The Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society

The Importance of Thick Skin by Stacy Mayou Hard to believe it is May, it seems like some surreal world where time is moving and standing...

I am so excited to start the January daily painting challenge. If you’re like me, you are known in your family or circle as ‘the...

About a year ago, while talking with Susan Nicholas-Gephart she mentioned that she paints plein air in the winter. So in awe of this...

Participating in a CPPS daily painting challenge is worth overcoming whatever obstacles you have in order to be able to spend a few...

The buzz of summer has quieted and the craziness of the holidays hasn’t begun yet, allowing a brief opportunity to reflect and look...

I continue to stand at my easel and create the same type of landscapes I have been creating. I don’t seem to be improving or evolving. ...

When it comes to our ability to focus on painting, preparation is the most important thing that we can easily control. Being prepared...

Let’s face it, finding time to painting is hard. It doesn’t matter if you work full-time, part-time or not at all, have toddlers,...

Perhaps we have finally seen the last of the snow for a few months. Birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming. This time of the...

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