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Annette Alessi

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Linda Gross Brown

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The shadows ebb and flow, the light shimmer as colors merge and draw you in to become part of the painting. Mysterious footprints urge you forward, a cobblestone walk twisting away from the sunlit square of a village in France . . . Linda Gross Brown’s artwork combines a mastery of craft with a striking awareness of color, light, and shadow. Pastels, as vivid as photographs, lock the eye and stir the soul.
Denise Champion

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Plein air Colorist working in Oil or Pastel

There is a language of color in nature that can only be interpreted by being there, for me it does not express it self on film or from the corners of my mind. The little small whispers of color in the shadows and the loud voices of the light are what excite and inspire me. The colors change constantly and very quickly, so it is important to be intuitive and spontaneous. Shapes, forms, patterns and most of all, the ways colors speak to each other are what thrill me. Each painting a new voice, a new story... same language. The study of color has allowed me to see what is invisible to others and I have the joy of sharing my vision. Learning to trust the vocabulary and to listen, is the challenge. It is a solitary journey that is only completed when shared with others.
Carol Dallas

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I paint the invisible. Among us are the invisible-those whose beauty and longing are too intense to look at for more than a moment. So, we avert our gaze and turn, instead, toward the mundane and cosmetic, comfortably numbed by the insignificance of these. But once in awhile, we almost unwillingly catch the eyes of the invisible, who are the tender plants growing in dry ground, and our souls writhe and bend. We are exposed and we don't want to be. I paint the voiceless, as one of them. I've learned how to look pretty and be quiet. I've bought products to mask my face and skin and cover my lips, and kept my tongue still. As an artist, I celebrate the meek, and their images are my voice.
Annette Adrian Hanna

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Steve Hill

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“The transient effects of light and colors never fail my need for making emotionally-charged paintings, done with all senses on high alert. It’s a merry chase with the light – I arrive, absorb, study, draw and search for the perfect moment in time and place to capture, grab, nail-down . . . and never lose sight of those things as I paint.”
Deborah LaFogg-Docherty

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Signature member of the Pastel Society of America - Member of Excellence South Eastern Pastel Society - Member of the International Guild of Realism

The most exciting part of what I do is going out into the field to gather reference for my paintings. That means coming face to face with some of nature’s most prized possessions — its wild creatures. The challenging part of what I do is translating the experience onto paper.
Sam Liberman

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Bonita Paulis

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With a rich palette of colors Bonita uses soft pastels to capture the changing mood of the Sierra and Western landscape and depicts the captivating light of early morning, end of day and the flush of alpenglow. Bonita is a member of the Tahoe Art League, Pastel Society of the West Coast (regional representative) and a signature member of the Sierra Pastel Society. She has paintings of many areas, from the High Sierras to the California Coast and the Desert Southwest. She is represented by Lone Tree Gallery, .Minden Nevada and by Hanifin’s Art & Antiques Carson City, Nevada.
Kelly Singleton

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The art of Kelly Singleton reflects her life-long love for wildlife and wild places. With stunning realism, she strives to accurately portray her subjects and their natural habitats. Whether this versatile artist chooses to use watercolor, oil, pastel, or acrylic, she strives to breathe life into her subjects. Kelly hopes that through her art, she is able to convey the importance of preserving nature.

Artist Memberships:
• Society of Animal Artists
• Artists for Conservation
• International Guild of Realism
Becky Way

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An award-winning artist, Becky Way has been painting in pastel since 1978. The reflective surfaces in her still lifes are complex pieces of color that reflect a world of color and form. Way's landscapes are expressive, finding eloquent shapes and strong patterns in land and atmosphere. Colors are strong, often abstracted, and the overall effect is somewhere south of impressionistic, and north of true abstract. She is currently represented by House Gallery in Oklahoma City.
Gary Wick

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Gary Wick is a self taught artist working with soft pastels and is primarily a studio artist preferring to work from photographs he shoots. He says, "I paint to satisfy myself first and the rest just happens". His tall narrow Landscapes sometimes showing massive sky with tiny buildings is a representation of how small we are in totality. His long wide horizontal Sunsets are also a primary interest although he is expanding in other directions. His use of vivid contrasting colors tends to be impressionistic
at times with a realistic approach which results in documenting what he sees.

New Best Of Pastel Volume II

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