Barbara Archer-Baldwin PSA, PSWC, APAA, MC-IAPS After a Fine Arts education at RISD, PCA and Temple Univ Tyler School of Fine Arts,...

The PastelGuild of Europe rf is proud to announce their fourth Open Online Pastel Competition. We have asked several well-known pastel...

The summer Get Dusty runs over two months. Deadline is August, 25th at midnight CET. Every member may post up to three entries of their...

Karin Kiessling,  our guest judge for the Get Dusty Competition June 2024, has made her decision: The winner is Jan Hargood with "Two of...

My name is Karin Kiessling, I was born in 1971 in Landau/Palatinate, in the south-west of Germany, and I still live there. I studied...

This month, the African fauna takes centre-stage. Show us portraits or figures of animals; please, do not post a landscape painting with...

Maria Sibilio,  our guest judge for the Get Dusty Competition May 2024, has made her decision: The winner is Alena Rachinger with "What a...

BIOGRAPHY Maria Sibilio was born in Afragola (Na), after the Diploma of Artistic Maturity and the Degree in Architecture obtained in...

The new Pastel Scribbler is published. There is plenty of interesting reading matter in this issue; in addition to articles about our...

We are continuing our exploration of new Get Dusty categories. This month it is all about emotions! Show us what brings you joy or what...

Laura Pollak,  our guest judge for the Get Dusty Competition April 2024, has made her decision: The winner is Kerstin Birk with...

Our Annual General Meeting AGM will be held in a Zoom meeting room on Sunday 07/04 at 6pm (GMT), 19:00 h (CET). The assembly will be...

Rebecca de Mendonca,  our guest judge for the Get Dusty Competition March 2024, has made her decision: The winner is Kerstin Birk with...

This month we are starting our 2024 Get Dusty trial period and will be introducing a few new categories. The April Get Dusty challenge is...

Laura Pollak is an award-winning artist exhibiting in international shows, museums and galleries worldwide. Laura was born in Detroit,...

Rebecca de Mendonca is an award-winning pastel artist based in the South West of England, and is well-known for her pastel paintings of...

It's March already and time for our Annual General Meeting AGM. It will be held in a Zoom meeting room on Sunday 07/04 at 6pm (GMT),...

I am sure we all all waiting impatiently for longer days and milder weather. What better way to conjure up spring than by painting the...

Daggi Wallace PSA, IAPS EP, PSSW,  our guest judge for the Get Dusty Competition February 2024, has made her decision: The winner is...

Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, lived near Los Angeles, CA and currently living Berlin again, Daggi is an award winning painter...