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President’s Message

It was nine years ago that I started my

volunteer service for the PSNJ. How

time flies. In the beginning, I was co-

chair of Exhibitions and then went on to 2nd

Vice

President/Exhibitions. Then four years ago, I put my

name on the ballot for the President’s Office.

Over the past four years, I have written many

President’s messages. My goal was to share with you

thoughts and ideas that could help each of our members in some way. So, this message is not a

farewell, but let’s say, it’s looking into the future for

the PSNJ.

As I think back over the last four years, many of the

ideas that came to the Board’s Table were developed

and implemented. However, there is still much to be

accomplished. Realizing that we are a young and

growing Pastel Society, the PSNJ needs all of you to

continue the work that has been started for this

wonderful organization.

It has been a pleasure to work with each of the officers

on the Executive Board over these years and I would

like to thank each of you for your support, suggestions

and dedication to “GETTING THE JOB DONE”.

My closing words for this message to each of our

members….continue your journey, be involved with

the shows and programs offered, keep learning and

most of all PAINT, PAINT, PAINT !

Yours In Pastels, Louise

Set Your Sight on Our Fall Juried Show!

Paula Pearl, Exhibition Chairperson, is pleased to announce

that noted artist Vincent Nardone will judge the PSNJ 9th

Annual Juried Exhibition at Crane's Mill Towne Square

Gallery, 459 Passaic Avenue, West Caldwell, NJ. The

Exhibit runs from November 2nd through 28th, 9 am - 8

pm, daily. The Prospectus will be in the mail early in

September. Remember to photograph then submit your pre-

registered pastel painting on Saturday, November 1st, 10 to

11:30 am. Come and enjoy the Artist's Reception with

awarding of prizes and light refreshments on Saturday,

November 15th, 4 to 6 pm. Pick up is scheduled for

Saturday, November 29, 10 to 11:30 am. Until then, be

inspired, keep working and enjoy painting in our

challenging medium of soft pastel!

September, 2014 The Newsletter of the Pastel Society of New Jersey

Pastel Notes www.pastelsocietynj.org www.facebook.com/PastelSocietyNJ

President’s Message PSNJ Upcoming Dates of Events

Members Meeting and Demo

October 18th, 1 PM

Senior House, Montville

Ninth Annual Juried Exhibition

Focus on Pastels

Sunday, November 2 - Friday, November

28 Reception: To Be Determined

New Year Kick Off Party and Miniature

Pastel Exchange

January Date to be announced

January, 2015

Ninth Annual Juried Exhibition

Board of PSNJ posing with Richard McKinley.

Bottom Row: Paula Pearl, Anita Gladstone, Reni

Mandeville, and Judy Leeds

Top Row: Donna Cota, Michal Barkai, Louise

Woodcox, Annette Lange, Dana Abel, and Richard

McKinley

Absent: Carol Thurlow and Kathe Sheridan

Our next general meeting will be on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 1 PM. The meeting will be held at the Senior

House, 356 Main Street, Montville, NJ. The Senior House is located off exit 47 from 287, less than 0.5 mile going

east on Main Street (Route 202). It is next to the Public Safety Building (Police).

ELECTION

Here is the slate for the upcoming elections at our October meeting. We are still looking for a candidate for the

position of Corresponding Secretary. If interested, please contact Anita Gladstone at [email protected].

President: Michal Barkai, PSNJ

After serving two plus terms on the PSNJ board, first as Publicity Chair, then as Corresponding Secretary/Master

Pastelist Administrator, and back to Publicity, I decided it was time to accept the challenge and serve our pastel

community as PSNJ President. Prior experiences include exhibition and publicity coordination in several art

organizations, and IT Project and Quality Management. I love working with pastels and enjoy serving on the PSNJ

board, participating in the planning and decision making process. Being involved makes the experience more

rewarding and personal, and I encourage all our members to find ways they can contribute to our growing

community. Our young organization, founded in 2005, has grown and has since quadrupled in number of members.

It’s all of you - our members and volunteers - who make PSNJ the wonderful and vital organization that it is today.

I’m open to hearing your ideas and wants and look forward to our continued growth.

First Vice President/Membership: Carol Clemens, PSNJ

Having formerly served on the PSNJ Board as 2nd

Vice President/Exhibitions Chair, as well as Board participation

with other local art organizations, the importance of the office of Membership has become very clear. It is the

starting point around which all activities revolve. More than just record keeping, the Membership Chair works in

tandem with each of the other Board positions. It is responsible for the encouragement of new members and the

involvement of standing members. Organizational skills are key to this position. In this regard, and with devotion to

the PSNJ, I would like to offer my services.

Programs: Margaret Cohen, PSNJ: Who can turn down a request from a good friend? When Anita asked if I would be PSNJ Program Chair for the next

two years, I realized that I am qualified for this job. For six years I was chair of the Adult Education Committee at

my synagogue. I envisioned programs, engaged speakers, and negotiated their fees (working within a budget). I am

looking forward to doing something similar for PSNJ—but not alone. You are all my talent scouts. If you know of

an artist to demo at our meetings, please let me know. If you have ideas for a hands-on workshop for members,

please let me know. And if you want to provide a demo or workshop yourself, please, please let me know. Our

group contains an amazing amount of talent. Let’s share and maximize it!

Newsletter: Alan Gorelick I believe that in order to gain something out of membership in a club or organization, I need to give something of

myself in return. It is for this reason that I have accepted the nomination for the editor’s position of the

PSNJ NEWSLETTER plus membership on the PSNJ BOARD. As a retired creative director, graphic designer and

design firm owner for over 50 years, I have had abundant experience in these capacities with numerous clients as

well as professional and social organizations. I look forward to the upcoming year and the opportunity to share my

creative abilities.

Meet the New Publicity Coordinator Vinnie Dachowski was appointed in August to fill the vacant position for Publicity Coordinator by Louise

Woodcox, President. Vinnie stated that “to be perfectly honest, the Publicity Coordinator position is ‘new’ for me,

but I will do my best to assure that everything that needs to be said about The Pastel Society of New Jersey is

published in a timely manner. My experience as an artist goes back to high school. I went to a high school where

you either majored in art or music, and of course, I majored in art. Upon graduation, my art studies did not resume

until after I was married and had two children. I took art classes and workshops, and changed mediums several

times. Finally pastels won my heart. I took a workshop in France a couple of years ago, and I have been studying

pastels with Christina Debarry at Studio 10. I believe that my skills acquired at my job as a site coordinator, such as

organization, dealing with people daily, and attention to details, will be put to good use as the Publicity Chairman

for PSNJ.

PSNJ Member’s Meeting - Election and Demonstration – Saturday, October 18, 2014

mailto:[email protected]

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Our demonstrator will be Alain Picard, PSA, CPS, president of the Connecticut Pastel Society.

He will be doing either a landscape or still life demo.

Alain Picard, PSA, CPS, earned a BA in Illustration from Western CT State University and went on to study at the

Art Student's League in New York City. Picard cites Sargent, Degas, and Sorolla among his artistic influences. A

love of light and beauty are immediately apparent in his pastel and oil paintings. Alain's work has been featured in

such publications as The Artist's Magazine and The Pastel Journal.

He’s garnered top awards throughout the Northeast in esteemed exhibitions including the Portrait Society of

America, the Hudson Valley Art Association, the Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists, the Connecticut Pastel

Society and the Pastel Society of America. Alain is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America as well as

the Connecticut Pastel Society where he currently serves as President. In 2004, The Artist's Magazine highlighted

Alain as one of 20 contemporary artists "On the Rise". He later won the Best Portfolio Award at the 2009 Portrait

Society of America Conference in Washington, DC. A frequent workshop instructor and demonstrator for art

associations, schools, galleries and museums, he recently demonstrated at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the

National Arts Club in New York City. In an effort to share his passion for art with others, Alain’s first book, “Pastel

Basics,” was published in 2013, followed by a series of instructional DVD’s in portraiture later that year. He lives

with his wife and two sons in Southbury, Connecticut.

This year the Signature Members and Board Members Exhibit was held in June at the Mayo Performing Arts Center,

100 South Street, Morristown, NJ. The reception was well attended and viewers admired the NJ themed paintings

to commemorate our states 350th

anniversary. Many thanks to Phyllis Kaufman for her delicious treats!

PSNJ Signature Members and Board Members Exhibit – 2014

Alain Picard, PSA, CPS

Young’s Mountain

Did You Know?

Our PSNJ members, who are also teachers,

have been using our Facebook Page to

advertise upcoming classes. You can also use

it to tell members what shows you are in or

any that you think our membership would be

interested in. So get in the “habit” of

checking our PSNJ Facebook page! In

addition, teachers can have a note on the

PSNJ website page under Links that states

they are instructors and that will direct

anyone looking for a class to the teacher’s

website.

Viewers at the Mayo Performing Arts

Center at the Signature Members and

Board Members Exhibit

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What can I say except it was an amazing experience to see yet another famous artist explain their philosophy and

provide numerous tips while watching them paint? Richard McKinley explained how he treats painting by going

through a process that involves three stages. At the same time, he reiterated that a painter’s best work comes out of

being intuitive and that one is “always starting over.” The first stage he calls “Sensitivity” – a why and what,

visually active meditative period. It involves building the foundation of your painting through use of thumbnails to

visualize shapes, edges, value, and color harmony. The second stage he calls “Serendipity” – the playful, fun stage.

He stated that we should “not limit creativity by rules.” He proceeded to use watercolor as an underpainting. The

final stage he calls “Solution” – where we remind ourselves of the why and what and the former two stages “dance”

with each other. Many thanks to Judy Leeds for organizing this event.

Current and Upcoming Shows of Members - Catch a Show!

Adrian Guiliani, PSA, PSNJ

"The Life of an Artist” in the

42nd Annual PSA Exhibition

“Enduring Brilliance!”

The Grand Gallery

National Arts Club

15 Gramercy Park South

New York, NY

September 2-27

Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri, 10 -12, and 2-

5. Tues, 3-5

Saturday and Sunday 10-5

September 2-September 27, 2014.

Elaine Denton, PSNJ

“San Marco Square” was accepted

into the Pastel Society of America

42nd Annual Juried Exhibition


National Arts Club


New York, NY

September 2-27

Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri, 10 -12, and 2-

5. Tues, 3-5

Saturday and Sunday 10-5

Jeri Greenberg, PSA, PSNJ

"Peaceful Path" was juried into the

Connecticut Woman Artists

85th annual juried

Slater Memorial Museum

108 Crescent Street

Norwich, CT 06360

August 30 – September 27, all-day

Opening Reception is Saturday,

September 6 from 1-3 pm.

Saturday, June 28th Special Demonstration - Richard McKinley

Stage I; The photo, the

thumbnails, and the sketch.

Above, Richard McKinley demonstrating Stage II, the

serendipity stage.

Left: Richard McKinley’s painting at end of

demonstration, Stage III, the “solution.”

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Diane Gallo

"New Jersey’s 350 Years”

Contemporary Arts Group Show

MAYO Performing Arts Center

Morristown, NJ

Show is on the second floor

Closes September 9

“Students of Anne Kullaf” Show

Foosaner Gallery

Paper Mill Playhouse

October 1-26

Hours are M-F, 10-6; Sat, 10-4;

Sun, 12-4

Diane Gallo won the Pastel Award

for “A Penny for Your Thoughts"

Visual Art Center of NJ’s Annual

Members’ Show

Summit, NJ

July 18- September 2

Retrospective Works of

Maria (Mieke) DeMos

Studio 7 Gallery

5 Morristown Road

Bernardsville NJ

September 1 – 30

Wed-Sat 10-4 PM

Featuring pastels, watercolors, and

ceramics

dating from 1942 to 2008.

The reception will be

Friday, September 5, from 6-9 PM.

Karen Tighe, PSA, PSNJ

“Unmade” was juried into the



The Grand Gallery

National Arts Club

15 Gramercy Park S

New York, NY

September 2 - 27

Anna Wainright, PSNJ

"The Bend" was accepted into


“Enduring Brilliance”

The Grand Gallery

National Arts Club


New York, NY

September 2 - 27

Judy Leeds, PSNJ

“Hit That Note” was juried into the 42nd Annual PSA Exhibition

“Enduring Brilliance!” The Grand Gallery National Arts Club

15 Gramercy Park South New York, NY

September 2-27 __________________________

Twenty-four paintings of Judy’s will be displayed at

The Morristown Medical Center, Healing Arts Gallery, level B Near the Forbes Auditorium

100 Madison Ave., Morristown, NJ July 27 through September 30

Sheila Sugerman, PSNJ

Is currently exhibiting, by

invitation, a large group of her

pastel paintings at the Bouras

Gallery located in the Overlook

Medical Center

25 Deforest Ave, Summit, NJ. The

show runs until October 15th

Harvey Rogosin, PSNJ

Gallery North 49th Outdoor Show

Setauket, N.Y. (Long Island)

September 6th and 7th (Sat & Sun):

From 10am to5pm

(For GPS Directions use 90 North

Country Rd)

Anderson Park Upper Montclair, NJ

September 20- 21 (Sat & Sun): From 10am to 5pm

Gracie Square Art Show

Carl Schurz Park, East End Avenue

at 86th Street, New York City

From 10am to 5pm

September 27-28

Rosalia Verdun

“Tea Under the Morning Sun” and

“Vase with Peonies” at

Contemporary Art Group

Art Upstairs

Mayo Center for Performing Arts

Morristown, NJ

July 22-September 9

Gallery U Boutique

“Back to School” Exhibit

Celebrating the Talents of NJ Art

Teachers

Westfield, NJ Aug 8 – Nov8

Michal Barkai, PSNJ

Thirty travel photographs

Will be on display

At

The Haggerty Gallery

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

353 East Hanovert Ave

Morristown, NJ

(across from the Morris County

Library)

During month of October

“The Great Swamp” by Maria DeMos

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Best In Show

Marjorie Paradise

Way to Pawnee Buttes

1st Place – Scapes/Interior

Stephanie Silverman, PSNJ

Skagit Valley

1st Place Animal/Wildlife

Anita Gladstone, PSNJ

Surveying the Square

1st Place Portrait/Figure

Jeffrey Wolfson

You and Me

1st Place Floral/Still Life

Derek Cameron

Chickadees

1st Place Abstract/Experimental

Bozena Janiszewski

Shell

WINNER’S GALLERY - MEMBER SHOW - 2014

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2nd

Place Scapes/Interior

Carol Livingston, PSNJ

Garden at Cross Estate

2nd Place Animal/Wildlife

Margaret Cohen, PSNJ

Struttin’ in Pink

2nd Place AbstractExperimental

Bernadette DeCesare

Beauty of Boonton

2nd Place Portrait/Figure

Laurie Harden, PSNJ

Lipstick

2nd

Place Floral/Still Life

Barbara Uhr

Fruit Bowl

Merit Award

Paula Pearl, PSNJ

Foggy Day

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Merit Award

Annette Hanna

Snag

● Michal Barkai, PSNJ, had two solo shows this summer. In June, she exhibited at Towne Square Gallery in Crane’s Mill, West Caldwell in an exhibition titled “In Season”, which focused on the changing seasons. In July, she exhibited thirty travel photographs at the Lundbeck Gallery in Paramus. In addition, Michal had a photograph juried into the Salmagundi Art Club open annual juried photography show which ran in August. ● Nancy Brangaccio, PSA, PSNJ, was named a Master Pastelist by the Pastel Society of America. ● Margaret Cohen, PSNJ, won 2nd place in the non-professional pastel category "Union Beach, December, 2012" at the Middlesex County Senior Citizens Art Show. ● Lisa Cunningham, PSNJ was awarded the Ampersand Art Supply Award for her painting “Laundry Day Burano”, in the “For Pastels Only on Cape Cod 2014” exhibition this past June in South Yarmouth with the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod. ● Elaine Denton, PSNJ, had her paining “Frances” accepted into the Salmagundi Annual Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition for Non Members which ran from July 28th – August 8th at The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY. ● Alan Gorelick, won two awards in the Hunterdon Seniors’ Annual Show in June in the pastel category. He won First Place for “Morning Mist on Cushetunk Lake” and Honorable Mention for a Hunterdon County scene, “Red Mill Museum #4.” ● Jeri Greenberg, PSNJ, won First Prize in pastels for her painting "Lemons In A Bowl" in the All Media Contest in Artists Magazine and was featured in the summer issue. Also, two paintings, "3 Coffee Cups & An Orange Scarf" and "Small Friends” were juried into the Salmagundi Works On Paper show. ● Pat Flaherty, PSNJ, was honored to receive the best plein air award for her oil painting entitled “Calandra's Patio" at Art on the Avenue, which is a Plein Air event that featured artists painting local scenes Wed- Sat. The paintings were then featured along with all of the displaying artists, but judged as a separate category. The painting was subsequently purchased by one of the two women depicted having lunch together that Saturday. What a lucky day! ● Caroline Klein, PSNJ, has a painting, "New Jersey’s Best" that was selected by the Shrewsbury Mayor’s representative to hang in the Mayor's office in Boro Hall, Shrewsbury, during the month of September. ● Sheila Sugerman, PSNJ, on Sat, Aug 23 presented a solo show by invitation, of her pastels and framed miniature prints of her original paintings. The event took place on the Patio in front of the ACL Gallery, Livingston Towne Center. She was

awarded First Place for her pastel painting, "Misty Morning in Autumn", by the Essex County Senior Art Exhibit. The painting

will be sent to East Windsor, NJ to compete with first place winners in each category from all other counties in NJ. ● Ann Taylor, PSNJ, received a merit award for her watercolor of Birds of Paradise from the Garden State Watercolor Society’s summer exhibit at the D&R Greenway Land Trust in Princeton. ● Karen Tighe, PSA, PSNJ, recently won 3rd prize for her pastel "Small Comfort” at the MSHAC show "Aspects" in May in Livingston, NJ. ● Rosalia Tignini Verdun, received 3rd place for her oil painting “The Pianist” at the Union County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit in the professional oil category. She had three oil and pastel paintings displayed in the Contemporary Art Group Members Show held at The Baron Art Center in Woodbridge in July and a photo in the Gallery U Boutique show, Fotographia, The Art of Photography, held in Westfield in July.

President, Louise Woodcox

[email protected] 973-227-2924

1st Vice President – Membership, Kathe Sheridan


2nd

Vice President & Exhibitions, Paula Pearl


Exhibition Co-Chair, Donna Cota


Treasurer, Dana Abel


Recording Secretary/Nominating Committee,

Anita Gladstone


Program Director, Judith Leeds [email protected] 973-257-9680

Newsletter Editor, Carol Thurlow


Publicity Coordinator, Vinnie Dachowski


Corresponding Secretary, Michal Barkai


Webmaster Committee Chairperson, Annette Lange

[email protected] 973-973-398-6304

Webmaster Co-Chairperson, Reni Mandeville,


Hospitality Committee Chairperson, Phyllis Kaufman


Member News: Acceptances, Awards, Past Shows, Etc.

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