Promoting soft pastels

ABOUT US

Welcome to the Ozark Pastel Society web page! We are a group of artists based in Northwest Arkansas, with members from the surrounding states. We work in soft pastels and promote the medium through exhibits, workshops and demonstrations.

We welcome new members. We meet four times a year, our dues are $25 per year, and OPS members receive our email newsletter and discounts on OPS sponsored shows.

For more information about OPS just email an inquiry and we’ll reply as soon as possible.

Thank you for visiting and enjoying our pastel art! We'd love to have you join us for our meetings too.

Our Meetings

We meet 4 times a year in various places.

2019 meeting date remaining is December 7th.

March Meeting

Charles Peer did a landscape demo and members brought current works to share.

June Meeting

Randall Kronblad did a demo of a landscape, and members brought some of their paintings from their first attempts at pastel to be an encouragement to us all.

September Meeting

Our September meeting is our plein air event at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park on Sept 14th, with our board meeting at 9:00 and our painting demos from 9:30 - noon. Two different demos will be going on 1. Kathy Markus and then 2. Peter Pohle and Charles Peer will be working side by side on the same scene with Peter in oil and Charles in pastel. Bring your own supplies to work outside and spend the day.

December Meeting

Karen Brannon will lead a hands on lesson on making your painting better with good composition, color choices, values, etc. from the start. Bring a sketchbook or pad of paper and pencil or charcoal, examples of good and bad composition, and any tools you have to help us all learn. Meeting will be held at the Art Barn at John Brown University in Siloam Springs on December 7th from 9:30-noon. Bring a painting to share after the lesson.

Events

We host and promote events throughout the year, including workshops, exhibits and competitions.

From September 7 through the 27th, 2019, Ozark Pastel Society members will have an exhibit at the Artist Retreat Center in Bella Vista Arkansas.

Galleries

This will be an area for members to have their artwork posted. Check back for an update!

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