Lorenzo Chavez, Tsagi, Pastel

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Wonderful interview with PAPNM Member, Lorenzo Chavez, with many pastel tips.

"Lorenzo Chavez, our guest this month, is one of those amazing artists who paints mostly on location. In fact, as I was starting to organize this blog post, I emailed a question to Lorenzo. He squeaked in a quick reply before heading off for a week’s painting trip to Utah and Nevada!

Lorenzo’s work expresses so clearly his love of the land, not just the grand vast scenes but also the seemingly ordinary corners of the sometimes scruffy landscape. The energy and life that comes from working on location pour forth from his paintings. Lorenzo works in both oil and pastel and here he shares some of his pastel work with us." (more in the link above)

Link to Article

From PAPNM Signature Artist, Damien Gonzales: "Just received notice of this! Thank you very much Realism Today!" 

https://www.noaps.org

From Phyllis, PAPNM President, 2021-22: "So pleased to share the news that my painting Mr Red was juried into the NOAPS ASSOCIATE Online Exhibition!". 

Ruidoso Convention Center: July 27-28

PAPNM Signature Member, Michele Byrne, and PAPNM Webmaster, Karen Halbert, are featured in the Sept 2024 Issue of Plein Air Magazine in an excellent article by Bob Bahr, on The Science of Beauty, discussing how they use Dynamic Symmetry.

From Karen: Thanks to Michele for recommending my name to Bahr!!

Images from the magazine:

And the issue has a full-page ad by Halbert (when I knew the issue would have this article by Bahr, I increased the size of my ad so that viewers might note the reference to workshops on Dynamic Symmetry- soon on the Workshop page):

Congratulations to PAPNM Vice President, Nancy J Davis, for her beautiful painting in this Colorado show.

OPA’s 2024 National Juried Salon is being hosted by James R. Ross Fine Art, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 25  through August 16, 2024. The Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, July 25 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with the awards presentation at 7:00 p.m.

Visit the OPA site for all entries AND to see larger versions our own PAPNM Entries:

https://www.oilpaintersofamerica.com/opa_show/2024-opa-national-juried-salon/

The show had 1400 entries with 120 paintings juried into the show. And our own PAPNM Members, Barbara Coleman and Albert Handell won two of the awards!!

JUST ANNOUNCED. Congratulations to PAPNM Members, Barbara Coleman, President and Signature Member, and Albert Handell, Master Signature Member, for their AWARDS in this prestigious show:

Painting credit: John Meister

Show will be at Joe's Dining throughout 2024, with paintings replaced as they are sold.

PAPNM Artists: 

Lycia Adams
Donna Barnhill
Ellen Buselli
Michele Byrne
Jane Frederick
Cindy Fry
Marge Garcia Loehr
Phyllis Gunderson
Karen  Halbert
Nancy Dean Kreger
Deanne Kroll
Josephine Lazarus
Jack McGowan
John Meister
Rachel Pearson
Betsy Pierce
Steven Pierce
Monika ten Bruggencate
Jim Trigg
Stephanie West
Marilyn Wightman
and Vincent McGinley

Nice video of the show (click on image ):

OR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrD898hhZDA

Thanks to Stephanie West and James Trigg for the video.

Hanging Helpers: PAPNM Members - Cindy Fry, Jane Frederick, Joe's Dining Owner- Roland, Marcia Williams, Vincent McGinley and Nancy Dean Kreger.  Special thanks to Nancy and Vincent and James Trigg for organizing this event.

https://www.sfestudioart.com/

Note the additional preview weekend. 

https://www.sfestudioart.com/previewgallery

PAPNM Members participating in the tour:

https://www.sfestudioart.com/artists:

Carole Belliveau, Michele Byrne, Jane Frederick, Cindy Fry, Albert Handell, Stephanie West, Marcia Williams. Click on the artist's "Learn More" button to find the studio used and its location. or visit the "studios" button directly:

https://www.sfestudioart.com/studios:

PAPNM Artists Studios are in the Historic District (Belliveau, Williams, Handell,  Byrne, Fry) and in the Midtown/La Tierra District (Frederick, West). These districts are near each other.

Michele Byrne is highlighted for her free demo on the 18th.  See the Workshops' tab

https://www.sfestudioart.com/workshops:  

Sep 18, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Studio 41 - Michele Byrne, 519 Silva St, Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA

Michele will give a talk and demonstration on how she creates her dramatic paintings with palette knife and impressionistic brushwork. She will explain her process and how she uses Dynamic Symmetry to design her pieces and then will paint in oils and explain her process step-by-step.

AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY 25th Annual National Juried Exhibition

Rockport Art Association and Museum (RAA&M), Rockport, MA

September 27 – October 26, 2024

Congratulations to PAPNM Members, juried into this prestigious show:

Barbara Coleman, Albert Handell, Carolyn Lindsey, Spike Ress.

https://showsubmit.com/gallery/ais-25th-annual-national-juried-exhibition