The Pastel Monastic Enjoin - 115Th Annual Exhibition

I got to run into The Pastel Society's Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries briefly this week. It must last the initiatory of all fourth dimension I've non had this review upward from the kickoff - even hence it's soundless worth noting who won what, what the exhibition looked similar together with which pieces I liked! The artists are, of course of didactics around all yr long fifty-fifty if their exhibition isn't together with y'all tin contact the Gallery if you're interested inwards making a buy or commissioning an artwork

So this is going to a fairly visual post service equally I'm soundless slogging through layouts for my mass - which happens to characteristic go past times 1 of the prizewinners!  Of which to a greater extent than later.

Perspective on role of The Pastel Society Exhibition

The exhibition accepts go inwards Pastels, petroleum pastels, charcoal, pencil, conté, sanguine, or whatever dry out media.

This year's exhibition looked rattling proficient hung on the walls. To my heed it looked a lot to a greater extent than contemporary than some of the annual exhibitions of some of the boyfriend FBA societies. Which is non me maxim I liked all I saw which was trying to last to a greater extent than contemporary - merely I liked a lot of the exhibition.

(You tin uncovering links to previous annual exhibitions of The Pastel Society at the terminate of this weblog post).

Click the links inwards the artists' names to run into to a greater extent than of their fine art on their websites or Facebook Page. You tin tell the relative size of go past times comparison the size of the Blue Stickers which signify a winner - which are all the same size.


You tin besides review The Pastel Society Catalogue on ISSUU (it volition opened upward to total size if y'all correct click the link inwards the championship together with opened upward inwards a novel tab). This way y'all tin besides run into all the artists selected for the exhibition together with details of the industrial plant listed including prices.



The prizewinners


You may good cause got seen the prizewinners on Facebook. Full marks to The Pastel Society for getting their prizewinners upward at the kickoff of the exhibition together with doing some decent marketing of the exhibition on Facebook together with via Issuu - I'm certain it volition cause got resulted inwards an increased awareness that the exhibition was taking place.

You tin run into them below inwards alphabetical monastic tell of prize. Where I've taken a shot of a grouping of industrial plant past times the creative somebody which includes the prizewinner I'll demonstrate the shot of the grouping hence y'all tin run into the themes together with overall touching on of the artists' work.

Pastel Society Award for non-Members

1st Prize: The Colours of Venice (pastel on sanded newspaper 8" x 10") past times Tony Allain PSA (47cm x 50cm) £600
It's actually overnice to run into a signature fellow member of the Pastel Society of America alongside an entry inwards the exhibition!  I promise nosotros tin expect forrad to to a greater extent than such entries inwards hereafter years! Tony is also a Master Pastelist of the Pastel Artists of New Zealand. You tin besides follow him on his blog.

Winner of the Pastel Society Catalogue honour for Non-Members

Pastel Society Young Artist Award

BMW Combined Engine Cut Away Diptych past times Denise Cutts (Pencil) £2,000
Such a compassion it wasn't hung equally a dyptich. I can't uncovering a website merely did uncovering a Facebook Page - merely non a lot of fine art on it.

Winner of the Pastel Society Young Artist Award

Artists & Illustrators award


Winter Morning, Ronda (Pastel) £550 past times Sheila Goodman PS SWA
I ever expect out for Sheila Goodman's go equally she invariably produces something that I like. Looks similar Artists & Illustrators concord this year.

I've done this sentiment the other way circular
hence flora it especial fascinating to run into what Sheila made of it.
Great utilisation of darks together with a proposition of depression cloud

Caran d'Ache Award Winner 

Warm Rocks together with Cool Water at Haytor Quarry, Dartmoor (50 x 50cm) £1,450 - Sarah Bee PS.
I ever expect out for Sarah's go at every Pastel Society Exhibition - she uses all the ikon together with drawing aspects of pastels hence well. She was elected to the Pastel Society inwards 2005 together with has been a consistent prizewinner. I besides rattling much similar that she frames her pastels equally paintings non drawings.
In July, she's exhibiting at Yvonne Arnaud Art 2014, presented by Guildford Arts, The Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3UX. You can find out nigh her workshops on her website.

Warm Rocks together with Cool Water at Haytor Quarry, Dartmoor 
The winning go past times Sarah Bee is bottom left - together with it besides sold

Conte a Paris Award

Three trees  (Pastel) by Patricia Cain PS NEAC £6,500
One of the genuinely stunning walls inwards the exhibition comprised 3 industrial plant past times Patricia Cain - one-time winner of the Threadneedle Prize. I'm used to seeing lots of drawings of construction sites past times Patricia - together with this go portraying hedges together with trees is a novel departure. As ever they go on 2 levels both equally structures together with when y'all expect ore closely inwards terms of the multifariousness inwards utilisation of colours together with markmaking - run into below. These seem to stalk from an RSA Residency at the Barns-Graham TrustI run into Patricia has a develop novel website.  Click on images to run into them opened upward up to to a greater extent than images.

Three Trees past times Patricia Cain, Winner of the Conte a Paris Award,  is on the right
Part of Three Trees past times Patricia Cain - enlarged to demonstrate the nature of the mark-making together with utilisation of colours

Daler Rowney Award

The Green Room (Soft Pastel) by Angela A'Court PS £3,000
She worked for many years equally an Interior Designer together with and hence became a total fourth dimension creative somebody a few years back. In 2003 she moved to New York where she directly has her studio. She exhibits alongside the Highgate Gallery inwards the UK

The Green Room is the middle ikon together with Daler Rowney prizewinner

Derwent Award Winner

Fields of Pink (Pastel) by Jeanette Hayes VPPS (67 x 117cm £1,700)
Jeanette's go is ever total of potent color patterns producing contrasts alongside to a greater extent than muted tones together with lots together with lots of interesting mark-making. She is besides the Vice President together with Publicity Secretary - hence I'm guessing is inwards role responsible for some of the improvements inwards the way the exhibition is publicised.

The go past times artwork is the Winner of the Derwent Awardand the 2 below sold!

Faber Castell Award

Big Baby by Michele Illing (£1,500)
This go was odd for 2 reasons - first, the creative somebody has terrific command over an analogous color palette revolving around a creamy white together with 1 doesn't normally dogs of

Winner of the Faber Castell AwardNot the green pose for dogs inwards fine art exhibitions - merely this 1 won a prize for Michele Illing

Frank Herring Award together with Henri Roche Award

Garden (top correct below) by Bess Avery (£800) won the Henry Roche Award and
Garden 1 (top left below) by Bess Avery (£800) won the Frank Herring Award
Her industrial plant cause got a rattling contemporary together with decorative look. It's a bully compassion that Bess doesn't seem to cause got a website - all I could uncovering were links to a rattling unpublic Facebook line organization human relationship together with her fellow member page on the Pastel Society website.  However Bess was the featured creative somebody on the comprehend of the catalogue this yr together with besides wrote some words nigh the processes she uses which y'all tin read inwards the online catalogue (see link close go past times of page)

Bess Avery won TWO awards!

John Longley Award

Across the Lagoon (pastel) past times Richard Turner (candidate for membership)
I rattling much liked this slice together with if his other industrial plant are besides proficient I should think he stands a rattling proficient direct chances of becoming a fellow member of The Pastel Society.

This honour winner is besides a candidate for membership of the Pastel Society

PanPastel Award

Not inwards my Backyard (Pastel) by Annie Phelps £700  (this was selected from the opened upward entry).
I honey this 1 - an odd subject, such a cheeky pose together with a funny title!

Winner of the Pan Pastels Award

Purcell Papers Award

Ceremonial entrance, Gwalior Fort (Pastel) past times Felicity House £850
I'm a huge fan of pastels past times Felicity House which is why her go features inwards my book. What's non to similar - the design, draughtsmanship, color palettes together with mark-making are ever impeccable.  The go underneath is called Goats at Jahangiri Mahal, Orcha.

Winner of the Purcell Papers award

Schminke Award

The Lavender Garden past times Claire Spencer PS (which for some argue I didn't photograph. I seem to cry upward trying merely it was rattling awkward equally it was hung adjacent to the stairs).

The Arts Club Award

After the rain (Graphite, charcoal together with pastel) by Janine Baldwin (£525). Nice to run into a slice which uses graphite together with charcoal. It's a proficient reminder that the Pastel Society's criteria includes other dry out media.


Winner of The Arts Club Charitable Trust Award

Unison Colour Award

This way (Pastel) past times Janette Summerfield RBSA SWA (£430 Sold)
Janette has a rattling bold together with graphic way of using pastels which makes for a striking painting.

Two industrial plant past times Janette Summerfield, Winner of the Unison Colour Award


Works I liked

Here's a small-scale alternative from the industrial plant I liked

It was proficient to run into some other pastel artwork past times Sophie Ploeg, concluding year's BP Travel Award winner whose exhibition 'The Lace Trail' opens at the National Portrait Gallery adjacent week.  This is Sophie's blog together with this is her Facebook Page

Lace Lines (Pastel) past times Sophie Ploeg
(it sold on the opening black for £1,650)
I rattling much liked this go past times Patrick Cullen NEAC who's some other of those artists where it ever seems to me impossible to tell the difference betwixt his pastels together with his oils.

Scarecrow (Allotments close Alexandra Palace) past times Patrick Cullen NEAC

So I estimate the inquiry is going to last which of the fine art social club exhibitions coming upward volition have:
  • their consummate catalogue on ISSUU?
  • an article inwards DecoArt Magazine (this was the 1 for the Pastel Society)?
  • prizewinners beingness publicised on the solar daytime of the exhibition opening?
  • comprehensive publicity on Facebook?
That's rattling much amend than most fine art societies I run into - together with is definitely something a lot to a greater extent than should think nigh emulating.


Links to reviews of previous Annual Exhibitions of The Pastel Society

2013 - Review: The Pastel Society - Annual Exhibition 2013
2012 - Review: "Love Pastels" - The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition 2012
2011 - Review: The Pastel Society's Annual Exhibition - Colour 2011 (updated)
2010 - The Pastel Society - Annual Exhibition 2010
2009 - Exhibition review: The Pastel Society's 110th Annual Exhibition
2008 - The Pastel Society UK - 109th Annual Exhibition

This is the link to The Pastel Society Facebook Page

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