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USPA seeks to promote the art of soft pastel painting through open communications with USPA members and quality presentations by respected artists. Our aim is to educate, inspire and support our membership, while gaining public recognition and enhancing awareness of the pastel medium through our annual exhibitions.

As I rarely find the actual colours that I need in the pastel sticks, I build up the hues by using overlapping strokes of different colours... my colours are in fact made up of several others, like a tapestry. (Gwenneth Barth)


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MEET EDE STREIFF -
AUGUST 12th DEMONSTRATOR

Our August 12th meeting at the El Toro Library will feature a demonstration by USPA's own Ede Streiff. The meeting will start promptly at 6:30 pm.

Ede Streiff is a southern California artist who loves to paint and be outdoors. She has painted in oil previously, but more recently has begun focusing on watercolor and pastel. Painting is all about fun for Ede. She enjoys the process of creating a new piece. As often as she can, she paints on location. When painting in her studio, she paints using photos and sketches gathered from traveling to various interesting places. She has enjoyed painting trips to France and Italy, and has studied with a variety of accomplished artists at workshops in New Mexico, Arizona, and locations along the west coast.

She is currently a member of: Huntington Beach Art League, San Diego Watercolor Society , Studio 250 & USPA, and is currently represented by 'COPPERWOOD ARTWARE'.

In her own words: “Painting should be about having fun! If something good is created, great!”

For more information about Ede, please visit her blog at edesart.blogspot.com
 
 

The USPA

  
 

The United Society of Pastel Artists (USPA) was founded by Lyndelle Stonick and Evgenia Gennaria in 2006 with only 20 members. Tripling in membership in the past four years, the response to the organization has been exciting, both in monthly meeting attendance, and in participation in the annual juried gallery exhibition. Headquartered in Orange County, CA, the USPA is gaining recognition and popularity. Sally Strand, a designated Master pastelist by the PSA, and Kamillia Hardy and Mary Aslin, both highly respected artists, are three of our many outstanding members helping to promote USPA's interest to a broad spectrum of recognized artists and the general public alike.

Monthly meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. primarily at the El Toro Library in Lake Forest, CA (location and time may vary). They feature paint-outs, modeled painting sessions, demonstrations and lectures. All are encouraged to attend.

 
 
 

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