meetings

We have two groups of artists that meet regularly, one on the Front Range (Denver) and one on the Western Slope (Grand Junction). Both share friendships, information on pastel supplies, demos, and methods to promote sales.

Upcoming Meetings

Front-Range

January 2026 Front-Range Meeting

DATE: Saturday, January 10, 2026

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: “Starting Strong” with Jen Starling

As artists we can learn from and be inspired by many forms of art expression. This season we will be treated to artists employing various media with experience and insights to share that transcend the boundaries of single a medium. Jen will demo a portrait in oil. 

Jen Starling focused seriously on ballet and modern dance throughout her childhood and adult life. She has a B.A. in Performance Art from the University of Maryland. Starling discovered painting at age 40, but no stranger to discipline, she has dedicated herself to a demanding studio practice, studying with master painters, showing her work, and teaching at the Art Student League of Denver. In addition, she is passionate about providing affordable art education on Patreon with fellow artist Daniel Sprick. Finally, she has won awards from The Portrait Society of America, Plein Air Salon, Modern Impressionist Magazine, and Oil Painters of America. Her work has been published in International Artist Magazine, Plain Air Magazine, American Art Collector, and Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine.

This will be the first in a Spring series focusing on fundamental skills and mastery of elements needed for creating a successful painting.

Artwork by Jen Starling
January 10, 2026
Art Tribe January 29, 2026

Art Tribe, our PSC monthly social event for those of us who want to talk about art and other subjects, has been on the last Thursday of every month. But the last Thursdays of November and December are holidays, so we will start up Art Tribe again on the afternoon of January 29, 2026. 

We will gather from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Eddy Taproom, 1640 Eighth Street in Golden, and we would be delighted to see you there. While waiting for the return of Art Tribe, we leave you with a painting thought from Brain Food, a blog by Shane Parrish: “When you fall in love with the process rather than the outcome, you don’t have to wait to be happy.” Keep painting, my friends, and give Art Tribe a try in January.

January 29, 2026

Western Slope

January 2026 Western Slope Meeting

DATE: Saturday, January 17, 2026

TIME: 1:00 PM

LOCATION: Bray Education Center at 640 Belford Avenue in Grand Junction

DEMO ARTIST: George Callison

Grand Junction artist George Callison came to the artist’s world by way of a career in biological sciences. Vertebrate Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy trained an analytical eye, to see what nature provided. That knowledge evolved into a career in designing touring Natural History Exhibitions and Park Planning that featured robotically animated dinosaurs and other creatures . Learning to draw what he saw was inspired at Cal State Long Beach by Betty Edwards ( author of “Drawing From the Right Side of the Bain”)and a faculty colleague. George feels that painting outdoors keeps him aware of the nuances of light, shadow and color, all resulting in shapes that bring a painting to life. Painting, appreciating art and collecting it,  are wonderful ways to experience and understand the world. Although his mediums are oil and watercolor, the skill of seeing what is there, editing and recording it is much the same for a pleinaire pastelist. Callison website: georgecallison.com

January 17, 2026
February 2026 Western Slope Meeting

DATE: Saturday, February 21, 2026

TIME: 1:00 PM

LOCATION: Bray Education Center at 640 Belford Avenue in Grand Junction

DEMO ARTIST: Mike Ray

February 21, 2026
    March 2026 Western Slope Meeting

    DATE: Saturday, March 21, 2026

    TIME: 1:00 PM

    LOCATION: Bray Education Center at 640 Belford Avenue in Grand Junction

    DEMO ARTIST: Carole Katchen

    March 21, 2026
      April 2026 Western Slope Meeting

      DATE: Saturday, April 18, 2026

      TIME: 1:00 PM

      LOCATION: Bray Education Center at 640 Belford Avenue in Grand Junction

      DEMO ARTIST: Barbara Churchley

      April 18, 2026
        May 2026 Western Slope Meeting

        DATE: Saturday, May 16, 2026

        TIME: TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER

        LOCATION: TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER

        ACTIVITY: Plein Air Painting and Picnic

        May 16, 2026

          2026 PSC Board Meetings

          Finance Committee (2nd Wednesday of the month)
          7:00pm; 1/14, 3/11, 5/13, 9/9, 11/11.

          Board Meeting (Wednesday following Finance Committee Meetings)
          7:00pm; 1/21, 3/18, 5/20, 9/16, 11/18.


          Zoom link for all 2026 Board Meetings:
          https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7028846325?pwd=dlVBZlJTTUtNbTV4dVNqaG1VcjA4dz09&omn=82694580919