a novel means to work
One of the interesting features of this yr was the inclusion of a pose out of petroleum pastels. I've been trying to retrieve whether I've seen petroleum pastels before.
The Hang
I intend this was the start yr I've ever seen a operate with a real bad instance of pastel driblet onto the bottom of the mat in addition to within the glazing. I'd unremarkably await a operate which was so poorly presented to create got been pulled from the exhibition in addition to was rather surprised this had non happened. I'm assuming this was past times an creative somebody who is non familiar with the "workarounds" to ensure that pastel plant stay inwards pristine status on the wall inwards an exhibition such every bit thisI absolutely loved the means the long wall at the bottom of the stairs inwards the West Gallery was hung (see start image). This was a vivid hang past times Jeanette Hayes who produced a real impressive middle department including operate by Sarah Bee, Norma Stephenson, Cheryl Culver and Roger Deller
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| Pastel Society - Members plant were hung inwards the West Gallery |
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| Roy White's drawings inwards charcoal - I specially loved his White Pine (top right)Good role also of the greyish wall every bit a background to charcoal drawings |
For example, the hang inwards the North Gallery spaced out the large colourful pieces inwards such a means that they absolutely overwhelmed some of the quieter pieces nearby. I actually felt for some of the artists whose operate was swamped inwards the process.
In the furthest room I found it hard to facial expression to a greater extent than or less every bit my eyes were beingness pulled past times competing pieces correct to a greater extent than or less the room. In the terminate I tried to ignore the louder plant in addition to studied the quieter ones past times getting correct inwards front end of them in addition to looking real closely so that my land of vision was limited.
The strange affair is I intend if some of the to a greater extent than colourful pieces had all been placed inwards the same room, we'd create got had a real exciting room - in addition to so some rooms with a quieter vibe elsewhere. I was reminded of the Summer Exhibition where i fellow member of the Hanging Committee had no color at all - everything was monochrome - in addition to it was a actually lovely room. Maybe a idea to ponder on for side past times side year?
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| I liked this wall in addition to corner inwards the North Gallery - the color travelled in addition to flowed across the wall from a monochrome through pastels to much to a greater extent than colourful pieces. The optic travelled easily along the wall. |
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| I hated this wall. It's zilch to make with the pieces in addition to everything to make with the juxtaposition of 3 loud powerful works with much to a greater extent than subtle pieces which create got been relegated to the edges |
Events during the Exhibition
There are a pose out of workshops, demonstrations in addition to other events during the course of pedagogy of the exhibition. Well done to the PS for having arranged such a total programme!Workshops (fee paying)
- The Dynamic Colours of Pastel 26 Feb 2015 with Eiko Yoshimoto SOLD OUT
- Portrait Painting with Pastel 27 Feb 2015 with Caroline Bays PS
- Landscape inwards Pastel 28 Feb 2015 with John Tookey SOLD OUT
- Portraits with Colour 2 March 2015 with Glenys Ambrus PS
- Fruit And Flowers Exploring Still Life In Pastel 3 March 2015 with Ann Wilkinson
- Shadows in addition to Reflections 4 March 2015 with Jenny Halstead SOLD OUT
- Interpreting People inwards the Urban Scene 5 March 2015 with Roger Dellar PS RI ROI
- A Translation of Landscape 6 March 2015 with Cheryl Culver PPS RBA
Artist Demonstrations (FREE)
The next artists volition live icon inwards the Gallery on the dates indicated- Roger Dellar PS RI ROI 2 March 2015
- John Tookey PS 3 March 2015
- Peter Vincent PS 5 March 2015
Book signing
- Book Signing: Books on Sketching v March 2015 - Katherine Tyrrell, writer of ' Sketching 365 ' in addition to James Hobbs, writer of ' Sketch your World ' volition signing copies of their books (My mass contains a department on pastels in addition to a pose out of wonderful images past times Pastel Society fellow member Felicity House in addition to charcoal drawings past times previous )
Art Event Evening (ticketed)
This is a adventure to operate amongst members of the Pastel Society in addition to maybe win a prize. Models in addition to nevertheless life are available to draw. It's a ticketed event.You tin follow The Pastel Society on Twitter https://twitter.com/PastelSociety and Facebook www.facebook.com/thepastelsociety
You tin also review previous posts nigh Pastel Society exhibitions - from my archives.
- 115th Annual Exhibition - Making a Mark 21 Jun 2014
- The Pastel Society - Annual Exhibition 2013 12 Jun 2013
- "Love Pastels" - The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition 14 Feb 2012
- The Pastel Society's Annual Exhibition - Colour 2011 25 April 2011
- The Pastel Society - Annual Exhibition 2010 14 April 2010
- Exhibition review: The Pastel Society's 110th Annual Exhibition10 Jun 2009
- The Pastel Society U.K. - 109th Annual Exhibition 17 Mar 2008
- "Pastels Today": The Pastel Society Exhibition (#2) 04 Mar 2007
- The Pastel Society - Annual Exhibition 2006 - Making a Mark
03 Mar 2006
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