| Art Centers | Leesburg Center for the Arts Where the arts happen in the greater Leesburg area! Home of the Pastel Society of Central Florida and host the all arts genre. https://www.leesburgarts.com |
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| Many Thanks to our Sponsors | Blick Art Materials A large selection of all kinds of art supplies. https://www.dickblick.com Cheap Joes Art Supplies A large selection of all kinds of art supplies. https://www.cheapjoes.com Dakota Pastels Dakota Pastels The largest selection of quality pastels, pastel sets, open stock, pastel papers & pastel supplies. We always have pastels on sale. https://www.dakotapastels.com Jack Richeson and Co Manufactures of Fine Art Materials https://www.richesonart.com Jerry's Artarama A large selection of all kinds of art supplies. https://www.jerrysartarama.com Mount Vision Pastel Company Customer referral: "Wow!!! They arrived today and I am SO happy! They are the creamiest, smoothest pastels I have ever held in my hand. I swear, I got butterflies in my stomach when I brushed a small piece along a tissue paper - man did it glide across the surface!! I have to start a project right away so I can begin to play with these. Wow!!" mountvisionpastels.com Terry Ludwig Pastels Geoff Ludwig, is the President, Owner and Manager of Terry Ludwig Pastels. Terry's son, Geoff is now at the helm of Terry Ludwig Pastels. Geoff is not a stranger to the art world. In addition to growing up with an artist father, Geoff is a seasoned jeweler having worked 26 years in the industry. His credits range from working for mom and pop businesses to creating designs for internationally known jewelers. Geoff was trained at Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology in Paris, Texas. Geoff's eye for color and design have given him the skills and ability needed to continue to provide quality, unique handmade pastels to the world. https://terryludwig.com |
| Useful Links | Christine Swann Christine has been designated as an Eminent Pastellist by the International Association of Pastel Societies. (IAPS) Southwest Artist Magazine selected Christine Swann as an "Artist To Watch". https://swannportraits.com Helen Mathyssen Dobbins "I have always had a love and appreciation of art. I believe that my artistic abilities were inherited from my father who also possessed a great talent for drawing. He often encouraged me to use my artistic talent. I continue to honor him by signing my work using my maiden name Mathyssen." https://www.helendobbins.com/index.html Jeri Greenburg Feeling that "pastels are an immediate tool to express feelings" and the the perfect way to both "make the ordinary extraordinary" and tell stories in her paintings, Jeri works to constantly get a deeper understanding of this wonderful medium. With her background in illustration, Jeri helps her students get a strong drawing foundation down behind their color work. Jeri loves painting still life, urban interiors, figures and fabrics, and the occasional landscape. https://www.jerigreenbergart.com Marla Baggetta Marla says, "It's with great joy that I bring this work to you in an effort to create beauty and connection with the landscape that we all inhabit." https://marlabaggetta.com Nancie King Mertz An award-winning artist, Nancie has spent her lifetime painting in oil & pastel. Education: Univ of IL--BFA in Painting, where she was a James Scholar; Eastern IL Univ--MA in Painting, served as Instructor of Art 3 years; named 2009 Distinguished Alum of the Graduate School and 2016 Distinguished Alum of the University. She was awarded the Master Circle Medallion by the Int'l Assoc. of Pastel Societies in 2015, their Eminent Pastelist distinction in 2018 and won the IAPS Prix de Pastel Award in 2019. https://www.nanciekingmertz.com Nancy Nowak Testimonial: What I really like about Nancy is that she paints life, as it happens, wherever it happens, be that Main Street, dockside, backyard, fishing pier, open space, sunny hillside, back alley, woodsy outcroppings or even a rundown house. Life happens in all those places and Nancy captures it with sensitivity, color depth, and respect for the subject. https://www.nancynowak.com Rita Kirkman Judge David Carpenter comments: "I really enjoyed this piece for its use of color to produce light. Luminous is the first word that comes to mind when I see this piece from across the gallery. It also becomes more interesting up close because you can see all the marks that went into it." https://www.ritakirkman.com Shawn Dell Joyce Shawn Dell Joyce began teaching plein air classes in 2000 and continues weekly to this day. She founded a plein air school with an Arts and Agricultural mission based on the historic Hudson River School, called the Wallkill River School of Art. It still exists today as a nonprofit arts organization with a mission of bringing cultural tourism to the Hudson Valley region through plein air painting workshops and events on local farms, historic sites and open spaces. https://www.shawndelljoyce.com |
