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November 2008

TXPS Calendar of Events

General Meeting Program 7:00 pm
End of the Year Social. Tree demo by Terry Jones - Nov. 25 Members are encouraged to bring a painting to show and tell us about your future goals. Also, please bring a refreshment to share. Contact Maria Teresa at texaspastelsociety@yahoo.com for refreshment ideas. A new French easel and a signed limited edition Paul Murray print will be auctioned through silent bids.
No meeting in December

2009 Events

TXPS meeting day change: meeting now on 1st Tuesday starting Jan. 2009
Jan Weaver demo on animals - Jan. 6
Mary McIntosh - pastel pencils - Feb. 3
Virginia Carruth landscape demo - March 3
Lorenzo Chavez landscape demo - April 3 (Friday Meeting)
Caroline Dechert abstract demo - May 5
Rita Kirkman demo - June 2
Suzanne Clarke figure drawing demo - Sept. 1
Oct.-TBA
Peggy Thompson landscape with water demo - Nov. 3

Events and Shows

  • Second Friday Paint Out for November 14. Steves House, King William Historical District, 509 King William, 9 am.
  • No Paint Out for December. Jan. 2009 Paint-out at Canyon Lake Marina.
  • TXPS Meeting and End of the Year Social at 7 pm. Nov. 25.
  • Herweck’s Exhibit - December. To sign-up email Teresa or Mary at Texaspastelsociety@yahoo.com.
  • IAPS Convention, May 29-31, 2009, Old Albuquerque, NM. www.pastelinternational.com for registration forms.

Feature Artist: Terry Jones
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 Terry Jones is a lifelong artist who says he cannot remember a time when he did not draw or consider himself an artist. He was born in Uvalde, Texas in 1948. He had his first painting lessons in oil paint when he was eight years old and this was his primary medium for many years. He studied and painted in Uvalde with Kurt Johnson, the artist and art instructor at Southwest Texas Junior College for many years. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art at Angelo State University, where he studied with the noted artists Otis Lumpkin and Suzanne Klotz. On graduation he used his science minor to pursue his thirty year career with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. During all these years of work and raising a family Jones continued to paint.

 About ten years ago an artist friend gave him a set of sixty Rembrandt pastels and he has been using pastels more than oils since discovering the wonderful qualities of pastel. Terry considers pastels an explosive medium for him to explore his love of color, color relationships, and form, usually with the landscape as a motif although he enjoys using abstraction immensely.

 His paintings are in numerous private collections here in San Antonio and scattered across the country from Portland, Oregon to New York City. One of his pastels is in the permanent art collection of the University of Texas in San Antonio. His work can be seen at Private Stock and Barry Framing in San Antonio. He also exhibits at the Austin Street Gallery in Rockport, Texas.

TXPS Member News

  • Congratulations to Terry Jones for receiving an Honorable Mention from the Pastel Journal's 100 Competition! The image will appear in the April 2009 issue.
  • Terry will be selling small pastels at the San Antonio Country Club Christmas Sale in early Nov.You MUST sign up with Terry before Nov. 6th to attend as it is a PRIVATE country club.
  • Terry will also have a one man show at the historic Courand House in Castroville, TX on Nov. 22.
  • Members Cindy Morawski, Dianne Espe, Irene Taylor, Mary Lopez, Susan Tracy and Terry Jones have visited the Onderdonk Exhibit at the Witte and came away inspired. The special exhibit runs through Jan.11, 2009. There is also a huge 1890s pastel portrait by Robert Onderdonk on the second floor. You can see this portrait free if you go on Tuesdays from 4-8 p.m.
  • Visit Cindy Morawski’s new website at www.cindymorawski.com
  • Get Well Greetings to our fellow members, Susan Tracy and Johnny Aldrich. May you feel better soon. If you wish to send greetings to fellow artists that are under the weather, please let us know.
  • Lorenzo Chavez Workshop, April 3-5, 2009, one spot left. A $50 non-refundable deposit will reserve your place. First Come First Serve. Mail to P. O. Box 37066, San Antonio, TX,. 78237-9998. Juried Competition Guidelines/Prospectus will be given out at the November General Meeting.
  • The DVD still life demo by Ramon Kelley at the October meeting was enjoyed by all. It was projected onto a backdrop and it felt like he was there with us! It was a great demo and the home-popped popcorn completed the Tuesday Night at the Movies Meeting. Thanks to Maria Teresa for the popcorn!
  • Check out the sponsor links page for special TXPS member discounts.
  • Check out the Services page for special rates on AR glass.
  • Newsletter submissions by the 20th of the month. Give us all inspiration by sharing your art news with us! This is not the time to be humble!

Artist’s Tip of the Month

Greg Biolchini's trick of making spacers for matless paintings: "I get 1/4" wide wooden strips at craft stores and paint them black, then use gold Rub N Buff along the wood strip. The strip(which is wedged in between the frame and glass) adds a gold line inside the frame that creates a nice effect." The Pastel Journal, December 2008, page 50.
Robert Onderdonk pastel portrait 1890s

Robert Onderdonk Pastel Portrait 1890’s

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