16th Annual National Pastel Painting

Exhibition

Annual National Pastel Painting

Exhibition

November 2 – 25, 2007

Hispanic Arts Center

EXPO New Mexico

Albuquerque

Front Cover: Upright MembersShearsJAYE SCHLESINGER

BACK COVER: Shrimp BoatsCHARLES ‘BUD’ EDMONDSON

Piggyback LollipopBILL BAKER

Desert Backlight - West Tucson HillsDON RANTZ

Above Left: Down From RuidosoMARGI LUCENA

Near Left: PersephoneVASILI KATAKIS

Above: Morning LightROBERTA REMY

presents

The 16th AnnualNational Pastel

Painting Exhibition

November 2 – 25, 2007

Opening Reception and Awards Presentation

Friday, November 2 from 5 – 8 pm

HISPANIC ARTS CENTER

EXPO New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico

EXHIBIT HOURS

10 am – 5 pm, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays

10 am – 8 pm, Fridays and Saturdays

Closed Thanksgiving Day, November 22

DUANE WAKEHAM - JUDGEArtist, lecturer, juror and workshop instructor, Wakeham was elected to the Pastel

Society of America Hall of Fame in 2000. In 1995 he was named Master Pastelist, PSA and Distinguished Pastelist, Pastel Society of the West Coast.

Born in Michigan, he attended Meinzinger Art School, Detroit, and earned degrees in painting from Michigan State University and Stanford University. He taught drawing and painting at Stanford and art history and oil painting at College of San Mateo (CA). In addition to painting landscapes in both pastels and oils, Wakeham maintains a weekly schedule of drawing and painting the figure.

Wakeham was featured in The Pastel Journal (Sept./Oct. 2001); American Artist (Nov. 1977, Aug. 1994); and 20 Oil Painters and How They Work (WatsonGuptill,1978). He was included in The Best of Pastels 2 (Rockport, 1998) and The Artist and the American Landscape (First Glance Books, 1998). He was the revision author for three editions of Mendelowitz’s A Guide to Drawing, the leading college drawing text.

ALAN FLATTMAN - JURORThe Pastel Society of America inducted Flattman into their “Hall of Fame” in 2006,

following their honoring him as a Master Pastelist in 1991. He won First Place for Landscape in the Inaugural Pastel Artist International Magazine Awards for World-Wide Excellence and Best of Show in the Pastel Society of North Florida 2004 Biennial National Exhibition. Mayor of New Orleans, C. Ray Nagin, officially proclaimed Sept. 28, 2002 “Alan Flattmann Day” in conjunction with the publication of the book, Alan Flattmann’s French Quarter Impressions, and as recognition of 25 years of success painting in the French Quarter.

Flattman is also a founder and current president of the Degas Pastel Society.

PAULA LAWSON - JURORTransitioning from her career as a graphic designer and illustrator, Texas native Lawson

now works at capturing the beauty and serenity of Texas and the Southwest in her pastel landscapes. She has been featured in an article in American Artist magazine and is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America.

MAGGIE MUCHMORE - JURORSince moving to Santa Fe, NM in 1971, Muchmore continues to paint the landscape

impressionistically. She especially likes arroyos and Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, located along the Rio Grande near Socorro, which is south of Albuquerque.

She also paints portraits, many of which are self portraits, and large charcoal drawings of elderly women.

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PASTEL SOCIETY OF NEW MEXICO2007 Officers

Gaye GarrisonPresident

Steve ReyesVice-President

Lee McVeySecretary

Maryann McGrawTreasurer

On behalf of the Pastel Society of New Mexico, I welcome you to our 16th Annual National Pastel Painting Exhibition. This annual event has grown from a local show, with nearly all entries coming from our own membership, to one which receives entries from around the world. It is recognized across the pastel world as a premier exhibition. This year there were 385 entries, from which our distinguished Jurors – Alan Flattmann, Paula Lawson and Maggie Muchmore – chose the 141 paintings to be displayed. Duane Wakeham served not only as our Judge, but also conducted a three-day workshop in connection with the show.

PSNM would like to thank all the artists who participated in this year’s competition and congratulates those whose paintings were chosen. This was the first year all the entries were submitted digitally, and despite some small glitches in the submission and review process, it worked out very well.

Thanks also to our generous sponsors for their continuing support of the show and pastel painting. Last but not least, thanks to all the PSNM volunteers who contributed their time, energy and expertise to again produce this grand show. Volunteers and show attendees…you have my heartfelt thanks.

Bob Blagg, National Exhibition Committee Chairperson

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The Pastel Society of New Mexico (PSNM) is a nonprofit arts organization formed in 1989 by a small group of artists seeking to promote the appreciation of the soft pastel medium as well as to contribute to the growing arts community in New Mexico. Although PSNM is based in New Mexico, our membership now includes artists from more than half

the states in the nation.

Membership is open to anyone interested in pastels. To become a member, go to our website: www.pastelsnm.org or send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:

PSNM Membership, PO Box 3571, Albuquerque, NM 87190

Why is Pastel Special?A particle of pastel pigment seen under a microscope resembles a diamond

with many facets. Therefore, pastel paintings reflect light, like a prism. No other

medium has the same power of color or stability. Properly framed, pastel paintings

are one of the most permanent painting mediums.

The painting medium is created from the same pigments as those used in

watercolor and oil paints; only the binder is different. Gum tragacanth is used to

bind the pigments of pastels, while gum arabic binds the pigment for watercolors

and linseed oil is the binder for oil paints.

Soft pastels are available in three forms: the round or square sticks, created

with only enough binder to hold them together; the slimmer sticks, which are

harder and created with more binder; and the pastel pencils, which have the

most binder and are the hardest form of soft pastels.

Pastels may be applied to a multitude of supports, including various types

of papers and cloth. Popular choices are sanded paper, boards coated with marble

dust and rough finished rag paper, which is available in a wide variety of colors to

complement or contrast with the painted image. The surface may be underpainted

with acrylic, gouache, oil paint or watercolor. Each artist chooses his or her personal

technique or style for the specific requirements of an individual painting.

Generally, finished pastel paintings are not sprayed with fixative; rather they are

framed using a spacer or mat between the painting and the glass.

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Terry Ludwig Pastels Jack Richeson & Co. Southwest Art

Printing: Bare Bones Graphics; Design: Marilyn Drake

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

BENEFACTOR - Contribution valued at $500 or more

Pat Berrett

Daler Rowney

Frank Federico

Great American Art Works

Colleen Howe

Richard McKinley

Miller Stratvert P.A.

Nancy Singleton Memorial

(James & Mary Holdrege,

Mark & Elizabeth Thompson,

Ward Holdrege,

James & Barbara Watson)

Studio SW Architects

Anita Louise West

Winsor & Newton

Ampersand Art Supply

Armadillo (Art Spectrum)

Artisan/SantaFe

Artist Mercantile, Inc. (Schmincke)

Bardean Gallery

CCI Engineering

Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff

Chicago Pastel Painters

Karen Cooper/Dwight Barnett

Framing Concepts

FrameTek

Guerrilla Painter LLC

Harwood Art Center

HK Holbein, Inc.

Las Mañanitas

New Mexico Watercolor Society

O’Malley Glass

Pastel, Etc...(Girault)

Pastel Society of America

Pastel Society of the West Coast

Rio Grande Art Association

Ski Santa Fe

Savoir-Faire (Sennelier)

Ann Templeton

The Pastel Journal

Diane Townsend Pastels

Dakota Art Pastels

El Mirador Fine Framing

Betty Bax George Memorial

(Juliet B. Fluke)

Mt. Vision Pastel Co.

The Artist’s Magazine

Sandia Peak Ski & Tramway

ASSOCIATE - Contribution valued at $100 or more

FRIEND - Contribution valued at less than $100

PATRON - Contribution valued at $250 or more

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ACCEPTED ARTISTS FOR 200784 Artists Exhibiting 141 paintings

BILL BAKER Corrales, NM

Market at Choquitu - $3,500 Piggyback Lollipop - $9,500

ALEXANDRINE BARTLETT APO AE09180

Pink Peonies - $1,800

GEORGIE BEMIS Albuquerque, NM

Elk River Morning - $1,200

SARAH BLUMENSCHEIN Albuquerque, NM

Sunstruck - $600 Tea with Scones - $1,400

Sundown, from Plaza Blanca MesaCAROL ABITABILO AST Pink Peonies

ALEXANDRINE BARTLETT

SHARON ADAMY Alto, NM

Child’s Play - $895

PATTI ARBINO Northridge, CA

Afternoon Break - $600

DIANE ARENBERG Mequon, WI

Dusk on the Rio Grande - $2,200 High Desert Drama - $1,800 Walking Rain Over Abiquiu - $1,800

CAROL ABITABILO AST Ithaca, NY

Sundown, from Plaza Blanca Mesa - $1,400 Wind Riders - $600

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LYLE H. BROWN Albuquerque, NM

The Road House - $1,100

CHRIS CAMPBELL San Antonio, TX

Look Up - $1,450

JANE CHILTON Grants, NM

Morning in To’hajiilee - $500 To’hajiilee Spring - $380

PAUL COKER, JR. Santa Fe, NM

Greta Resting - $400

KAREN COOPER Santa Fe, NM

Los Dedos De Dios - $1,750

CYNTHIA COX Las Vegas, NV

Lonely Hike - $900

BILL CREEVY New York, NY

Roadside Abandoned - $1,500

LINDA DELLANDRE Sedona, AZ

Wash Day, Truchas - $300

JOHN PHILBIN DOLAN Northfield, IL

Santa Fe Flute Player - $1,000

Look UpCHRIS CAMPBELL

Roadside AbandonedBILL CREEVY

Santa Fe Flute PlayerJOHN PHILBIN DOLAN

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MARILYN DRAKE Albuquerque, NM

Blue Towel - $550 Yellow Satchel - $550

MICHAEL DUANE Overland Park, KS

Taos Sky - $500

TERRY LAWSON DUNN Albuquerque, NM

Dancing Clouds from La Luz - $675 Petroglyph - $425

SUSAN V. EARL Bosque Farms, NM

Dune Patterns - $2,200 July’s Sky - $525

CHARLES “BUD” EDMONDSON Albuquerque, NM

Hooking Up - $1,200 Morning Light - $1,200 Shrimp Boats - $1,200

TERI GORTMAKER Boulder, CO

Birthday Tulips - $700 Focus - $650 Zins and Snaps - $650

LEILA HALL Albuquerque, NM

Nocturne - France - $475

LYNN HARTENBERGER Placitas, NM

Snowbank - $750

Taos SkyMICHAEL DUANE

RAY HASSARD Cincinnati, OH

In the Cooler - $1,000 Museum Fatigue - $850 West Meets East - $1,500

BARBARA HENSON Albuquerque, NM

Girl in Chair - $1,424 Linda Cotton - $680

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Blue TowelMARILYN DRAKE

Yellow SatchelMARILYN DRAKE

RAY HASSARD Cincinnati, OH

In the Cooler - $1,000 Museum Fatigue - $850 West Meets East - $1,500

BARBARA HENSON Albuquerque, NM

Girl in Chair - $1,424 Linda Cotton - $680

REX HOFF Casper, WY

Crazy Woman Creek III - $3,000

JOHNNY “MAHTO” HOGUE Truth or Consequences, NM

Biker with Kitten - $400

RUTH HUSSEY Danville, CA

Coming Unraveled - $1,500 Lorraine Plays Flapper - $2,500

Crazy Woman Creek IIIREX HOFF

Embudo Tank KATHLEEN M. JACKSON

KATHLEEN M. JACKSON Santa Fe, NM

Embudo Tank - $250

BILL JAMES Ocala, FL

House in Waterford - $3,000

MICHAEL CHESLEY JOHNSON Lubec, ME

Low Tide, Roses - $650

VASILI KATAKIS Albuquerque, NM

Persephone - $2,200

SUSU KNIGHT Santa Fe, NM

Road to Torrey - $500 South of Bicknell - $400

REBECCA KOEPPEN Ignacio, CO

Down in the Wash - $800

Evil Beauty - $1,250

JAKKI KOUFFMAN Santa Fe, NM

Autumn Light, Canyon River - $2,900 Green Valley from Mesa Above - $2,900 Light Across Rocky Outcrops - $2,900

JANICE LACKEY Warrensburg, MO

Night Moves - $950 Rain Moves - $950

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MARGE LEVINE Atlantic Heights, NJ

Coming Home - $800 Evening in Umbria - $750

MARGI LUCENA Socorro, NM

A Moment of Peace - $2,000 Down From Ruidoso - $450 Hard Freeze - $800

JULIE R. MAAS Albuquerque, NM

Branch Embrace - $750

JANE MACLEAN Albuquerque, NM

The Buffalo Hunter - $4,000

REMLEY MARTIN Wildwood, MO

Tubac Pot Series, I - $3,000 Tubac Pot Series, I1 - $2,500

LIZ JORG MASI Garden City, NY

Best Friends - $2,750

TEGWIN MATENAER Redding, CA

Moody Moments - $1,400

DEBORAH MATLACK San Jose, CA

Lydia - $900

Moody MomentsTEGWIN MATENAER

LYDIA

DEBORAH MATLACK

Evening in UmbriaMARGE LEVINE

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CANDY MAYER El Paso, TX

Mexico Window - $950

LEE McVEY Albuquerque, NM

Arroyo, April Morning - $1,125 Old Adobe on the Hill - $775

MALINDA L. MENKE Sandia Park, NM

Casares - $650 Old Florida - $350

FRED MILLER Albuquerque, NM

Pecos in Winter - $1,450 River’s Journey - $1,450 Sandcastles - $920

RENEE MULLIS Las Cruces, NM

Arroyo - $600 Mid-Town - $850

PAUL MURRAY Santa Fe, NM

Capital Storm - $1,975 Turpentine Bush - $1,200

DAVID NOTOR Snowmass Village, CO

Light on 7 Castles - $900 Turning to Winter - $600

MARINA OBOROTOVA Albuquerque, NM

The Ditch - $300

CasaresMALINDA MENKE

ArroyoRENEE MULLIS

Mid-TownRENEE MULLIS

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CHERI HELLER OLSON Cawker City, KS

Autumn Calls - $1,200 Summer Passage - $1,200

PAULA O’NEIL Stanley, NM

Carnuel Canyon Shadows - $495 Light in the Afternoon - $425

PEGGY ORBON Albuquerque, NM

Jo’s Peonies - $300

GARY OZIAS Downs, KS

Flint Hills Morning - $1,200

MATTHEW PEAKE Saxtons River, VT

Bearing Fruit #10 - $1,500 Bearing Fruit #12 - $1,500 Bearing Fruit #13 - $1,500

WANDA PORTEE Albuquerque, NM

Summer Place, CO - $500 Summer Place, COWANDA PORTEE

Jo’s PeoniesPEGGY ORBON

Autumn CallsCHERI HELLER OLSON

Summer PassageCHERI HELLER OLSON

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DON RANTZ Prescott, AZ

Agathla - $2,400 Desert Backlight - West Tucson Hills - $4,800 Receding Red Wall - $3,600

BARBARA REICH Detroit, MI

Special Bouquet - $475 The Young Ones, Sheep - $700

ROBERTA REMY Santa Fe, NM

Cowhand - $2,450 Morning Light - $4,000 Onions - $1,550

BRENDA RENTFRO Tucson, AZ

Moonlight Sonata III - $300

BOB RICHEY Warminster, PA

North Philadelphia, Motif No. 2 - $450

RITA ROGAN Coal City, IL

Bridge of Dreams III - True Grit - $2,300

JILL BORONDA RUSHTON Albuquerque, NM

Leaving Tacoma - $410

JAYE SCHLESINGER Ann Arbor, MI

Array of Tools - $1,200 Shears - $1,100 Upright Members - $1,400

AgathlaDON RANTZ

Special BouquetBARBARA REICH

The Young Ones, SheepBARBARA REICH

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WILLIAM SCHNEIDER Village of Lakewood, IL

Morgan Sitting - $1,175 3rd Floor Studio - $1,500

COLETTE ODYA SMITH Wauwatosa, WI

Cascade - $1,200 Life Forms - $1,200 Life on the Edge - $1,200

LORI SNABLE Santa Fe, NM

Harmonica Man - $475

DIANA STAUFFER Albuquerque, NM

Above the Cool - $575 Along the Way - $350

IRENA TAYLOR San Antonio, TX

Morning Snow Shadows - $400 Snow Shadow - $400

BETSY KIRBY TRUBY Albuquerque, NM

Grand Canyon - Moran Pt. - $950

California DreamingBETSY KIRBY TRUBY

Above the CoolDIANA STAUFFER

Along the WayDIANA STAUFFER

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HELEN TURNER Kapaa, HI

Cane Fire - $1,200 Four Coolers - $1,200 Study in Rust - $2,100

LORRIE B. TURNER Coral Springs, FL

Apples and Oranges - $950

DONNA VAN LEER Belen, NM

Hydrangea Arrangement - $760 Wintering in the Bosque - $925

JEANNE WEITZ Sandia Park, NM

Sandia Blizzard - $875 Siesta Sampatio - $850

Cane FireHELEN TURNER

Wintering in the Bosque DONNA VAN LEER

Four CornersHELEN TURNER

Study in RustHELEN TURNER

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BONNIE WILLIAMS Brookeland, TX

Hayfield Series - August 20 - $1,620 Spring Runoff - $1,620

ENID WOOD Pittsburgh, PA

Transitions - $1,200

DONNA YEAGER Kansas City, MO

Beyond Compare - $2,500

FRED YOST Albuquerque, NM

Near the Crest - $900 Sunset - Pacific Coast - $3,200

SEUNG YOUN Albuquerque, NM

Bird in the Morning - $550 Canadian Spruce - $650 Dancing Shower in Jemez - $1,050

ALFRED ZERRIES Huntington, NY

Overheard - $5,000 Yes/No/Maybe - $7,500

Hayfield Series - August 20BONNIE WILLIAMS

Spring RunoffBONNIE WILLIAMS

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Below: House in WaterfordBILL JAMES

Above: Tea with SconesSARAH BLUMENSCHEIN

This entire exhibition catalog, plus color images of all award-winning paintings in the exhibition are posted on the Pastel Society of New Mexico website. It also has more information about PSNM, including gallery pages showing the work of many of our members, links to other arts organizations, and listings of future PSNM exhibitions.

Pastel Society of New MexicoPO Box 3571 • Albuquerque NM 87190-3571

www.pastelsnm.org