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By Lynn Howarth
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All the winners of the February
Get Dusty Competition
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Meet our Guest judge
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Meet our winner of the Winter Get Dusty Competition
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Get Dusty Schedule and Creative Bubbles
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AGM Notice & Forum News
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Members Gallery
A selection of our members paintings
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Members News
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Meet our new Members
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FIRST PLACE
"Transfixed" by Lynn Howarth.
The Judge says: This is an excellent painting which
corresponds perfectly with the theme of the
competition. The dramatic lighting, also called
chiaroscuro, has that high capacity of letting us enter
the scene instead of just staying an onlooker; it also has
the ability to make the scene mysterious. This is
precisely what you feel when you look at this pastel
painting. This singular female portrait was done by
playing with the very strong contrasts generated by
white, harsh light. This lighting gives a lot of depth to
the composition although it consists of only a few
elements. The contrasts and shadows on the face are
brilliantly rendered and the choice of colours is
interesting. The whites contain hints of blue to better
describe the whiteness of the light; the same cold hues
are set against the warm flesh tones of the womans
complexion. The eye is very expressive and gives a lot
of character to the ensemble. The clothing, though
discreet, is also well rendered. Given that drawing a
hand is far from being easy, it brings added value to the
quality of the work.
SECOND PLACE
"Wistful Reflection" by Lynn Howarth.
The Judge says: This is a beautiful portrait of an
aged man which fully matches the theme. This
kind of painting is called grisaille. Using pure
white on a grey paper is a good choice to increase
the impression of depth and relief. The drawing
and proportions are excellent. The modelling of
the face is done by expert use of strong luminous
monochrome contrasts. This is an intimate and
touching portrait which urges us to reflect. This
feeling is reinforced by the downward gaze of the
subject as well as its slight off-centre placement on
the picture plane. It gives an impression of
isolation, of being in the background. The subject
seems to be alone, occupied with deep reflections,
perhaps even talking to himself.
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The Judge says: These are two very successful pastels in both the choice of subjects and the execution. We have here two very different
themes: the fear for ones life and the joy of living.
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HONOURABLE MENTIONS
"Sunshine" by Elisabeth Blass
The Judge says: This is quite a lovely pastel full of sweetness which
reminds us of impressionist paintings where the artist uses more
suggestion than precise description. The luminous contrasts are
subtle but still present. The light source is clearly defined and nicely
shapes the different elements of the portrait. The way the subject is
lit up is excellent: the rendering of warm, golden sunlight on the face,
the hat and particularly on the hair is very successful. This is a pastel
where the poetry is enhanced by the use of only two ranges of
colours: blue and yellow.
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Florence Hamelin
By Jim Humphreys
Leonie
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Lynn Howarth
By Dorothea Schulz
Dorothea: Lynn, congratulations on
winning both the first and second places
in the Get Dusty challenge. Thats quite
an achievement! Please tell us a bit about
yourself, what brought you to art and
your artistic career
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Nancy
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SOMETHING CHANGED
Focus on Underpainting
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MEMBERS NEWS
Congratulations
Lynn Howarth entered the WH Smith and Derwent Pencils Sketch Off competition which
was held recently. Artists were given 90 minutes
to produce a sketch of Una Stubbs. Lynn was
one of the three winners of the competition,
and will receive a set of 72 Derwent sketching
pencils. To add to her surprise two of the contestants from the BBCs Big Painting Challenge
tweeted her winning portrait.
See all the entries here
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Members Gallery
The Scribbler team need members to submit their paintings for inclusion in future issues..
Good quality photos of your work are the only requirement, no other rules apply.
Send your pictures to scribbler@pastelguld.org, or alternatively post them in your members profile gallery.
Barn in Winter
Martina Heinisch
Hattie
Jill Harker
Old Man
Ole Hedeager
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Sky Glory
Katerina Pyatakova
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Bouquet de printemps
Isabelle Renoncet
Connor
Joanne Simpson
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Orange Wolke
Clea Mller
Jkulsarlon
Ute Hansen
Distel
Oliver Kols
Squirrel
Gillian Lait
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