Our treasurer Annika Östmann will be sending out the invoices for the 2026 member fees in the next few days. Please make sure to check your spam folder in case you haven't added PGE to your list of safe senders. Please do not pay the fee until you have received the invoice! It will make bookkeeping easier for Annika.

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

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...