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The Apprentice Challenge winner is.....
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- Published on Friday, 28 January 2011 23:05
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Isabelle Renoncet with her painting Paysage d'Automne. Congratulations Isabelle!
As there were plenty of entries we also have placings...
2nd place was Clea Müller with her Indian Summer
and joint 3rd were Elisabeth Blass and Silke Gulland-Buhler.
Well done to the winners and to all who entered.
Don't forget next Month's Apprentice Challenge is a self portrait from life, looking in a mirror. Have a try!
Competition voting buttons removed
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- Published on Thursday, 27 January 2011 09:49
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After some discussion on the forum it has been decided to remove the voting/rating buttons from the competition section. All entries may still be viewed and commented on.
Free Live Webcam demo!!
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- Published on Monday, 24 January 2011 19:08
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Announcing a free live web cam demo of pastel painting by Johannes Vloothuis, an Artist in Canada. Johannes has been giving much appreciated webinars and demos to people from the Wet Canvas forum. See the article below about the 12 week course beginning this weekend on WetCanvas. He has entered a partnership with F+W media (Pastel Journal, The Artist's Magazine, and other publications, including WetCanvas), for teaching the class. Look out for the next Scribbler to read an interview with Johannes.
The demo will be held on Friday the 28th January at 8pm CET, that's 7pm in the UK . See below to calculate the time in your zone.
The demo is likely to last at least 2 hours. You can watch it by clicking this link
http://cyberartlearning.com/webcam/webcam1size.html
You may, if you wish, register on Justin TV, via the link, to join in the "chat" while the demo is taking place. If you do be aware that Justin TV will have your e mail address and personal details. The PGE is not responsible for anything arising from your choosing to register. You do not have to register to watch the demo. Please ask any questions you may have in the PGE forum.
Invite as many friends as you like to join in. "See" you there!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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The Pastel Guild of Europe wishes all it's members a very happy (and dusty) New Year.
May 2011 be an artistic, prosperous and happy year for us all. Stay with the Guild and help it grow! Tell your pastellist friends and make the Guild grow for the benefit of all Pastellists in Europe!
New member: Silke Gülland-Bühler
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- Published on Saturday, 25 December 2010 12:22
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She was born in 1967 in Heidelberg, Germany, she is married and she has one son. They live in Walldorf, near of Heidelberg.
Since spring 2009 she concentrates herself on working with pastels; after painting in watercolour for many years. She is so enthusiasting about the intensity and luminance of pastels.
She deeply enjoy working with her fingers, without any tools. Mainly used sticks are Sennelier, Girault and Terry Ludwig on pastelcard from Sennelier. The centre of interest in her works is the landscape with its lights an shadows, colours and atmosphere.
She has done workshops in pastels at the german artist Astrid Volquardsen. Her favourite artists are Elisabeth Mowry, Claude Texier and Richard McKinley.
