2nd Annual Members Exhibition

Willowbrook Farm is a wonderful setting for plein air painting with its many and varied subjects -- a pond, some chickens, the stone barn, a spring house, woods, and much more! Sometimes it's hard to know where to start! But many wonderful paintings were created from our visit last year. And this year you can […]

A day trip to the New Jersey Shore starting at 8:00 am or earlier.  Bring a brown bag lunch to eat on Betsy Miraglia's bayside porch, and continue painting until 4:00pm. There are clean portapotties in parking area at the end of Second Avenue at “The Point.” Meet at Betsy Miraglia’s  home at 11837 Paradise […]

Join us for this weekend Plein Air event! Durning the week, the Garrett Williamson property is home to a child care center and a day camp. But we can go on Saturday to paint the interesting grounds, which include a barn, animals, pastures, and a farm and garden. There's a picnic area and restrooms are […]

Sugartown Strawberries is a wonderful farm stand with lots of produce, fields of sunflowers, not-yet-ripe pumpkins, and a variety of habitats certified as a wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. There should be lots of interesting subjects for painting. The farm stand officially opens at 10; you can arrive a little earlier to start […]

Valley Forge Flowers has a wonderful diverse outdoor display of flowers and plants, seasonal decorations, garden statuary, and other intriguing items to inspire our painting pleasure! We'll meet in the back parking lot just behind the shop, and then set up our easels to capture the most engaging still-lifes. Remember this is a retail shop, […]

 Read about this show here.

Kathy has graciously agreed to open her house as a headquarters for a day of painting. Her place is right on the wetlands so there are beautiful views from her deck. And the ocean is 9 houses in the other direction for those who want to paint that vista. Bring your lunch or buy locally, […]

Mike and his wife moved in July to a smaller place, taking their sheep and hens with them. There will be a whole new range of things to paint -- a vineyard with wine grapes for now, a barn, a stream across the street, and more interesting vistas. Contact Mike at dmichaelkerr@hotmail.com or me at […]

Again this year we will have a celebration and outdoor show to conclude our plein air season. Everyone who participated in any of the plein events is invited to show your work, and everyone else -- all PPS members, friends and family -- is invited to come and enjoy the show and festivities. Mount your […]

Our Annual Members Meeting is on Friday, October 15th at 10 o'clock at the Community Arts Center in Wallingford. It marks the second anniversary of the first members meeting of the Philadelphia Pastel Society.  An artist demo will be presented by our own PPS member, Carol Kardon. In addition, the Executive Board’s term will be […]

 This general members meeting will be virtual.  A brief informational meeting will be followed by  a Virtual    1 ½ hour Demo with Nancie King Mertz.   Nancie teaches across the US and internationally and is on the faculty for the Plein Air Convention and the IAPS Convention. She is a nationally known master and eminent […]

Philadelphia Pastel Society is hosting an online demo to be presented by renowned pastel artist, Jeri Greenberg PSA, IAPS/MC Registration is required.  PPS members: $10   non-members: $15 This is a virtual event.  After you complete your registration you will receive an invitation to attend via Zoom. Register for this event  Here Watch for an email […]

Shofuso is a beautiful Japanese garden and house located in the western part of Fairmont Park. The cherry blossoms only bloom for a week or two in early April and create a spectacular sight. We will try to capture them this year. Shofuso opens at 11:00 am so we will meet in their parking lot […]