Welcome

In 2006, a group of pastelists at the Dunedin Fine Art Center (DFAC), Dunedin, Florida came together to form the Pastel Society of Tampa Bay.
Through instructor Brooke Allison, the group had shared the love of pastel for many years and a pastel society was a natural outgrowth.

When the word spread about the formation of our group, artists joined from throughout the Tampa Bay area, including Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties. To date, there are 50 plus members in the PSTB. We are a diverse, talented group, some members being professional artists while others have just discovered the pastel medium.

Membership in the PSTB is open to anyone interested in the pastel medium. The benefits of membership include:

• Notice of events and exhibits of the PSTB
• Attend society meetings (5-6 per year, plus plein air event(s)
• Enter member shows at the member fee
• Attend local workshops taught by nationally known artists at the member fee
• Listing on our gallery page in this web site with an image of your artwork.

Membership is $30 per year and is due in January,

please use the PayPal button  below. We can accept other forms of payment at our meetings in person. 

Stan Sperlak, PSA IAPS/MC, is a nationally recognized leader in helping to develop artists who work in pastel. His workshops are unique experiences that are incredibly fast paced and cover a myriad of information and techniques on drawing, color, texture, form, space and how to let go/release and learn to express yourself uniquely with this very rewarding medium. In this workshop he will focus on the landscape, color solutions for making both believable and painterly scenes that will separate and step up your work from the ordinary.

https://www.dfac.org/classes/course-details.cfm?course_id=17058&group_id=17