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Hermitage Museum Restores 16th-18th Century Pastel Works

The opening of the exhibition Pastels by Western European Artists of the 16th- 20th Centuries in the Hermitage Collection in 2003 was preceded by a great deal of work by art restorers in the Laboratory for Scientific Restoration of Graphic Works (V.A. Kozyreva, director, and restorers O.M. Mashneva, Ye.V. Rudakas, T.A. Sabyanina, Ye.I. Shashkova and Ye.F. Tatarnikova). The pastels were made on various foundation materials including paper, parchment, canvas and paper mounted on canvas. Each required an individual approach and unique method or restoration. For more information, please refer to the article on the Hermitage website.

MAPS Awards Signature and Master Status

2007 Signature/Master membership awards were given this fall. Elaine Lierly Jones, Chairperson, presented awards to our new 2007 Signature members (pictured left to right):  Jean Terry (Signature and Master), Janice Lackey (Signature),  Anne Horton (Signature), and Gary Ozias (Master).  Not pictured:  Al Zerries (Signature and Master) and Ray Hassard (Signature and Master).

Congratulations to these very accomplished pastel artists!

2006:  Two MAPS members were awarded signature status at our October, 2006 meeting, Gary Ozias and Loreta Feeback. Beverlay Amundson was awarded Master status.

MAPS 2007 National Juried Exhibition

MAPS held their 2007 National Juried Exhibition at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri, June 15 to Sept 9, 2007. Anita Louise West, Entry Juror and Albert Handell, Awards Juror. Over $8,000 in awards were given. A list of awards and winners can be found here.

Winners Announced for William Woods University Show

Winners of the Natalie Acker Memorial Exhibit at William Woods University are:
First Place: Elaine Lierly Jones, "My Friend Cathy"
2nd Place: Donna Aldridge, "Bosc Pears"
3rd Place: JoAnne Christensen, "Iris"
4th Place: Beverly Carden Amundson, "White Pitcher with Purple Onions"
5th Place: Gary Ozias, "First Hay Cutting"
6th Place: Lorraine Murray, "A Bunch of Pears"
Congratulations to all participants! more

MAPS E-Postcard to William Woods University Juried Show Available

Click here for an e-card invitation to the William Woods University juried MidAmerica Pastel Society "Annual Natalie Acker Memorial Exhibit". August 15th to September 23, 2005. Artist Reception Ceremony to be held September 10th 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Cox Gallery, Kemper Art Center at WWU in Fulton, Missouri.

May 28, 2008

MAPS Elects 2008 Officers at January MeetingMAPS Elects 2007 Officers at November Meeting
President: Ardis Burley
1st Vice President: Michael Duane
2nd Vice President: Elaine Lierly Jones
Secretary: Loreta Feeback
Asst. Secretary: Edrus Crane
Treasurer: Mary Ann Matthews

President: Ardis Burley
1st Vice President: Elaine Lierly Jones
2nd Vice President: Kathy Drungilas
Secretary: Loreta Feeback
Asst. Secretary: Edrus Crane
Treasurer: Mary Ann Matthews

 

MAPS 2006 Officers
President: Beverly Carden Amundson
1st Vice President: Ardis Burley
2nd Vice President: Michael Duane
Secretary: Janice Lackey
Asst. Secretary: Lois Anderson
Treasurer: Mary Ann Matthews
Board of Directors: Lynnette Hayes
Board of Directors: Kathy Drungilas

MAPS 2005 Officers

New 2005 society officers were elected at January's general membership meeting. Our out-going president, Mary Mayfield was presented with a gift,a DVD on plein-air painting by Richard Schmid ,and a bouquet of flowers from our Society. We passed around a sketchbook for those present to sign for her.

2005 Officers:
Beverly Amundson, President
Michael Walsh,1st Vice President
Ardis Burley, 2nd Vice President
Janice Lackey, Secretary
Josie Gordon, Treasurer
Paula Wilson, Asst. Treasurer

MAPS 2004 Small Painting Show

A wonderful show was held in November, 2004 at the R. G. Endres Gallery at Prairie Village City Offices Bldg. Several paintings sold at the show's opening reception.

Paint-A-Round Featured at February, 2004 MAPS Meeting.

The MidAmerica Pastel Society held a "Paint-A-Round" at their February, 2004 general membership meeting held in Prairie Village, KS. Five members brought in their paints, easels and a barely-started painting with reference photos. Setting up in a circle, each artist worked for 10 minutes on their neighbors painting and then moved on to another. Five ten-minute rounds brought them back to their own painting and a final 15-minute round. For an exciting photo report of the rounds and paintings, please click here. There will be a delay as pictures load

MAPS Awards First Signature Member Status, October 28, 2003

The MidAmerica Pastel Society awarded its first Signature Status to six of its members at the October general meeting. The new designation guidelines created in May, require acceptance of paintings by national/international juried art shows. Bev Amundson, John Roush, Kim Casebeer, Mark Moseman, Donna Aldridge (below, left to right) and Collins Redman (not pictured) officially received signature membership. Additionally, Donna Aldridge, John Roush and Mark Moseman were granted the highest designation, that of "Master Pastelist", awarded for the acquisition of show awards for painting excellence at juried exhibitions.

Signature Members may use the initials MAPS after their signature on a painting, while the Master Pastellist designation is M-MAPS. Congratulations on painting excellence!

September 23, 2003 MAPS Meeting - Painting Jim 'Two Crows' Wallen as Lewis & Clark Explorer

Our September 23, 2003 MAPS Meeting was a lot of fun and included some intense painting moments! MAPS special guest, Jim "Two Crows" Wallen, returned to the MAPS group as both an entertainer and a portrait subject. Jim came dressed in an authentic costume as George Shannon, a member of the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery. As George Shannon, Two Crows regaled the group with storytelling prowess relating one adventure after another of the 16-year-old explorer. More Details and photos.

April 25th to June 9th, 2003: MidAmerica Pastel Society Juried Show at the Sheraton Suites on the Plaza!

The opening event held April 25, was well attended and reported several sales. The paintings were selected by Eva Reynolds, Gallery Director. For photos of the venue, please click here.