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Tucson Pastel Society

Founded Jan 10, 2010

[email protected]
​www.tucsonpastelsociety.org

Paintings Auction!!!!

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Remarkable Opportunity to Buy Tony Allain Paintings
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Tony Allain, an internationally famous artist, donated paintings to the Tucson Pastel Society.  His paintings normally sell in the thousands of dollars.  The Tucson Pastel Society helps artists flourish.  The raised funds will help complete their art center, which provides space to foster the art of its members and community awareness of pastel art.  Explore these extraordinary paintings that may become a cherished part of your decor. 


At the end of the workshop, Tony Allain graciously gave us six paintings to be sold to benefit the TPS Art Center renovation. 

Auction ends June 15, 2025.

Click HERE to bid!! 

General Meeting Info for the 2024-2025 Season!!!!

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May Meeting



Wednesday, May 21, 2025



2 - 4 pm






Hodge Podge!!!





Send your pastel painting and framing questions to Becky at [email protected].
Bring your comments and concerns to the meeting! 
This meeting is about you, the member, of the Tucson Pastel Society! 

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Artist of the Year Contest!

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Hodge Podge!

Questions arise about framing, pastels, papers, etc.  Send them to Becky and we'll put together answers and demos, if possible.

Artist of the Year contest!!  Check out the Activities/Contents page HERE for details!




April Meeting!
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Ink and Pastel

with Christ Olsen

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Christy explained the different pastel painting types, which include blended and smooth, broken color techniques, and underpaintings created with alcohol and a brush. Using alcohol with a brush can create a look similar to oil paint. The ink underpainting process begins with a brayer. You can create random marks on any color of paper, let the ink dry, and then set it aside for later use in planning a pastel painting. Ink can be applied over botanicals, household items, or stencils. By using a Gelli plate, with a softer and more yielding surface, you can achieve clearer and more defined images in your ink prints. Different brands of ink can provide either a shiny or matte finish when dry, and using various colors of ink adds interest to your work. Your imagination is the only limit, often leading to surprising results. 

You can access information about inks and pastels on the Art Verve Education blog website at artverve.info.   The Art Verve Academy website at artverve.org has information on classes taught by Christy and other teachers. 
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Thank you, Christy, for an informative, interesting, and fun program!

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2024-2025

April





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The Artist of the Month


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Congratulations


Barbara Archer-Baldwin



Stepping Across


12" x 16"
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Soft Pastel

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Originally from Swarthmore, PA, Barbara and her husband John Baldwin relocated to Tucson in February, 2024 after living in Florida for over 25 years. She is an academically schooled professional artist with training at Rhode Island School of Design, Philadelphia University of the Arts, and Temple University's Tyler School of Fine Arts. She has been represented by the Four Corners Gallery since May 2024. She is a Signature Member of Pastel Society of America, as well as the Pastel Society of the West Coast, and the Arizona Pastel Artists Association.  and a member of several other national Pastel Societies. She has been juried into the most prestigious Salmagundi Club, NYC.
Her teaching experience is long and widely varied, though, since moving, she limits her teaching to one-day workshops. Her prolific work includes illustrations for published books and periodicals, works in oil, acrylic, pen and ink, pastel, and miniature art, and hangs in collections all over the world.  She has been consistently juried into National and International Pastel Shows, winning awards in many of them.

She and husband John founded the Left Coast Pastel Painters Society, in Florida, with affiliation in the International Assoc. of Pastel Societies. Still members there, they are now very active with the local Tucson Pastel Society.
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[email protected], www.barbaraarcherbaldwin.com

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Thank you, Arizona Art Supply, for the $25 gift certificate awarded to the contest winner!!!

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2nd Wednesday of each month - 

Open Studio


Click HERE for details!


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4th Wednesday of each month - 

Plein Air


Click HERE for details!


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Thank you, Lynn Wilson, for volunteering for our Social Media chair.  She is keeping our TPS FaceBook page up to date.  The name of the page is "Tucson Pastel Society".  We welcome members to join. Please share your information, your websites and most importantly your art. If you are a member of TPS you can freely interact on our FB page. Non-members are vetted just to keep the site free from spam. Let’s talk, share our love of art and Pastels.


For Call to Artists CLICK HERE!


News

Click on the Activities Tab for the complete Tucson Pastel Society Calendar.

Check out the plein air/special events page for upcoming events.  Meeting times and car pool instructions are listed.

Click on the Shows tab to see all of our show information.
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​See the show HERE!

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New Board Members:
Programs: Penny Mazer
​Show Chair: Rita Anderson
​Sponsor Chair: Patricia Duncan
​Building Committee:  John Baldwin


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Member of IAPS!!

Tony Allain Workshop!

Check out photos

​and summary HERE!

The Tucson Pastelist!

A monthly newsletter with updates on the members of Tucson Pastel Society and so much more!
Download the past & current newsletters from this year.
The Pastelist
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Don’t have it? Click here to get it.

Facility Page
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​We are renting!!!!!

Visit our facility page for rental information, contracts and payment possibilities.

​Also visit the Facility Event page where events not sponsored by TPS will be listed.  If you would like to participate in any of the unsponsored events, contact the person listed for fees and information.


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  • News
    • Call to Artists
  • Millions For Tucson
  • Shows
    • Tucson Desert Art Museum Four Corners Gallery
    • International Online Show
    • Previous Exhibitions
  • Donations
  • Join/Renew
  • Activities
    • Contests!
    • Plein Air Events
    • Open Studio
    • Classes
    • Workshops >
      • Kim Lordier Workshop
      • Previous TPS Workshops
  • Members
    • Artist of the Month/Year
    • Teaching Artists
    • In Memory
  • Resources
    • Pastel >
      • Manufacturers
      • Techniques
    • Framing
    • Shipping
    • Professional
    • Vendors
  • Contact
  • Facility
    • Facility Event Page
  • About
    • Meetings
    • Executive Board >
      • Mail Chimp Signup
      • Tucson Pastel Society Board Meetings
    • Volunteers
    • Our Region