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Rita Kirkman Studio
Summer 2025
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Dear Subscriber,
Wow, I've got some long weeks of Summer coming and not much on my
calendar that will take me away from home. Just a couple fests for
caricatures, and a workshop
in August.
So... I get to PAINT! And paint some MORE!
Good thing too, as I've got some pretty exciting exhibits to paint for.
I need to send about 10 or 12 small paintings by the end of this month
to Taiwan for an exhibit with the Pastel Art Promotion Association
Taiwan (PAPAT) in August.
...And they're also inviting me again to participate in their traveling
exhibition this winter (last year I sold out! :) THOSE paintings will
need to be shipped by the end of August. (I'm planning for a bunch of
bunnies. They love my bunnies!)
In fact, here's my first of many paintings this month, "Lazy Bubbles",
available unframed
only
until June 22, when I will be packing up whatever paintings I'll have
then for Taiwan!
"Lazy Bubbles" (pastel on paper, 10x15 inches
"Lazy Bubbles" (pastel on paper, 10x15 inches
Also to be shipped in August will be 5 or 6 small paintings for the
Salon International du Pastel 2025 in Saint
Brisson sur Loire, France! I'm SO excited to have been invited to
exhibit in this international show, with some other fabulous US
pastelist friends (Mary Aslin , Lyn
Asselta , Evelyn Brody
, Susan Kuznitsky
and Kim Eshelman
)
I hope your summer is full of fun and not too terribly hot!
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Summer Fun Festivals
(Come get a Caricature!)
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June 26-29,
Luling Watermelon Thump
Luling, TX
July 4th
Georgetown 4th of July Celebration
Georgetown, TX
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Featured Pastel Workshop
Midland TX
August 18-20, 2025
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Add life and light to your pastel paintings!
There are still a few spaces left in my August workshop in Midland TX
(INDOORS!)
Register Here!
"In addition to teaching us about your light filled technique you also
throw in a ton of other info. I especially love the emphasis on warm vs
cool and how getting that right is really more important than the
actual colors." ~Linda J
"You explain well, and are very kind with your critiques." ~Jan P
See all Learning Opportunities Here
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Plan Ahead!
Use Your Discount Code to
Pastel Live 2025
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Get your ticket now! I'll be teaching a 90 minute portrait demo
(subject to be disclosed soon!) at this year's Pastel Live
(September 17-19, 2025.)
Don't miss it!
Register here
Use the code KIRKMAN for
10% off your ticket to Pastel Live 2025!
Hope to see you there :)
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For an Ongoing Inspiration Boost...
My Patreon Page
I still have my usual schedule of Virtual Open Studio days
, on Zoom, exclusively through my Patreon. You can always
see my schedule here.
My Patreon Page itself is
full of more than 200 inspiring and tutorial full-length pastel videos
from the past four years. Live invites, demos, art tips and engaging
conversation from my ongoing VOS days
, Paint-Alongs, and more!
(PS: The highest tier includes Monthly critiques! :)
It also contains tons of free public posts with quick vids, art tips
and progress pics. If you're not yet ready to join a Membership Tier,
you can join for free to follow the public posts!
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Check out my Patreon!
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"The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination
is boundless."
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thanks for reading my News. Please do share with your friends. I hope
to see you soon! Be artful and enjoy life,
Rita
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