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Word from the president
Myles Johnston, PSEC President
Canada
Cupcake to go, 9×12
750 $
Welcome to the 5th edition of ‘Pixel Pastel’ online international juried exhibition 2024. (officially named Pixel Pastel in our 3rd year)
After 5 years of organizing this online exhibition, I’ve come to realize just how important online shows really are. As part of a pastel society’s mission which is to promote the medium, online shows foster growth and connect to a wider audience. Every year, we have artists from 20 or more countries submitting their artwork! These shows are a gateway to discovering pastel artists from all around the world, breaking down barriers of geography and access. It allows us all to grow as a global community, foster meaningful connections, learn new techniques, ideas and inspiration, and gain insight into the diverse stories and perspective from around the world. We all share the same passion for pastel and we hope to inspire artists of all kinds to try pastel and discover this unique, beautiful and versatile medium. Online shows don’t replace gallery shows, but rather offer artists and collectors many unique opportunities to discover and connect. Connecting and learning is what a pastel society is all about.
This exhibition will run from December 15th through to March 15th 2025.
Congratulations to the 95 artists who had their artwork accepted from 412 submitted images, and chosen by our selection juror master pastellist Susan M Story who won our top award in 2022! Susan had the daunting task to choose the show for us and did a fantastic job – We are truly amazed by the outstanding artwork and exceptional artistic talent on display once again this year!
Congratulations to all of the award winners! 18 magnificent paintings were chosen by our awards judge, internationally renown master pastellist TaiMeng Lim, an artist of exceptional talent who also has won many awards with Psec, as well as many exhibitions around the world. On behalf of the PSEC Executive Committee, I wish to thank both jury teams for their generosity, dedication and time devoted to this very difficult task. We are truly honoured by your participation.
We wish to invite you to visit our special jury gallery as well as our very own PSEC Masters’ gallery on the exhibition page.
A special in memoriam section this year is dedicated to our beloved and long time devoted committee member Linda Blaney who passed away on October 30th this year. Linda is in fact the one who came up with the name Pixel Pastel. Linda will remain in our hearts forever and her artwork will live on in our homes and private collections. We hope you enjoy some of her beautiful art.
As always, a special thanks and much gratitude to our dedicated PSEC committee members and everyone who volunteered their valuable time and skills in order to make this online exhibition a success. We’d like to thank Fannie Blaney, our graphic designer for our publicity and social media posters, and to Marie-Hélène Archambault of Conceptions Web Archambault who worked long hours to set up our website and exhibition page. Thank you also to Austin Hamby from ShowSubmit, the man behind the platform we use for the submission and the selection process and that makes everything so much easier!
Last but not least, to all of our sponsors for your continued support and generosity. Your contributions are an essential part of our exhibitions and we truly value our partnership with all of you as we strive to promote the pastel medium and its wonderful artists around the world.
We truly wish you will enjoy our international exhibition that portrays a variety of artistic styles and subjects and puts on display the colourful world and sheer beauty of pastel paintings!
I take the occasion to wish everyone a happy, healthy and safe holiday season.
Sincerely,
Myles Johnston – PSEC President
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TO PURCHASE A WORK FROM THIS EXHIBITION, CONTACT MONIQUE.
In Memoriam
Linda Blaney
1954 – 2024
Master’s Gallery
Denis Jacques
Canada
Décollage, 18×24
NFS
Mélissa Breault
Canada
AfterGlow, 10×12
NFS
Danielle Richard
Canada
Soleils Verts, 32×40
NFS
Claude Texier
France
Flaçons anciens, 22×22
NFS
William Truman Hosner
United States
Laundry Day, 12×18
NFS
Jury
Susan M story
United States
Spring Prime, 29.5 x 22.5
NFS
Juges des prix
Malaysia
China
Quiet Curiosity, 13.75 x 21
NFS
Prize List
Winners – Exhibition 2024
The Last Shelter
1st prize ($2,000)
Grand prix Horace Champagne / Bank TD Gestion du patrimoine / PSEC
26.5 x 35.5
$1,000
Chen Kay
China
Night. Saint Petersburg city view
2nd prize ($1,000)
PygmaliART / PSEC
16 x 28
$3,600
Sergei Oussik
Russia
Ms. Wang
3rd prize ($775)
PSEC
21.6 x 39.3
$8,000
Cheng Li
China
The Sun, The Moon and The Stars
4th prize ($635)
PSEC
27 x 19
$5,000
Daniela Rum
Italy
Living III
5th prize ($525)
Terry Ludwing / PSEC
21.6 x 15.7
$1,500
Jianjie Zhou
China
Standing Alone
6th prize ($425)
Pastel Girault / PSEC
12.5 x 11
$1,800
Yael Maimon
Israel
Busy Crosswalk
7th prize ($350)
ArtSpectrum / PSEC
16 x 20
$2,500
Andrew McDermott
Canada
Pieta
8th prize ($325)
PSEC
60.6 x 55.1
$90,000
Fabio Cuffari
Italy
100% New Zealand
9th prize ($275)
PSEC
18 x 19
$6,000
Michael Freeman
New Zealand
Trapped by the Decadent Beauty
10th prize ($250)
PSEC
17 x 23
$1,000
Silja Salmistu
Denmark
Two Girls On A Raft
11th prize ($200)
PSEC
19 x 25
$2,100
Glen Maxion
United States
The Alumnus
12th prize ($175)
Golden Artist Color / PSEC
36 x 24
$4,000
Teresa DeSeve
United States
Go figure!
13th prize ($160)
PSEC
14 x 11
$1,500
Michele Ashby
United Kingdom
Siblings
14th prize ($155)
PSEC
16 x 16
$1,200
Martine Tulet
France
Beyond the Bounds
15th prize ($155)
Golden Artist Color / PSEC
20 x 20
$1,500
Paula Phelps
United States
Passing Time
16th prize ($150)
PSEC
41.7 x 30.7
$10,000
Qingquan Zhang
China
NANUK, le maître des ours
17th prize ($130)
ArtSpectrum / PSEC
18.5 x 26.75
$2,150
Dominique Bisson
Canada
La Chorale du Bassin
18th prize ($100)
PSEC
26.75 x 22.75
$1,642
Brigitte Charles
France
Our participants
Bridget in London
15 x 11.75
$1,240
Pam V. Agan-Smith
United States
Summer’s End
11 x 11
$800
Shoshanna Ahart
Germany
Go figure!
14 x 11
$1,500
Michele Ashby
United Kingdom
Shadow play
11 x 10
$1,000
Michele Ashby
United Kingdom
Blissful Pleasure: Remembering Grandmother’s Sweet Peas
12 x 9
$350
Darlene Bigus-Doheny
United States
Memories Linger
12 x 16
$500
Darlene Bigus-Doheny
United States
NANUK, le maître des ours
18.5 x 26.75
$2,150
Dominique Bisson
Canada
2:44
27 x 20
$3,000
Bithia Bjurman
United States
Line of Focus
20 x 27
$2,600
Bithia Bjurman
United States
Midnight Stalker
11 x 13
$1,500
Michelle Bonneville
Canada
Autoportrait
10.53 x 16.53
$1,000
Stephanie Bouchard
Canada
March Morning
12 x 20
$900
Terri Brooks
United States
Sicao Green Tunnel
15.4 x 21.3
$8,000
Yuli Chang
Taiwan
La Chorale du Bassin
26.75 x 22.75
$1,642
Brigitte Charles
France
Ode à Saraswati
22.75 x 22.75
$985
Brigitte Charles
France
Show Time.
5 x 11.75
$630
Johanne Charron
Canada
Composed
31 x 21
$15,000
Nancy Chen
United States
Monsieur Patrick et son chien
19.5 x 15.5
$1,200
Marie-Pierre Chevalier
France
Street Art2
15.5 x 19.5
$1,300
Marie-Pierre Chevalier
France
Search and Search
15.5 x 21.5
$9,999
Li-Yin Chou
Taiwan
Some Fishes on Ice Pack
21.5 x 15.5
$9,999
Li-Yin Chou
Taiwan
Eye Contact
12 x 18
$3,000
Jason Chuang
Taiwan
Rest in idleness
15.5 x 21.5
$3,000
Jason Chuang
Taiwan
Lumi
27.5 x 39.3
$25,000
Fabio Cuffari
Italy
Pieta
60.6 x 55.1
$90,000
Fabio Cuffari
Italy
High Rise
16 x 20
$1,750
Christina Davis
United States
Erica
40 x 30
$2,000
Teresa DeSeve
United States
The Alumnus
36 x 24
$4,000
Teresa DeSeve
United States
Rencontre fortuite
18 x 24
$950
Michele Duretete-Brodel
France
Daydreaming
18 x 24
$2,500
John Michael Evans
United States
Melissa
24 x 18
$3,000
John Michael Evans
United States
Pachiderma
27.5 x 19.5
$2,000
Dania Fazion
Italy
Spontaneous Combustion
28 x 41
$2,950
Margaret Ferraro
Canada
Dentelles
40 x 28
$1,500
Jacqueline Ferron
France
Best of Friend
15 x 11
$1,500
Maureen Finnerty
Canada
That Peaceful Easy Feeling
7 x 5
$450
Maureen Finnerty
Canada
100% New Zealand
18 x 19
$6,000
Michael Freeman
New Zealand
Our Lady of the River
18.8 x 18.8
$6,000
Michael Freeman
New Zealand
Vintage ceramics
17 x 13
$2,500
Lynn Fuller
New Zealand
Énergie
13 x 20
$850
Sylvie Gelinas
Canada
Plan B
19 x 12
$700
Sylvie Gelinas
Canada
Dans le bus
20 x 20
$590
Monique Genain
France
Le bus de Bungamati
28 x 20
$720
Monique Genain
France
Skirwink trail NL
12 x 9
$300
Robin Everall Grinnell
Canada
Bird-Watcher
16 x 12
$3,600
Barbara S. Groff
United States
Turtle Creek
28 x 20
$2,400
Irina Gromova
United States
Lys
18 x 18
$450
Frédérik Guay
Canada
Beautiful Bolivia
16 x 20
$850
Luisa Gabriela Guzman
United States
Nantahala Forest
18 x 24
$2,499
Jim Hallenbeck
United States
Headdress
16 x 11
$2,500
Joyce Hanson
United States
Rock and Shadows
10 x 14
$1,200
Joyce Hanson
United States
Distant Thunder
15 x 23
$2,800
Anthony O’Neal Hedrick
United States
Pueblo Fry Bread
16 x 12
$1,400
Anthony O’Neal Hedrick
United States
Touching the light
8 x 11
$400
Sebastian Ilczuk
Poland
Vibrant
7 x 11
$350
Sebastian Ilczuk
Poland
Wapama Falls
18 x 12
$1,100
Virginia Kamhi
United States
Shepherd boy
80 x 60
$1,000
Chen Kay
China
The Last Shelter
26.5 x 35.5
$1,000
Chen Kay
China
Renaissance Peasant
12 x 16
$950
Kenneth Keith
United States
Superstition Daybreak
12 x 16
$950
Kenneth Keith
United States
Trapped
19 x 16.75
$500
Christine Labrecque
Canada
The Stylist
12 x 12
$600
Catherine LaPointe Vollmer
United States
A study in red
20 x 16
$1,000
Henriet Lapshina
Switzerland
Chawan
15.7 x 23.6
$3,500
Alexis Le Borgne
France
Shamisen
19.6 x 27.5
$4,500
Alexis Le Borgne
France
The Bridal Dream
18 x 14
$3,000
Shuk Susan Lee
United States
Stage of Aging: Angst
24 x 17
$3,000
Judith Kazdym Leeds
United States
Stage of Aging: What’s Happening?
22 x 17
$3,000
Judith Kazdym Leeds
United States
Mikael
20 x 16
$750
Yvon Lehouillier
Canada
Sans frontières (Without frontiers)
30 x 44
$10,000
Annick Letourneau
Canada
Ms. Wang
21.6 x 39.3
$8,000
Cheng Li
China
The prime of youth
31 x 21.5
$1,000
Ya Chi Lien
Taiwan
Bona Vista Blue Skies
15 x 17
$700
Cathy Maureen Lorraway
Canada
Night Serenity
16 x 22
$2,400
Yael Maimon
Israel
Standing Alone
12.5 x 11
$1,800
Yael Maimon
Israel
Hipster
19 x 25
$2,100
Glen Maxion
United States
Two Girls On A Raft
19 x 25
$2,100
Glen Maxion
United States
Busy Crosswalk
16 x 20
$2,500
Andrew McDermott
Canada
Laundry Day
9.5 x 16.5
$1,400
Andrew McDermott
Canada
Red Ribbon #3
11 x 8.5
$400
Laura Mocnik
United States
Up and Away
15.5 x 13
$500
Laura Mocnik
United States
Sur la route
17 x 14
$480
Celine Montpetit
Canada
Night. Saint Petersburg city view
16 x 28
$3,600
Sergei Oussik
Russia
Girl with Ukulele
25 x 19.5
$7,000
Mario Bautista Panis
Philippines
Les roses
15 x 19
$1,500
Dabere Pascal
France
Pauline, Sima, and Cats
31.5 x 23.6
$24,000
Maria Pavlova
United States
Big Boy
24 x 36
$2,200
Denice Peters
United States
Memories For Sale
16 x 20
$1,500
Denice Peters
United States
Beyond the Bounds
20 x 20
$1,500
Paula Phelps
United States
Summer’s Sweeping Spray
17 x 17
$1,500
Paula Phelps
United States
Qween
19 x 25
$1,700
Sergey Pietila
Finland
Fall’s Path
16 x 12
$995
Johanne Pion
Canada
The Drifters
10 x 21
$1,800
John Plishka
United States
You First
16 x 14
$1,100
John Plishka
United States
Diversity
13 x 9
$550
Georgia Priniotakis
Canada
Lumière d’automne
14 x 11
$600
Suzanne Proulx
Canada
Where Is It?
10 x 8
$500
Heather Quay
United States
La jeune femme au bouquet
20 x 16
$950
Michel Raymond
Canada
Red Stripes and Purple Skies
27 x 21
$2,500
BF Reed
United States
Ready to Go Under
18 x 24
$1,800
Carleen O’Connor Rivera
United States
The River Runs High
27.5 x 11
$1,350
Carleen O’Connor Rivera
United States
Serenity
16 x 20
$1,900
Jane E Robbins
United States
Givre
16 x 16
$550
Véronique Roché
France
Vallon enneigé
12 x 12
$450
Véronique Roché
France
The Shades of Autumn to Come
9 x 12
$750
Harvey Rogosin
United States
Cherries Jubilee
18 x 22
$2,000
Terri Levine Rosenblum
United States
Maine Attraction
18 x 22
$1,200
Terri Levine Rosenblum
United States
The Sun, The Moon and The Stars
27 x 19
$5,000
Daniela Rum
Italy
Trapped by the Decadent Beauty
17 x 23
$1,000
Silja Salmistu
Denmark
Eva’s Mom
20 x 16
$3,250
William Schneider
United States
Lamentation For Ukraine
24 x 18
$3,950
William Schneider
United States
Flower Bouquet
11 x 8
$1,500
Halla Erfan Shafey
Egypt
Fresh From the market
18 x 24
$2,500
Halla Erfan Shafey
Egypt
Red Flower
21.3 x 15.4
$6,000
Li Chu Shih
Taiwan
Leaving Your Mark
20 x 20
$2,600
Colette Odya Smith
United States
Light Hearted
20 x 20
$2,600
Colette Odya Smith
United States
Market Day
8 x 6
$400
Anne K Spivey
United States
Sunset in San San-Nong Chom
24 x 24
$1,300
Anne K Spivey
United States
Cinnamon bun
8.5 x 11
$195
Caroline Tremblay
Canada
L’heure dorée
17 x 26
$825
Caroline Tremblay
Canada
Emerald Creek Reflections #3
20 x 16
$650
Viviane A. Trubey
Canada
Beautiful man wearing heavy makeup
21.5 x 15.5
$3,000
Chun Yi Tsou
Taiwan
Dream of ballet ‘swan lake’
21.5 x 15.5
$3,000
Chun Yi Tsou
Taiwan
Siblings
16 x 16
$1,200
Martine Tulet
France
Valley of Fire
14 x 20
$1,200
Dug Waggoner
United States
The Old Alley No.3
43 x 31
$5,000
Feng Wan
China
Michelmas
8.3 x 11.7
$1,200
Davina Wang
New Zealand
Rock Hill Clarity
18 x 24
$4,200
Marlene Wiedenbaum
United States
Support
9 x 12
$1,100
Marlene Wiedenbaum
United States
The Hunger
14 x 11
$950
Alexandra Wozniak
Canada
Concerto
43 x 25
$5,000
Huang Shu Yi
China
Passing Time
41.7 x 30.7
$10,000
Qingquan Zhang
China
Living III
21.6 x 15.7
$1,500
Jianjie Zhou
China
Living V
15.7 x 21.6
$1,500
Jianjie Zhou
China
