Explorations in Color - Vermont Pastel Society
Vermont Pastel Society all-member exhibit
Discover the remarkable beauty of soft pastel, a vibrant medium made from pure pigment that creates rich color and extraordinary luminosity.
Presented by the Vermont Pastel Society, a statewide organization of nearly 100 artists, this exhibition showcases a diverse collection of landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and contemporary works by talented Vermont pastel artists.
August 28-September 26, 2026
Opening reception: August 28 - 5:30-7:30pm
Christine Kennedy
Color Field Exploration-Warm
soft pastel over watercolor on watercolor paper
13"x13"
$250
Brian Livingston
Meadow
soft pastels over burnt sienna sanded paper
18 1/4” x 14 1/4”
$600
*2nd Place winner*
Jocelyn Randles
Last Dance
SOLD
soft pastel over pastel underpainting on sanded paper
16"x16"
$395
*3rd Place winner*
Ann Wickham
Leaf Mosaic II
soft pastel over pastel/alcohol wash underpainting on sanded paper
14"x17"
$525
Ann Wickham
Sheltered
soft pastel over watercolor underpainting on sanded paper
10"x15"
$385
"Reflective Waterscape" Award
Marla Ianello
125th and Broadway-SOLD
soft pastel on sanded 280 grit paper
22"x28"
$1000
"Figuratively Speaking" award
Katrina Thorstensen
Late Afternoon Light - SOLD
soft pastel plein air painting
10.5"x10.5"
$450
"Luminous Landscape" Award
Lisa Solbert-Sheldon
Still Life (with apologies to Giorgio Morandi) 1890 - 1964
soft pastel on sanded paper
12"x12"
$200
Debra Kraemer
Window Shopping
soft pastel on Art Spectrum Colorfix paper
11 3/4" x 14 3/4"
$375
"Abstractly Appealing" Award
Phyllis Willey
Persimmons & Pewter
hard and soft pastel over watercolor and pastel underpainting on mounted Lux Archival paper
12"x10"
$300
Cindy Griffith
River of Light
soft pastel over pastel/alcohol underpainting on UArt sanded paper
10"x13.5"
$375
Pamelia E. Smith
Booth Quarry,
Vinalhaven, Maine
hard and soft pastel over vine charcoal sketch
14.5"x11.5"
NFS
"Touchingly Textural" Award
Pamelia E. Smith
Paddling by the Artist's Studio
hard and soft pastel over pastel and alcohol underpainting on sanded paper
22.5" x 14.25"
$400
Maria Riley
New Morning Light
soft pastel over watercolor underpainting on watercolor paper
18"x20"
$700
Maria Riley
Passing Thoughts
soft pastel over watercolor underpainting on sanded paper
18"x16"
$650
"Totally Tonal" Award
David H Brown
Stickney Brook pool
soft pastel over tissue paper and gesso on UArt sanded paper
15"x18"
$400
Joyce Kahn
A Glorious Morning SOLD
soft pastel on Mazzouli sanded paper
14"x11"
$375
"Colorfully Crafted" Award
Explorations in Color
Vermont Pastel Society - all member exhibit
Aug 28-Sept 26, 2026
Opening reception:
Friday, Aug 28 - 5:30-7:30 pm
Gallery hours:
Tuesday- Saturday
10:00-6:00pm
Juror Aline Ordman selected 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, as well as subject and design awards on August 28. Read her comments on the award-winning pieces below.
















































































