Oil Pastel Societies - Resources for Artists
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Find out about oil pastel societies around the world
Oil Pastel Societies are very new. However this is an increasingly popular art medium and this site aims to keep track of oil pastel societies as they emerge on the Internet.
Find out about:
* Oil Pastel Societies which cover your area / region / country
* Oil Pastel Societies which are open to national and international members
PLUS - Links to more resources about oil pastels
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- National / International Oil Pastel Societies
- USA - Oil Pastel Societies
- Forums for Oil Pastels
- How to Use Oil Pastels
- All About Oil Pastels #1
- All About Oil Pastels #2
- All About Oil Pastels #3
- BOOKS: About Oil Pastels
- All About Soft Pastels
- Comments and Feedback
- Amazon Spotlight Personal Review
- Amazon Spotlight Personal Review
- Amazon Spotlight Personal Review
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Large Sennelier Oil Pastels in the Sennelier Shop in Paris
3 quai Voltaire 75007 Paris
I took this photo while visiting the Sennelier shop on the banks of the Seine in Paris - right opposite the Louvre Museum
National / International Oil Pastel Societies
There is only one oil pastel society which operates at the nationak/international level
- Oil Pastel Society
- The Oil Pastel Society was formed on September 1, 2004, as a non-profit organization, to promote the knowledge and understanding of oil pastel as a fine art medium and to expand the awareness of oil pastel to other artists, galleries, the media, and the general public. The Oil Pastel Society welcomes artists internationally to join in an effort to promote oil pastels as a fine art medium.
The Oil Pastel Society's web site opened in October, 2004, with seven members. The aim of this new society is to offer oil pastelists an opportunity to band together, focusing on oil pastels as a serious fine art medium, and providing a viable tool through which members can interact with one another. - Oil Pastel Society Member Artists
- The Oil Pastel Society welcomes artists internationally to join in an effort to promote oil pastels as a fine art medium.
- Membership Information and Application
- Applications can be made by snail mail, but all membership benefits are online.
USA - Oil Pastel Societies
Regional/state level oil pastel societies are beginning to emerge in the USA
- Oil Pastel Society-Chicago Chapter
- This is a local Chicagoland area chapter of the Oil Pastel Society, an international organization. The goal of this local chapter is to bring area oil pastel artist together to share and learn from each other.
- The Oil Pastel Society of Maine Exhibition
- The Oil Pastel Society of Maine Exhibition
Sennelier Oil Pastel 120 Assorted Wood Box
much smaller than the jumbo size!
Genuine Sennelier set in original packaging
These are very soft and create saturated colour easily
Sennelier Oil Pastel 120 Assorted Wood Box
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Forums for Oil Pastels
Places where you can talk about oil pastels with like-minded artists
- WetCanvas - Oil Pastels Forum
- Join us for classrooms, techniques, discussions, and support, as we explore a medium that is rapidly growing in popularity.
How to Use Oil Pastels
tools and techniques
Oil Pastel Society provides a series of primers in pdf format for learning more about how to work with oil pastels and what tool to use
They includes:
* demonstrations with lots of images
* tips for working plein air with oil pastels
* How to deal with fine detail
* how to protect and frame an oil pastel
- Oil Pastel Society Oil Pastel Primer
- OIL PASTEL PRIMERS IN PDF FORMAT Tools for Working with Oil Pastels
Caran d'Ache Neopastel Oil Pastels
Caran D'ache - Neopastel Artist Oil Pastels - Set of 24
Amazon Price: $49.00 (as of 06/03/2012)
All About Oil Pastels #1
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BOOKS: About Oil Pastels
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All About Soft Pastels
Making A Mark
Artist and author Katherine Tyrrell draws and writes about art for artists and art lovers.
Topics include: artists, art exhibitions, art blogs; art history; art techniques and tips; art business and marketing; art economy and making a mark with pastels, coloured pencils and pen and ink.
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a consumer's guide to quality and value in art books, art supplies and services to artists
My aim is to try and identify good quality and good value. Read reviews about art books, art supplies and other products and services used by artists.
This blog highlights:
- book reviews (art instruction and art history)
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Comments and feedback are always welcome and ANYBODY can comment however please note that:
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WildFacesGallery
Nov 11, 2010 @ 8:05 am | delete
- Popped back in to say have lensrolled to my OP lenses and have fav'd as will probably mention this lens on my blog.
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WildFacesGallery
Nov 11, 2010 @ 8:03 am | delete
- Thank you so much Making A Mark, not just for the featuring my lenses (very appreciated) but also for the resource. It's seems to be a medium with a small following as it's so hard to find others working it in a professional way.
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EditionH
Nov 11, 2010 @ 12:51 am | delete
- Hi Katherine, thanks for this spotlight on oilpastel societies. I hope this medium will become more popular in future.
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