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The PSA School for Pastels at The National Arts Club

 

In 1989 the Pastel Society of America opened its doors to students wishing to learn the versatile techniques of the pastel medium. The PSA school was later re-named after the founder of the Pastel Society of America, the late Flora B. Giffuni, who taught portrait and figure classes there for many years. The PSA school was made possible by the donation of space by The National Arts Club.  An original concept at the time of its founding, it is still a unique place in which every genre is offered using pastels as the medium of expression and where students receive one-on-one instruction. Classes have a maximum of 12 students.

Working in the glorious Victorian building of The National Arts Club that was once the residence of Governor Tilden, Monday through Saturday, students have the opportunity of selecting classes year-round in all genres: portrait, figure, still life, florals, landscape, cityscape, and preliminary drawing for pastels. It is the only art school devoted exclusively to the medium of pastel.

Suggested Supplies List:

Box of NuPastels (min. 48); drawing board; 3 sheets of gray Canson Mi-Tientes paper; a few sticks of vine charcoal; kneadable eraser.

Fees & Registration:

6 Classes $150; Individual Classes $35 (subject to change without notice).  Please call beforehand.  Class registration and information: Contact PSA office at 212-533-6931. Classes are ongoing and year-round.

CLASS SCHEDULE

Classes are ongoing year round.

FEES: 6 classes $150; Individual Classes $35

Subject to change without notice. Please call beforehand.

 

Please click here for a class enrollment form.

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Article on Portraiture-Students at the PSA School for Pastels and interested readers may wish to see an article on the basics of drawing portraits, published in PSA's magazine, the Pastelagram. 

 

To view the article "Understanding the Planes of the Face" by Master Pastelist Dan Slapo, PSA, in the summer 2002  Pastelagram, page 11, please click here

Articles on Styles of Pastel Painting - To read about the diverse approaches to pastel painting please click here

If you’re looking to improve your portrait painting, consider studying with Bob Palevitz in a special six-session class. 

 

Please click here for details.