German Sausage, Pastels in Taiwan, and a Golden Tamarin
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Rita Kirkman Studio

November 2023

Dear Subscriber,

What do German Sausage, Pastels in Taiwan, and a Golden Tamarin have in common? ... They're all part of my November!

The International Pastel Masters Exhibition Tour

Nov-Dec, 2023, Taiwan

Thank you to Cheery Young, a member of my Patreon and several Pastel Societies, for inviting me to participate in this exhibit organized by the Pastel Art Promotion Association of Taiwan (PAPAT). I'm so honored to be exhibiting with these international masters of pastel!

Congratulations to all eight international master pastelists. (Especially my friends Susan Kuznitsky and Mark Ivan Cole WhooHoo!)

This traveling exhibit will see three cities in two months:

11/1/2023 - 11/12/2023

Taipei City,Chiang Kai-shek

Memorial Hall

11/17/2023 - 11/28/2023 Kaohsiung City,

Kaohsiung Cultural Center

12/2/2023 - 12/20/2023 Taichung City,Taichung City

Dadun Cultural Centre

Here are a few of my paintings that are included...

Bradley Bun

Beatrix

Dangerous Duckling

Midnight

Wurstfest

New Braunfels TX

Nov 3-12, 2023

Wurstfest - the best 10 days in sausage history. Find me doing caricatures under the Steltzenhaus!

Wurstfest Tickets and Info

(Tip: DON'T come on Saturday evening. It's CRAZY BUSY!)

How NOT to be a Starving Artist

A Presentation

Wednesday, November 8

6:30-8:30pm Central Time

My pastel friend Marcia Gorra-Patek has asked me to demo (on Zoom) at their meeting of the Wisconsin Pastel Artists next week. Since that will be my only day off from the Wurstfest (which I need to rest my hand and wrist!) I suggested some kind of presentation instead.

We came up with this idea! I will be dredging the depths of my decades of experiences and habits that have led me to NOT be a starving artist, and I will be sharing it all with the WPA!

This Zoom presentation is for WPA members only, so if you'd like to come, you can join this pastel society here. (You don't even have to live in Wisconsin!) Contact them here for the Zoom invite, in case your membership application is delayed.

A "Golden Tamarin"

Paint-Along

Saturday, November 18

$25

Release your Wild Side! Come have a wild time at this Paint-Along!

Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 1pm Central Time. The paint-along will last about 2 hours.

More Info and Registration Here

(PS: Registration includes a link to the video which will be sent out just a few days later! So if you must skip out early, or come in late, no worries!)

NOTE: This just might be my LAST Paint-Along open to the public! I'm considering moving them all onto my Patreon in 2024 for Patrons only. But don't fret... for the price of one paint-along per month, you can get so much much more as a Patreon Moo-tastic Muse, including instant access to over 150 full length videos from my studio AND all the past Paint-Alongs too!

...Check out my Patreon below...

For an Ongoing Inspiration Boost...

My Patreon Page

Check out my Patreon Page, full of more than 150 inspiring and tutorial full-length pastel videos from the past three years. Demos, art tips and engaging conversation from my ongoing Virtual Open Studio Days, and more!

(PS: The highest tier now includes quarterly 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 as a Patron, you can Follow the public posts for free!

Check out my Patreon!

"The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique."

~ Isaac Bashevis Singer

Thanks for reading my News. Please do share with your friends. I hope to see you soon! Be safe and happy,

Rita

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