DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($10,000) Benzel’s Bretzel Bakery Mr. and Mrs. William Benzel The Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation Franciscan Friars, T.O.R. Mrs. Kashana Kopac Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCreary Mrs. Dorothea Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Strueber Mrs. Mary Weidlein MUSEUM ASSOCIATES ($5,000) Conemaugh Health System Mr. and Mrs. Donald Devorris Mr. and Mrs. J. Martin Kooman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan EDUCATION SPONSORS ($2,500) Dr. Magdi and Karen Azer Benzel’s Bretzel Bakery Dr. Joel E. and Mary Borkow C & G Savings Bank Mr. James Cayce and Mr. Thomas Dosh Hon. and Mrs. Timothy Creany Mr. and Mrs. John K. Duggan, Jr. Dr. James and Chantel Garofalo Harold & Betty Cottle Family Foundation Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Dr. Scott and Diane Little Sheetz Inc. Mrs. Shirley Pechter Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wolf EXHIBITION SPONSORS ($1,500) Atty. and Mrs. Gary Costlow Dr. and Mrs. Owen K. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Edward O’Brien Mrs. Nancy Sheetz Mr. and Mrs. James Titelman Mr. and Mrs. John Wandrisco Dr. Paul Woolley Editor: Travis Mearns Printer: Laurel Valley Graphics Catalogue Design: Color Scan LLC © 2015 Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art This catalogue is published by the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Post Office Box Nine Loretto, PA 15940 (814) 472-3920 Hours: Tuesday through Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekends: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays Admission is free Cover: Diane Grguras, Gold Hill, 2013 Jan Pini, Shake It Off, 2014 www.sama-art.org Acknowledgment echnically, pastel is a powdered pigment rolled into round or square sticks and held together with methylcellulose, a non-greasy binder. It can be either blended with finger and stump or left with visible strokes and lines. Generally, the ground is toned paper, but sanded boards and canvas are also popular. If the ground is covered completely with paste, the work is considered a pastel painting; a pastel sketch shows much of the ground. When protected by glass and/or fixative, pastel is the most permanent of all media because it never cracks, darkens, or yellows. Historically, its origin can be traced back to the sixteenth century, when Guido Reni, Jacopo Bassano, and Federigo Barocci were notable practitioners. Rosalba Carriera (1675- 1750), a Venetian female artist, was the first to make consistent use of pastel. Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin (1699- 1779) did portraits with a hatching stroke, while Maurice Quentin de la Tour (1704-1788) preferred the blended, velvety finish. Thereafter, a galaxy of artists, including Mengs, Nattier, Copley, Delacroix, Millet, Manet, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Redon, Vuillard, Bonnard, Glackens, Whistler, Chase, and Hassam, just to list the more familiar names, used pastel as finished work rather than merely for preliminary sketches. Degas was the most prolific user and champion of pastel, raising it to the full brilliance of oil. His protégé, Mary Cassatt, introduced pastel and the Impressionists to her wealthy friends in Philadelphia and Washington, and thus to the United States. Today, many of our most renowned living artists distinguish themselves in pastels and enrich the world with this glorious medium. Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley May 1, 2015 - August 23, 2015 Pastel Expressions T The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art is proud to host the Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society and Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League’s juried exhibition at the Ligonier Valley Museum. This partnership between these organizations and SAMA represents a like-minded objective to evoke an interest in, an understanding of and an appreciation for art. Pastels have a rich heritage dating back to the Renaissance. A number of noted artists including Degas, Hassam, Manet, Renoir, Whistler and others made pastels their medium of choice. Mary Cassatt is credited with introducing pastels to the arts community here in the United States. Pastels offer a wide array of colors and are incredibly versatile. The medium provides for good detail and a wide range of textures. Due to the powders used, pastels have a velvety quality to them. However, the technique can be challenging. The artist works directly with the surface to mix and blend colors. There can be experimentation with other media but, for the most part, this is not the case with pastels and errors are not easily masked. Pastels require a steady hand and a mastery of the medium to produce good results. Visitors will be impressed by the demonstrated skills, artistic ability and creative talent on display in this exhibition of pastels. The pastelists featured in this exhibition are among the best Pennsylvania has to offer. My sincere appreciation is extended to all of the individuals who worked to make Pastel Expressions a memorable program for the participating artists and a noteworthy event for SAMA-Ligonier Valley. Site Coordinator Sommer Toffle deserves special recognition for her efforts to bring this juried exhibition to the Museum. I truly appreciate the SAMA staff’s dedication to task on this exhibition. I also recognize an active and involved community whose continued support is critical to the Museum’s future. Finally, I thank the Director’s Circle, Museum Associates, Exhibition Patrons and other donors who give generously to help make our work at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art possible. G. Gary Moyer Executive Director Kathleen Muffie-Witt, Arina, 2013 Patricia McDannel, Serenity 2, 2014 About the Pastel Medium Shari Finney, The Next Pitch, 2015
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DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($10,000)Benzel’s Bretzel BakeryMr. and Mrs. William BenzelThe Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family FoundationFranciscan Friars, T.O.R.Mrs. Kashana KopacMr. and Mrs. Harry McCrearyMrs. Dorothea NelsonMr. and Mrs. Michael M. StrueberMrs. Mary Weidlein
MUSEUM ASSOCIATES ($5,000)Conemaugh Health SystemMr. and Mrs. Donald DevorrisMr. and Mrs. J. Martin KoomanMr. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan
EDUCATION SPONSORS ($2,500)Dr. Magdi and Karen AzerBenzel’s Bretzel BakeryDr. Joel E. and Mary BorkowC & G Savings BankMr. James Cayce and Mr. Thomas DoshHon. and Mrs. Timothy CreanyMr. and Mrs. John K. Duggan, Jr.Dr. James and Chantel GarofaloHarold & Betty Cottle Family FoundationHighmark Blue Cross Blue ShieldDr. Scott and Diane LittleSheetz Inc.Mrs. Shirley PechterPennsylvania Council on the ArtsMr. and Mrs. Gerald Wolf
EXHIBITION SPONSORS ($1,500)Atty. and Mrs. Gary CostlowDr. and Mrs. Owen K. MorganMr. and Mrs. Edward O’BrienMrs. Nancy SheetzMr. and Mrs. James TitelmanMr. and Mrs. John WandriscoDr. Paul Woolley
Editor:Travis Mearns
Printer:Laurel Valley Graphics
Catalogue Design:Color Scan LLC
© 2015 Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art
This catalogue is published by theSouthern Alleghenies Museum of ArtPost Office Box NineLoretto, PA 15940(814) 472-3920
Hours:Tuesday through Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Weekends: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.Closed MondaysAdmission is free
Cover:Diane Grguras, Gold Hill, 2013Jan Pini, Shake It Off, 2014
www.sama-art.org
Acknowledgment
echnically, pastel is a powderedpigment rolled into round orsquare sticks and held together withmethylcellulose, a non-greasybinder. It can be either blended
with finger and stump or left with visible strokesand lines. Generally, the ground is toned paper,but sanded boards and canvas are also popular. Ifthe ground is covered completely with paste, thework is considered a pastel painting; a pastelsketch shows much of the ground. Whenprotected by glass and/or fixative, pastel is themost permanent of all media because it nevercracks, darkens, or yellows.
Historically, its origin can be tracedback to the sixteenth century, whenGuido Reni, Jacopo Bassano, andFederigo Barocci were notablepractitioners. Rosalba Carriera (1675-1750), a Venetian female artist, was thefirst to make consistent use of pastel.Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin (1699-1779) did portraits with a hatchingstroke, while Maurice Quentin de laTour (1704-1788) preferred the
blended, velvety finish. Thereafter, a galaxy of artists,including Mengs, Nattier, Copley, Delacroix, Millet,Manet, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Redon, Vuillard,Bonnard, Glackens, Whistler, Chase, and Hassam, just tolist the more familiar names, used pastel as finished workrather than merely for preliminary sketches.
Degas was the most prolific user and champion of pastel,raising it to the full brilliance of oil. His protégé, MaryCassatt, introduced pastel and the Impressionists to herwealthy friends in Philadelphia and Washington, andthus to the United States. Today, many of our mostrenowned living artists distinguish themselves in pastelsand enrich the world with this glorious medium.
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier ValleyMay 1, 2015 - August 23, 2015
Pastel Expressions
TThe Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art is proud to host the Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society and Pittsburgh PastelArtists League’s juried exhibition at the Ligonier Valley Museum. This partnership between these organizations andSAMA represents a like-minded objective to evoke an interest in, an understanding of and an appreciation for art.
Pastels have a rich heritage dating back to the Renaissance. A number of noted artists including Degas, Hassam, Manet,Renoir, Whistler and others made pastels their medium of choice. Mary Cassatt is credited with introducing pastels to thearts community here in the United States.
Pastels offer a wide array of colors and are incredibly versatile. The medium provides for good detail and a wide rangeof textures. Due to the powders used, pastels have a velvety quality to them. However, the technique can be challenging.The artist works directly with the surface to mix and blend colors. There can be experimentation with other media but,for the most part, this is not the case with pastels and errors are not easily masked. Pastels require a steady hand and amastery of the medium to produce good results.
Visitors will be impressed by the demonstrated skills, artistic ability and creative talent on display in this exhibition ofpastels. The pastelists featured in this exhibition are among the best Pennsylvania has to offer.
My sincere appreciation is extended to all of the individuals who worked to make Pastel Expressions a memorable programfor the participating artists and a noteworthy event for SAMA-Ligonier Valley. Site Coordinator Sommer Toffle deservesspecial recognition for her efforts to bring this juried exhibition to the Museum. I truly appreciate the SAMA staff’sdedication to task on this exhibition. I also recognize an active and involved community whose continued support iscritical to the Museum’s future. Finally, I thank the Director’s Circle, Museum Associates, Exhibition Patrons and otherdonors who give generously to help make our work at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art possible.
G. Gary MoyerExecutive Director
Kathleen Muffie-Witt, Arina, 2013
Patricia McDannel, Serenity 2, 2014
About the Pastel Medium
Shari Finney, The Next Pitch, 2015
The Jurying Process
Marianne Fyda, Toward the Great Shamokin Path, 2014
Alice Kelsey (Warriors Mark)Chester County Farm in Spring, 2012Pastel, 18” x 25”Courtesy of the artist
Tree Groves – Hot Mid-Day, 2012Pastel, 17” x 23”Courtesy of the artist
Diane Grguras (Glenshaw)Aquinnah, 2014Pastel, 14” x 11”Courtesy of the artist
Gold Hill, 2013Pastel, 12” x 9”Collection of the artist
Rita K. Haldeman (Jeannette)Bert, 2014Pastel, 9” x 12”Courtesy of the artist
Five selected members of the Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League(PPAL) met on Saturday, January 17, 2015, in Natrona Heights tojury the Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society (CPPS) entries. Sevenvolunteer members of the CPPS met on Sunday, January 25, 2015,in State College to jury the entries from the PPAL. The jurors in both groups represented a wide set of skills and experiences with pastels.
Prior to viewing the images, both groups reaffirmed that they werelooking for quality and reviewed an excellent list of judging criteriaput forth by a well-known pastelist.
Both PPAL and CPPS, without deciding on a particular juryingprotocol, followed a similar format in each jurying session. Jurorsfirst viewed all of the images without comment and then wentthrough all of the entries again, each juror voting yes/no/maybeon each piece. Results were tallied. Jurors then went back throughthe entries discussing each work and the reason for their votes.Further discussion was held for the pieces on which there wasdisagreement, with a final vote then being taken on each piece.
Gail Beem (Natrona Heights)All that Jazz, 2014Pastel, 21” x 27”Courtesy of the artist
Summer into Fall, 2014Pastel, 23” x 27”Courtesy of the artist
William Ceriani (Pittsburgh)Roman Amphitheater at Arles, 2014Pastel on UArt sanded pastel paper, 24” x 30”
Collection of the artist
Connie Clutter (Washington)Philadelphia 1825, 2013Pastel, 18” x 26”Courtesy of the artist
Karen Ferrick (Pittsburgh)Conversations Pending, 2013Pastel, 19” x 23”Courtesy of the artist
Savoring the View, 2015Pastel, 23” x 19”Courtesy of the artist
Shari Finney (Valencia)Graceful Petals, 2014Pastel, 16 ½” x 13 ½”Courtesy of the artist
The Next Pitch, 2015Pastel, 11” x 15”Courtesy of the artist
Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League
Judy Leasure, Watermelon, 2014
Karen Ferrick, Conversations Pending, 2013
Gail Beem, All that Jazz, 2014
Patricia Mae Young, Lucy Vincent Beach, 2013
Clare Klaum, Sipping on Sunshine, 2012
Anne Kenyon, Maine – Late Summer,2014
The Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society (CPPS) was formed inNovember, 2004 in State College, with 11 founding members inattendance. Since that time, the society has continued to grow to itscurrent level of 45 members. While most members are from centralPennsylvania, members come from as far west as the Butler area,north to Troutville and Bloomsburg, south to Williamsport andEnola, and east to Moscow in the Scranton region. Members alsoreside in other states, such as New Jersey, New Mexico, and Vermont.
The Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League (PPAL) was founded in 2002in Pittsburgh by Dr. Pat Bianco. She was looking for other pastelartists in the Pittsburgh area and placed an ad in the local paperand was bombarded with responses from other pastelists in the areawith the same idea. They formed a loose group – no meetings,mostly E-letters containing information on exhibits, supplies, artists’ accomplishments, websitesand other information. PPAL has since grown to 64 members, mostly from the greaterPittsburgh area, although some members come from Maryland and Ohio.
CPPS and PPAL, the only pastel societies in Pennsylvania, are both dedicated to the followinggoals: to promote fellowship among members, to raise public awareness of pastel as an artisticmedium, to enhance creative painting with pastels, and to offer educational activities that fostergrowth among members. The rosters of current members reflect diverse levels of skill andexperience. Some are beginners while others are accomplished professionals; some workexclusively with pastels while others work in mixed media, incorporating acrylic andwatercolors; and some work exclusively on their own while others attend regularly scheduledclasses and workshops. Periodically, all members meet to share their work, their techniques, andto enjoy an afternoon of artistic fellowship.
THE PASTEL SOCIETIES OF PENNSYLVANIA
How about Them…, 2015Pastel, 6 ½” x 12”Courtesy of the artist
Patricia Hilton (Cumberland, MD)Carson Morning, 2014Pastel, 16” x 20”Courtesy of the artist
Rosemary Hogan (Gibsonia)Mons Pave’ du Nord, 2013Pastel, 14” x 17”Courtesy of the artist
Diane Holland Murray (West Mifflin)Barn with Approaching Storm, 2014Pastel, 21” x 19”Courtesy of the artist
Stephany Myers (Washington)Promise, 2014Pastel, 20” x 24”Courtesy of the artist
Jan Pini (Venetia)Shake It Off, 2014Pastel, 13 ½” x 14 ½”Courtesy of the artist
Wrapped Up in Love, 2014Pastel, 12 ½” x 10 ½”Courtesy of the artist
Marian Sallade (Pittsburgh)Light, 2014Pastel, 16” x 20”Courtesy of the artist
Patricia Mae Young (Pittsburgh)Lucy Vincent Beach, 2013Pastel, 25” x 31”Courtesy of the artist
Anne Kenyon (State College)Maine – Late Summer, 2014Pastel, 19” x 16”Courtesy of the artist
Clare Klaum (Mechanicsburg)Sipping on Sunshine, 2012Pastel, 20 ½” x 16 ½”Collection of the artist
Judy Leasure (Smethport)Watermelon, 2014Pastel on pastel mat, 10” x 12”Courtesy of the artist
Patricia McDannel (DuBois)Serenity 2, 2013Pastel, 18” x 22”Courtesy of the artist
Spring Fever, 2013Pastel, 15” x 18”Courtesy of the artist
Jeanne McKinney (State College)River Rebirth, 2014Pastel, 16” x 21 ½”Collection of the artist
Michelle Montes (Moscow)The Stare, 2013Pastel, 12” x 16”Courtesy of the artist
Kathleen Muffie-Witt (State College)Arina, 2013Pastel, 28” x 22”Collection of the artist
Joanne Turner (Colmar)Lean on Me, 2015Pastel, 19” x 25”Courtesy of the artist
Judith Ann Wilson (Bellefonte)The Path through Red Rock Park, 2014Pastel on textured hardboard, 28” x 34”Courtesy of the artist
Rita K. Haldeman, Bert, 2014
CATALOGUECentral Pennsylvania Pastel Society
Gail Beem (Natrona Heights)At the Bend, 2015Pastel on Wallis, 22” x 26”Courtesy of the artist
Autumn Glow, 2014Pastel on Wallis, 22” x 26”Courtesy of the artist
Virginia Belser (State College)Summer Lushness, 2014Pastel, 14 ½” x 13 ½”Courtesy of the artist
Suzanne DeSarbo (Centre Hall)Frozen Colyer Lake, 2014Pastel, 17 ½” x 14 ½”Courtesy of the artist
Marianne Fyda (Troutville)Iris 2, 2013Pastel, 28” x 34”Courtesy of the artist
Toward the Great Shamokin Path, 2014Pastel, 22” x 28”Courtesy of the artist
Susan Nicholas Gephart (Bellefonte)Sunset and Clouds over Hameau Farm, Plein Air, 2014
Pastel, 20” x 24”Courtesy of the artist
Jessica Heath (Williamsport)Plum Island Storm, 2015Pastel on paper, 16” x 20”Collection of the artist
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