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

On December 7th, 2025, PGE will offer a free Zoom lesson/demo to our members. Our guest teacher will be Karen Margulis PSA ! Read all about this event in the forum and vote for one of three topics. Karen Margulis blog

During their meeting on Sunday 12th October, the board decided to introduce a new challenge exclusively for our apprentice members. For more information about the Four Seasons Challenge and an amendment to the GET DUSTY rules, go to the forum and read our latest post!

No shiny new objects for our latest GET DUSTY stilllife challenge! Instead, show old things some love. Well-used tools, your granny's old...

Our guest judge Karen Israel PSA-MP, IAPS,/MC, PSWC has chosen her winner; it is Silja Salmistu  with her ' Matte og Glossy 2 '....

Karen Israel is an artist working in pastel. Whether she is exploring landscape, figure or still life, her passion for design and...

Our guest judge Judy Leeds has chosen her winner; it is Elisabeth Schaller  with her ' Light from the Depth '. Congratulations! Elisabeth...

@dorotheaschulz For September we offer another challenging GET DUSTY theme; movement ! How can we convey the sense of movement in a...

JUDITH KAZDYM LEEDS  is a internationally  recognized  award winning artist whose paintings reflects her unique and colorful view of our...

Summer is there, so its time for the summer edition of the Scribbler . Our Scribbler editor Jutta has assembled an interesting and...

Time for a holiday break for the GET DUSTY team! The Summer GET DUSTY runs over two months. Deadline is August, 25th at midnight CET....

Our guest judge Henriette van Staden has chosen her winner; it is Silja Salmistu  with her ' Choices '. Congratulations! Silja receives...

"Catching Flies in Paradiese" by Henrietta van Staden Henriette van Staden  is a South African artist celebrated for her soft, expressive...