Pastel Society of the Southwest

“Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.”

~ Anni Albers

Upcoming Events

The Pastel Society of the Southwest's 2024 Member's Exhibition

is now open through October 22nd at the

Tower Gallery inside Grapevine Visitors and Convention Bureau

636 S. Main Street, Grapevine, 817-410-3185

Hours:

Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm

Saturday - Sunday 10 am - 4 pm

To purchase any of the art, please contact us to be put in contact with the artist.

Sunday, November 3rd, 3:00 - 5 pm

Jody Martin

Born in Lubbock Texas, Jody studied painting under Daniel Greene and Emily Guthrie Smith. She values most the education she received from her mother, artist Conny Martin, who taught her classical drawing and contemporary design.

She is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and a Master Circle member of the International Association of Pastel Societies. She has won awards in national and international shows, including the Bronze Award in the Pastel 100, Outstanding Pastel in the international Bold Brush Contest, 2^nd Place and Best Portrait/Figure award in the Plein Air Salon International Competition.

Jody’s work has been published in Pastel Journal, Southwest Art, Plein Aire, and Practique des Arts magazines, as well as Strokes of Genius by North Light, and Richeson75 International books.

Jody lives with her husband, Jim, in Kyle, Texas, where they enjoy their six grandchildren, the subject of many of Jody’s paintings, and their free-range box turtles.

Visit her website at Jodymartinstudio.com.

300 15 If You Feed Them, They Will Come 300 4500 copy 2

Answered Prayers by Jody Martin copy 2

Have you ever experienced an Art Slump?

Juliana Crownover has several suggestions to jump start your creativity and grow in your art.

Two Books were reccommended:

The Phantom Toll Booth and Art & Fear

Create art in a series:

Pick a number of paintings (ie: 12 cactus paintings), or a time frame (ex: 5 paintings in one week, one month, etc)

Limit yourself to one subject, one color, one size, one format, very limited pallete, color schemes, emothions, use a different medium, etc.

Change your passwords to reflect your goals.

(ex: iwillpaintfivemeadowsthismonth)

They are probably pretty secure. 🙂

Share your goals with others and ask them to keep you accountable.

Keep a backpack ready with a small pallete and paper ready to go everywhere.

Pack yourself a lunch in the morning on your painting days.

Post your work - even work in progress.

Try using a webcam like earthcam to paint plein air without the plane fare.

Select colors from an object or photo or magazine and then create a painting from that color scheme.

Paint in a group and select a theme.

Upcoming Meetings and Events

September 10: Robin Pedrero

October 15: Christine Swann

November 5: