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Pencil
Painters Society
A society to promote the use of wax-based colored pencils for Fine Art.
Belong to facebook? Look for the Pencil Painters Society there.
Our Mission Statement: • Have Fun: it’s one sure way to succeed in life. • Make Art: it’s a picture of your imagination.• Give Thanks: it’s a privilege to live, work and make art. • Take Time: Begin today to choose the kind of day you’ll have. • Laugh Often: it’s the fresh air for your soul. • Live Well: Don’t waste a moment on mediocrity. • Think First: Your thoughts steer your actions. • And Finally: In Art and in Life always have a Plan B. |
What makes a Pencil Painting?
•
Soft wax-based colored pencils only, done on any surface in either 2D or 3D •
Rich, saturated color • A painterly quality
If you feel your work meets these criteria we invite you to submit your work
by email to each participating member (indicated in membership list below by
*) You may submit one image monthly to each of these members for display on
their websites.
Your artwork will only be displayed
on the member's websites to whom you personally submit your images. Not all
members will have websites and it is not a requirement to become a PPS member.
If you
are a member of facebook you may request to join the PPS group and submit your
work there as well, after acceptance into the group.
What to include with each submission email:
•
Only jpg or .jpeg images, longest side not to exceed 7” or about 504
pixels
• The title of your work
• The actual image size
• Work Surface
• Your name, email address, city/state/country and website address (if
you have one). These will be included on each webpage you submit to unless you
specify
you do not want them listed.
• Images should be submitted on or about the 15th of each month. You are
not obligated to submit every month.
•Upon your sixth image submission you will be conferred all the rights and
privileges of Signature Membership in the Pencil Painters Society.
Current Membership List: * denotes participating website member.
If you have a website and choose to create a webpage for the PPS and act as
a participating member, we ask that you post all submissions that come to you.
Copy the above information for your webpage and please notify all other participating
members so they can update their site to indicate that you are a *participating
member.
PENCIL PAINTERS SOCIETY CURRENT MEMBERSHIP
* Shirle Bedient • obedient2@mac.com
* Judith Bergerson • judynace@aol.com
Erika Dodge • edodge73@hotmail.com
Ronnie Offen • ronnieOart@aol.com
Dawn Johnson • DanceswithColors@aol.com
Mark Peters