Winter is coming to an end, so its time for the new Journal. Our Scribbler editor Jutta has assembled an interesting and colourful issue. Read all about the Get Dusty competitions of the last months. Meet our judges and read their comments about the winning paintings. Read articles and much more! The Pastel Scribbler

You may choose whatever animal you want. Your painting can be in portrait format or show the whole figure. Only post entries of a single subject and do not enter an 'animal in the landscape' painting. Every artist may enter two works, deadline is March 25 at midnight CET. @Sophie Parkhill

Martin Künne was born in 1965 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. After graduating from high school, he trained as a stonemason. Since 1995 he has participated in various group exhibitions in Germany and is known for his extraordinary portraits. Meet the artist: www.martin.kuenne.de     Auf Go

Our guest judge Barbara Jaenicke has chosen her winner; it is Alena Rachinger  with her ' Winter Forest '. Congratulations! Alena receives a certificate and a mystery pastel box! In second place is Silja Salmistu with " Elegy", in third place is Kerstin Birk PGE with "Birch Trees in Snow".   Honorable mentions go to Mao Mei with "Light of Fall", Katha Bineider with " Clemence" and Sophie Parkhill with "Afternoon Snooze". You can see all 83 entries in the Competition   Galler

Are the short, dark, cold days finally getting to you? Are you having the winter blues? Then this month's challenge is for you! We want to see your depiction of sadness or melancholy, either in a portrait or a whole figure. As usual, each member may enter two paintings into the competition. Deadline is February 25th at midnight CET. We are looking forward to your expressive work! @dorotheaschulz

Congratulations, we have a winner! It is Elisabeth Schaller with "Light from the depth"! This is a stunning pastel and the 1st place is well dserved. Our winner will get a certificate!

Barbara Jaenicke’s artistic journey was launched in her early teens more so by hard work and stubborn determination than by natural giftedness. Not realizing that a career in fine art could be a possibility, she steered her college studies toward Advertising, Graphic Design, and Marketing. She was an advertising art director in her first career, then a corporate marketing communications manager years later. In 2002, she was able to turn her focus to a fine art career, pursuin

Our treasurer Annika Östmann has sent out the invoices for the 2026 member fees . Please make sure to check your spam folder in case you haven't added PGE to your list of safe senders. Please only use the invoice for payment! It will make bookkeeping much easier.

The PGE board wishes their members a happy and harmonious end of 2025. Stefan Hintermeier - Winter Walk

Now that 2025 is nearly over, it's time for our members to choose their favourite among the 30 placed paintings of the Get Dusty 2025 competition. Go to Best of Get Dusty 2025 ( pastelguildofeurope.org )   to see the entries with name and title. Please post your favourite in the Forum | The PastelGuild of Europe.  Deadline is January, 31 of 2026. Post your choice in the Forum Get Dusty Competition group! Only one entry per member is allowed, not an own entry! Collage 2026:

What a brilliant start to our new feature! Karen's lesson was so well presented and informative; she really is one of the best teachers. For those of you who want to rewatch the lesson or who could't attend, we have published the link to the recording and the passcode in the forum. Enjoy!

The 'Four Seasons' challenge is our new challenge exclusively for beginners . The competition runs four times a year in December/January, March/April, June/July and September/October. The board will be the jury. The winner receives a certificate and a small material prize. ​ Who may participate? Members who are at the beginning of their artistic journey ​ Who may not participate? Journeyer members and all Associate members who are not beginners. If you sell your work, exhibit

The meeting room has been set up and the login details have been posted in the forum. Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Another year is coming to an end. The last GET DUSTY of the season is free choice. Show us your favourite work! As usual, every member may upload up to three entries. Deadline is January 25, 2026. Please read the GET DUSTY upload rules if you are unsure how to proceed and do not forget to rename your files GET DUSTY Upload | The PastelGuild of E We are looking forward to seeing your work! @doloressaul

Our guest judge Kim Eshelman has chosen her winner; it is Clea Müller  with her ' Yellow Leaves II '. Congratulations! Clea receives a certificate and a mystery pastel box! In second place is Ronald Hoppe with "Autumn", in third place is Alena Rachinger with "Autumn Dance".   Honorable mentions go to Kerstin Birk with "Kissed by the sun", Jutta Maria Fleschutz with " Bislicher Inseln" and Lenka Mackovicova with "When a man meets autumn". You can see all 48 entries in the Comp

Kim is an American contemporary artist working in pastel.   She has been painting in a variety of mediums for over 30 years. Kim exhibits regularly around the globe and has won numerous awards. Her work is in public and private collections worldwide, including the Pastel Museum in Saint-Auyale, France.   Her landscapes are inspired by the beautiful woods of Washington State where she lives. She plays with light filtering through trees, reflective ponds, and stunning skies. Sh

Autumn is coming to an end, so its time for the autumn edition of the Scribbler . Our Scribbler editor Jutta has assembled an interesting and colourful issue. Read all about the Get Dusty competitions of the last four months. Meet our judges and read their comments about the winning paintings. Read articles about the new IAPS Masters, about Jutta´s work 31/31 and much more!

Golden sunlight filtering through colourful leaves, nuts, acorns, chestnuts strewn on a table, ramblers dressed in scarves and bonnets for the first time since winter - autumn is a season rich in motifs for an artist. Show us your most autumnal paintings! Every member may post up to two entries. Deadline is November 25, 2025 at midnight CET. @Alena Rachinger @Deborah Damgaard-Hansen @Lynn Howarth @ Esther Kruis

Our guest judge Silja Salmistu has chosen her winner; it is Svetlana Kushkova  with her ' Grandfather´s Library '. Congratulations! Svetlana receives a certificate and a Monetary Price! In second place is Hanna Mihas with "In an old Barn", in third place is Claire Yates with "Rust Dust ande Loved".   Honorable mentions go to Janet Johnson with "Heavy Metal", Ron Norp with " Rusty Contacts" and Viviane Trubey with "The Cabinet". You can see all 28 entries in the Competition  

SILJA SALMISTU   PSA, IAPS-MC   Silja is known for her still life paintings Her art embraces almost the whole range of still life subjects, from carefree happy florals to thought-provocing social critique. ` You can tell any story using the symbolic meaning of things, and the same painting can convey as many different messages as there are interprating eyes on it ` -she says. Her paintings combine both control and chaos - a keen direct observation of the subject with playful