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We are group of pastel artists around Europe who share the same vision of connection and friendships between artists across Europe, with the common goal to inform, enjoy and delight in the beautiful artist's medium of soft pastels, and to be a support and resource for artists and groups of artists.

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  • Get Dusty and Apprentice Challenge

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    Calling all PGE Members! Please log on to the forum and look at the Get Dusty and Apprentice Challenge thread in "Competitions". We are looking for ideas and suggestions about how the competitions should be run.

 
  • April Get Dusty winner!

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    Congratulations to the winner of the April Get Dusty "Old shoes"-challenge -- Ryan Evans with his "These boots are made for walking". Click on the link to see his entry.

     

    Second place goes to Ruth Mann, All danced out

    Third place to  Dorothea Schulz, Red boots

     

    Honourable mentions

    Elisabeth Blass, Skiing boots

    Kerstin Schlüter, Beauty is only skin deep

     

    Thank you to all who participated with your good artwork!

    Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 18:44
 
  • April Apprentice Challenge winner!

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    The winner is Roy Hardin Karlsen with his painting entitled "Summer in Persfjord". See the winning painting here

    Well done Roy and the others who entered!

    We want to see many more entries for the May challenge which is Still Life, Old Shoes. So, Apprentices, find some old shoes, set them up in a pleasing composition and paint them!!!

 
  • The PGE AGM Today 19th April

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    The Annual General Meeting of the PGE is to be held this evening in an internet chat room. All members are welcome

    Time: CEST 19:00 (In UK and Ireland, it will be 6 pm). The room will be opened half an hour before the meeting.
    Date: Thursday 19 April, 2012

    All details, including the link to the room, are available in the forum under general chat. The name of the thread is Annual General meting 2012 Documentation.

    Please come along if you can!

    Last Updated on Thursday, 19 April 2012 21:56
 
  • Get Dusty Results March 2012

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    And the winner is -

    Dorothea Schulz with her painting "Betty at the Seaside"  Dorothea wins a set of 36 Unison Pastels of her choice. Congratulations Dorothea!

    Second place goes to Ruth Mann with "Prima Ballerina"

    Third place is Julie Hodgson with "Capture the Moment"

    Honourable mentions go to Katerina Pyatakova, Roy Hardin Karlsen, Elisabeth Blass and Ole Hedeager.

    Read an interview with Dorothea in next month's Pastel Scribbler magazine which will also feature all the winning paintings and the Judges comments.

    The April Get Dusty challenge is Still Life - Old Shoes. Closing date 25th April.

    Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 April 2012 17:07
 


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  • Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, Eve

    Soft Pastel News 10 May 2012 | 5:40 pm

    Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, Eve Lucien Levy-Dhurmer "Eve" Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, from 1896 Title: Eve Pastel and gouache with gold Size: 46 x 49 cm (18.11″ x 19.29″) Collection of M. Michel Perinet (Paris, France) Click on the image for a higher resolution. Share/Bookmark

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