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Gallery 1.....Images of artists paintings both small and Large (to see images larger click on small image) Gallery 2..more images of artists paintings... About Us....More info on PPAL Contact Us....where you can inquire about purchasing artwork, commissioning an artist to do a painting for you, joining PPAL, or making comments about our site.... Blog Page 1....Images from our meeting/critiques or paintouts Exhibition at Boxheart Gallery....2010 Exhibition at Fein Art Gallery......2010 Exhibition at the Butler Institute of American Art......November 2011 |
The Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League is a new kind of group both in
longevity and guidelines.
longevity and guidelines.
 | We do not screen work for membership. | |
| We believe in supporting the medium of pastel and pastel | |
| painters. | ||
| A broad consensus is that many do not understand the purity and | |
| stability of pastels; we hope to address that issue. | ||
| It is the purest medium. A good quality pastel has the least | |
| amount of binders to hold the color together; less than any other medium. | ||
| We share ideas and news about new materials via E-letters. | |
| E-letters are our main source of communication. | |
| We schedule paintouts.... get-togethers where we paint, have | |
| lunch, a short meeting, then paint again, and have a critique. |
| Our artists' experience range from professional to beginner and everything in-between. Some of our artists have been featured in art publications, did demonstrations, taught classes, and won prestigious awards. We feature artists achievements below. |
| Gail Beem Gail painted this piece at Hartwood Acres last August during a PPAL Paintout. She said when she got there she had a hard time deciding what to paint then noticed light coming through the trees and across the ground in front of the house. That intrigued her. She said she usually doesn't do buildings, but found the little part of the house sticking out above the bushes delightful. This piece is in the SAMA Exhibit for 2011. Gail was asked to give a talk on her process of painting from start to finish. |
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| Featured Artist |
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| Through the Trees 11 x 14 $400 |