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Western Slope Meeting & Demo

DATE: October 18TIME:  Information: 1:00 – 1:20 PM; Demo: 1:25 – 3:00 PMAddress: Bray Education Building, 640 Belford Avenue, Grand Junction DEMO ARTIST: Norbert Nagel Norbert is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of Colorado.  Of his painting experience, Norbert says:  “I started painting about 20 years ago. Before that I was really into sports, especially baseball, football, and soccer. Since I’ve been painting, I’ve been very lucky to win a lot of awards – from the Pastel Society of Colorado, Pastel Society of New Mexico, and Wyoming’s Western Spirit Art Show. I was also included one year in the Pastel Journal’s Pastel 100 competition as Best […]

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September Western Slope Meeting & Demo

DATE: September 20TIME:  Information: 1:00 – 1:20 PM            Demo: 1:25 – 3:00 PMAddress: Bray Education Building, 640 Belford Avenue, Grand Junction At the meeting, we’ll be having a creative mixed-media paint-along. We’ll provide paper and other miscellaneous supplies. Artists need to bring a small amount of pastels and pastel pencils if you have them. Bring a variety of warm and cool colors and darks and lights. Demo Artist: Bev Lee PSA, PSCM, IAPSMCBev is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, Master Signature member of the Pastel Society of Colorado, and Master Circle artist with the International Association of

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September Front-Range Meeting

DATE: Saturday, September 13th, 2025 TIME: 10:00-10:30 am, socializing with coffee and snacks 10:30-11:00 am, meeting 11:00am-12:30 pm demo, with room available till 1:00 as needed Location: Wheat Ridge Center for Music & Arts (currently also Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church)7530 W. 38th Ave. Demo Artist: Jeannette Stutzman Jeannette Stutzman is a painter who works in soft pastel and oils, and paints in an impressionistic style with a focus on the landscape. She is a Master Signature Member of the Pastel Society of Colorado and is currently the Co-President. Visit https://JeannetteStutzman.com to see more examples of her artwork.

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PSC Summer Potluck Picnic

August 9, 2025 from Noon-3:30pm Our summer potluck will be held at the Waterford Fitness Center, in the Waterford Condominiums. If you have trouble finding it call Jeanette at 720-320-3929. This is the clubhouse of PSC member, Katherine Fulton. Several members asked that we find a location in the Denver area so that they didn’t have to drive the narrow foothill roads. We have heard you!  PSC will furnish burgers and veggie burgers, buns, condiments and waters. Members: please bring a side dish, salad or dessert, and a beverage of your choice – wine or beer – to share. If

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May Western Slope Members Meeting

Date: May 17, 2025 – 3rd Saturday Information: 1:00 – 1:20PM Demo: 1:25 – 3:00PM Location: 640 Belford Avenue, Grand Junction – Bray Education Building Presenting Our Demo Artist: Doug Graybeal Graduating with a degree in Architecture during a slow economy Doug moved to Colorado to ski and never left. He was a principal in an award winning and nationally recognized architectural firm for 25 years before starting his own distinguished practice focused on sustainable design. After practicing the “hard line art” of architecture for forty years Doug decided to more deeply explore the softer “more free flowing” art of watercolors with the

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March Western Slope Meeting and Demo

March 15, 2025 Information: 1:00 – 1:20PM – Demo: 1:25 – 3:00PM 640 Belford Avenue, Grand Junction – Bray Education Building Presenting Our Demo Artist: Bruce Gomez Bruce Gomez is self-taught and works exclusively in pastels and has been painting for 29 years. He has taught workshops for the last 15 years. Bruce has won several prestigious plein air awards, Including: Best of Grand Canyon Plein Aire. His style and approach has been presented in Pastel Journal, The Artist Magazine, and recently won Best Pastel in Plein Aire Magazine, November issue.  Bruce’s subject will be Rocks, water and perspective. His unique style will be instructional

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November Front-Range Meeting

DATE: Saturday, November 8th, 2025 TIME: 10:00-10:30 am, socializing with coffee and snacks 10:30-11:00 am, meeting 11:00am-12:30 pm demo, with room available till 1 as needed Location: Wheat Ridge Center for Music & Arts (currently also Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church)7530 W. 38th Ave. DEMO ARTIST: Sarah Blumenschein Sarah Blumenschein makes her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Many are surprised to find out that even though creating art was her first passion and first choice of a degree, she ended up earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering.  As a result, she spent 14 years working in industry as an engineer before “retiring”

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October Front-Range Meeting

DATE: Saturday, October 11th, 2025 TIME: 10:00-10:30 am, socializing with coffee and snacks 10:30-11:00 am, meeting 11:00am-12:30 pm demo, with room available till 1 as needed Location: Wheat Ridge Center for Music & Arts (currently also Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church)7530 W. 38th Ave. DEMO ARTIST: Patrick Kochanasz Kochanasz studied at the Baum School of Art in Allentown, PA from 2001-2005. He continued his studies in Visual Arts at Penn State University. After moving to Colorado in 2012, he became enthralled by the vast terrains of Colorado and the American West. As an avid backpacker, his paintings soon became the embodiment of his backcountry excursions.

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