Pastels USA: 99 Voices in Pastel will be open August 31, 2023 to October 29, 2023 at the Haggin Museum in Stockton, California. The Awards Ceremony and Reception will be on September 9, 2023 from 2pm to 4pm. Join us and meet the artists!
The 37th Annual International Exhibition of PASTELS USA: 99 Voices in Pastel is officially judged and complete. We applaud every artist who was accepted, and we congratulate every artist who won an award. It was a tough year, but the spirit of these artists embody what it means to see good in the world and have faith in humanity.
Exhibitions like this take a village, as the saying goes. We are fortunate to have amazing volunteers who grab hold of a project and make it happen. President Pamela Comfort kept us on track throughout the process. Francesca Droll handled Ways and Means and corresponded with our donors and sponsors, who make so much of this possible. Jennifer Von Bergen managed our social media. Jerry Boyd collected all the shipped art and got it to the Haggin Museum, and he will also get it back to the artists safe and sound. Andrea Dompe of the Haggin Museum and her crew did an amazing job of getting everything gathered and hung—Thank You! Finally, our deep gratitude to our jurors, Marcia Holmes, Tony Alain, and Cuong Nguyen for the awesome job they did in assessing the entries, and to Mary Platt for her expert judging and commentary on the top five pieces.
This year’s show was managed by three long time members of the PSWC Board, Sabrina Hill (Vice President), W. Truman Hosner (Museum Liaison), and Dug Waggoner (MOOS Chairman). Our show would not go on if it weren’t for the technically talented Austin Hambly of Show Submit, who does all the internet intricacies, sets up juror and judging panels and tracks the entries. Thank you team!
Best in Show – Daniel E. Greene Memorial Award
Browsing by Bithia Bjurman
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Plein Air Magazine Award
Elphaba and Nessarose with Nikko (Before Oz)
by Sharon Pomales Tousey
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
1st Place Contemporary Realism
Duane Wakeham/Richard Sutherland Award
Shower Door by Sally Strand, PSWC-DP
Capistrano Beach, California
1st Place Contemporary Impressionism
Duane Wakeham/Richard Sutherland
Baby, It’s Cold Outside by Kim Lordier, PSWC-DP
Millbrae, California
1st Place Modern/Experimental
Past Presidents Award-Susan Goodmundson and Sabrina Hill in Memory of Ruth Cabrera
Over the Falls by Ellen Gust, PSWC
Palo Alto, California
2nd Place Contemporary Realism
Royal Talens/PSWC Award
No Place to Be But Here by Carol Peebles
New Orleans, Louisiana
2nd Place Contemporary Impressionism
FASO/Bold Brush/PSWC Award
Taking Flight by Jill Storey
Boise, Idaho
2nd Place Modern/Experimental
Dakota Art/PSWC Award
Garden Impression by Debora Stewart
Clinton, Iowa
3rd Place Contemporary Realism
President’s Award-Pamela Comfort
Everything Past and Present by W. Truman Hosner, PSWC-DP
Ferndale, Michigan
3rd Place Contemporary Impressionism
Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Award
Family Fun by Glen Maxion
San Diego, California
3rd Place Modern/Experimental
Mark and Elisabeth Sarrow Award
Tapestry by Patti Arbino
Northridge, California
Jack Richeson Award
The Shop Down in Nassau Town by Gerald Boyd, PSWC-PL
Galt, California
Terry Ludwig Pastels Award
Vintage Marbles by Nanette Catigbe
Fairfax, Virginia
Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Award
Sunset Stroll at Crescent Beach by Donna Catotti, PSWC
Haines, Alaska
Bonnie Zahn Griffith Award
Thinking Pattern by Alex Kasyan
Montreal, Canada
HK Holbein Award
Basking in Dusk by Terry Ford, PSWC-DP
San Jose, California
Pastel Society of America Award
Artichokes by BF Reed, PSWC
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Waif Mullins Award
Beyond by Christina Williams
Daly City, California
Blick Art Supplies Award
Emergence by Jim Tyler PSWC-DP
San Luis Obispo, California
Connecticut Pastel Society Award
Monterey Twilight by Clark Mitchell, PSWC-DP
Cotati, California
Show Submit Award
Girl With Pierced Earring by Laura Mocnik
Flat Rock, Michigan
Jerry’s Artarama Award
The Dress Shop by Susan Kuznitsky
Portland, Oregon
Golden Peak Media Award
Capt. Garland by Jay DeChesere
Wilmington, North Carolina
Armadillo Art & Craft Award
Strut by Nancie King Mertz, PSWC-DP
Rockford, Illinois
Ampersand Art Supply and Diane Townsend Award
Sundowners by Pat Aragon Stoddard
New Castle, California
Airfloat Systems Award
Enduring Blooms by TaiMing Lim, PSWC
Beranang, Selangor, Malaysia
Golden Artist Colors/Pan Pastels Award
Wired by Anne Spivey
Atlanta, Georgia
Pat Aragon Stoddard Award
Dry Dock by Matt Lister, PSWC-DP
El Dorado Hills, California
Rita Kirkman Award
Badlands by John Sherry
Bend, Oregon
Roland Miller Award
Contra Costa Twilight by Marsha Dalmas
Berkeley, California
Jean Vineyard Myers Award
Sphinx by John Plishka
Lindhurst, Illinois
Deborah Pepin Award
Roaring Camp Forest Train by Marie Gonzales, PSWC
Folsom, California
Tamra Sanchez Award
Flash Mob by Mike Kolasinski
Chicago, Illinois.
Accepted Entries
Refreshing Stroll by Robin Diane Angelides
Santa Monica, California
Clothed in Strength by Mary Aslin, PSWC-DP
San Juan Capistrano, California
Athabasca Falls by Marcia A. Ballowe
Great Falls, Montana
The Joy of the Islands by Steve Bennett PSWC
Jacksonville, Oregon
Quiet Thoughts by Darlene Bigus-Doheny
New Orleans, Louisiana
Go Big or Go Home by Jennifer Blackburn
San Rafael, California
Circus by Johanne Boisvert
Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain, Québec, Canada
Yosemite by Diane Sauble Breuer, PSWC
Fresno, California
Perfect Ending by Joan Brewster
Aberdeen, Washington
Yellow Radiance by Stephanie Brown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian
C’est Si Bon à Paris by Dawn Buckingham
Orange, California
Quiet Evening by Pamela J. Cook
Leland, North Carolina
Reaching the Sea by Keith Demanche
Rochester, New Hampshire
My Little Man by Kathy Despot
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Voluptuary by Kathe Knight Drake
Edina, Minnesota
An Evening Gift by Francesca Droll
Bigfork, Montana
Jimmy by Merrilyn Duzy, PSWC
West Hills, California
Viewpoint by Linda G Evans
Brookings, Oregon
Morning Arrives by Diane Fechenbach, PSWC-DP
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Summer Path by Ted Fuka
Mokena, Illinois
Girl In Window by Jeri Greenberg, PSWC
Leland, North Carolina
Minus Ten Degrees by Bonnie Zahn Griffith PSWC-DP
Meridian, Idaho
Beaver Tail Still Life 2 by Larry G. Hemmerich
Thousand Palms, California
Morning Meditation by Kelly Ann Hine
Santa Ynez, California
Tiny On Stripes by Karen Horne, PSWC
Salt Lake City, Utah
Summer Breeze by Catherine Howe
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Shrimp by Hsiu-Min Hung
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
High Sierra Mountain Glow by Lucinda Johnson
Roseville, California
Devereux Slough Morning by Virginia Kamhi, PSWC
Thousand Oaks, California
Spring Rush by Allison Krajcik
North Easton, Massachusetts
Bouganvilla at Casa Del Prado by Anne Kullaf
Boulder, Colorado
Exuberance by Carmen Lamp
Westlake Village, California
Long Tall Eucalyptus by Margaret Larlham
San Diego, California
Summer Oasis by Shuk Susan Lee, PSWC
Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts
Lily by Judith Kazdym Leeds, PSWC-DP
Montville, New Jersey
Bean Hollow Beach by Tatiana Mahkt
San Jose, California
Hong Kong Boat by Andrew McDermott, PSWC
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Evening Glow by Eveline Miller, PSWC
Beaufort, South Carolina
Tumble by Jan Y Miller, PSWC
Roseville, California
November Reflections by Karen A Miller, PSWC
Healdsburg, California
Golden Slough by Linda Louis Mutti, PSWC
Santa Barbara, California
Step Up by Nancy O’Hara
Germantown, New York
Geometrica by Janet Patterson
Ashland, Oregon
Morning Glory by Deborah Pepin, PSWC
Sanger, California
Carrizo Backroad by Erika Perloff, PSWC
Santa Cruz, California
Golden Moment by Sandra Place, PSWC
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Saturated by Peggy Davidson Post, PSWC
Pebble Beach, California
Long Distance by Patricia Prendergast
Sacramento, California
Swan Story by Barbara Reich, PSWC-DP
Traverse City, Michigan
Monterey Morning Glow by Natalie Richards
San Bernardino, California
Synchronicity by Carole Rogers
Little Silver, New Jersey
Brushed With Gold by Sarah Rose
Bayfield, Colorado
Crystal Springs by Teresa Ruzzo, PSWC
Mountain View, California
Slice of Orange by Cheri Saffro, PSWC
Highland Park, Illinois
River Rush by Tamra Sanchez, PSWC
Santa Rosa, California
Winter Color by Ann Sanders, PSWC
Goleta, California
Imperious by William Schneider, PSWC
Naples, Florida
Loki’s Feather by Kathleen E Shy
Reno, Nevada
Lavender Bee by Teresa A Steinbach-Garcia
Wilton, California
Sunset Reflection by Carol Strock Wasson
Union City, Indiana
Tilted by Vianna Szabo, PSWC
Romeo, Michigan
Range #1 by Carol Talley, PSWC
Santa Barbara, California
Poser by Donna Theresa, PSWC
Aptos, California
Mariachi Singer by Nori M Thorne, PSWC
Sedona, Arizona
St Lawrence Revisited by Dug Waggoner, PSWC-DP
El Cerrito, California
Crack of Light in the Treeline by Avon Waters
Converse, Indiana