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Eck 4
by Lynn Howarth
Winner
New Marbles
by Dolores Saul
Sennelier softpastels and pastel pencils
on black UART 400. Size of painting
14,5x19cm and my own set up
WINNER
Winter Blues
by Martina Zingler
Martina was born in 1972 in the small town Salzgitter in
Lower Saxony, Germany. Her career in arts began with
figure and floral drawings in pencil, charcoal and oil.
Judges comments:
This nice little painting is a perfect example for a study in
atmospheric perspective. We can feel the water in the air
affecting the tonal value, the edges and of course the temperature
of colour - cool in the background, warmer in the foreground
but still greyish, respecting the covered sky conditions.
Flutiste
Eau Citronee
Judges comments:
Blass captures expression very well, which is the
hallmark of a great portrait. The convincing gesture
draws the viewer in. With a clear light source and
painterly detail, she has created a wonderful piece!
Judges comments:
Schultz has captured a great sense of
Judges comments:
light on both of her pieces. They display
Manns piece has a wonderful composition, balanc-
a good understanding of proportion and
ing the detail of the figure with the simple, dark
volume. Nice handling of the medium is
background. Varied textures and edges also add to
evident in both pieces as well. She had
its strength, and the mood captured plays a central
captured a lovely expression in the eyes.
role in the success of the work. How lovely!
A joy to study!.
New Orleans Native Carol Peebles is one of the most prolific, successful and
sought after teachers and portrait artists working today. Her drawing classes and
portrait commissions are in such great demand that both students and clients are
eager to be placed on her waiting lists. There are many reasons for her success,
but it is her dual passions for life drawing and motivating people to find the best
in themselves through art that draw so many into her circle of influence.
As a professional artist, Carol's exquisitely sensitive portraits reflect the technical
and emotional skills she has honed in the 25 years she has devoted to her art. Her
early years of formal training at the University of New Orleans, BA, Penn State,
MFA, and the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts were enhanced by travelling and
working throughout Europe and New York. Having thoroughly studied and explored
the Great Masters, as well as engaging in a more contemporary dialogue about
art, Carol proudly embraces her greatest inspirations - classical realism, drawing
from life, the late 19th century painters and illustrators.
As a teacher, Carol has a deep-seated belief: You can draw. Success is directly
related to your faith and discipline, not talent. You will never rise higher than
how you see yourself and your work. She is very committed to teaching and truly
believes a closer appreciation of one's own creativity brings happiness. Ask any of
her students, and it is her passionate beliefs that inspire them to dream big and
to improve so rapidly and dramatically that many become successful and
productive artists under her tutelage.
So strong is Carol's commitment to teaching from life and encouraging her students
to be aware of their immediate environment and respectful of the natural world
that she began her own drawing Atelier, the Blue Easel Club, in 2009. Founded on
the belief that in order to develop as an artist, one cannot just study technique -
one has to live the life of an artist - the Blue Easel Club was inspired by one of
her most beloved mentors, master photographer Johnny Donnels. In all of her
classes and workshops, Carol encourages her students to continue Donnel's
tradition of living life to the fullest, being open to every moment, and expressing
their observations of life through art. She attributes her technical skills and
appreciation of life drawing to the founder of the New Orleans Academy of Fine
Arts, Master Auseklis Ozols. . . He taught me how to see says Carol.
Carol has combined her extensive travels and love of foreign languages with her
belief that drawing is an international language connecting people. Through the
Blue Easel Club, Carol is committed to teaching people how to draw from life as
an antidote to the isolating effects advancing technologies are having on
our society. With the international growth of the Blue Easel Club, Carol is
sharing a healthier way of integrating new technologies with the enduring, classical
art of drawing from life. View Carol's extensive classes and workshops at
www.BlueEaselClub.com
As in 2016, I was hired by New York based art company UART to give demos at their stall
during the Creativeworld fair in Frankfurt, Germany. (For more information about UART
paper, read my review in the February 2016 Scribbler). Although the demos didnt leave me
a lot of time to look around, here is some news about pastel products:
At the Royal Talens stall I learned about their range of Van Gogh pastel pencils. They are
only sold in boxes of 12 and 24 pencils. They also recommended the 48 piece box set by
Brynzeel.
UART now offers a mounted board which is significantly lighter than the Ampersand
equivalent. The sturdy support is made of lightweight Sintra PVC. It is sold in sizes 9 x 12,
12 x 16 and 18 x 24 and in all 7 grades (240,280,340,400,500,600,800).
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Unfortunately, nobody could answer my question where to buy single Daler Rowney pastel Alain Boppa from UART
sticks. Apparently, they are not sold in Germany. But I was given a phone number for more Esposito
information.
On Sunday we received a visit from no less than master pastellist Isabelle V. Lim PSA, IAPS
-MC,SPDF-MP and her husband. She had to do a demo in Hall 1 and the paper she had
brought from Hongkong had been damaged in the hotel. Of course she received a whole
pad for free. She looked at my winter pastel which I had painted at the stall as a demo and
complimented me on the details; I was so thrilled! We visited her later at the booth of
Korean pastel producer MUNGYO. She demonstrated her technique with a Koi painting
which was being photographed every minute. We chatted about the different pastels and I
was able to test that brand. MUNGYO pastels are very soft and contain no harmful substances.
The have a large colour range on offer. We said good-bye with a hug and the promise to
stay in touch.
I had fun painting my winter pastel. The super soft Terry Ludwig pastels are ideal for the
UART 400 grade. It sold immediately during the fair! Without mat and frame, it went to
Switzerland. I only realized after the fair had ended that it didnt even have a name!
Weiltalwinter (Winter in the Weil valley) shows the beautiful atmosphere at the small
Weil brook in the snowy Taunus region where I live. h her
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Also on Sunday I got a commission to do a painting with Derwent pastel pencils for a catalogue finished
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cover. I received the pencils and a weekend job in the Netherlands where I will give a demo Weilta
in pastel painting in March.
This was all very exciting and with a complimentary stack of UART paper I returned home,
tired but happy.
Acorns to Oaks
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