The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.

Leonardo Da Vinci

The art presented here was selected from submissions,

by membership level, from all three PSA membership levels.

Thanks to the many members who submitted art!

Please continue to submit art for our future showcase eblasts!

Scroll down for the complete showcase schedule

and submission guidelines.

Eastside Arrivals - 18" x 18"

Karen Israel PSA-MP

West Hartford, CT

Glitter on the Seine - 8” x 16”

Jeanne Rosier Smith PSA-MP

Sudbury MA

Brick Up - 8" x 8"

Kristin Divers PSA-MP

Pittsburgh, PA

Down Wentworth To Charlton Avenue - 24” x 18”

Clarence Porter PSA

Ontario, Canada

Maplewood Ave - SAFCU and Beyond - 11” x 14”

Mary Hertler Tallman PSA

Jackson, MI

The Beautiful Tuscany - 19.6” x 19.6”

Xu Junhua PSA

Shanghai, China

City Shadows - 24" x 36"

Charles Peer PSA

Siloam Springs, AR

Cleaning Up Wall Street - 26" x 20"

Jane E. Robbins PSA

Saunderstown, RI

Evening Light at Days End - 12" x 16"

Harvey Rogosin PSA

East Brunswick, NJ

Windy City - 13” x 9”

Cheri Saffro PSA

Highland Park, IL

Get to Work - 11” x 14”

Marilee Klosterman

Guilford, IN

Lingering in the Countryside - 25.5” x 19.5”

Wenchu Cheng

Hsinchu, Taiwan

Ballard Crossing - 10” x 10”

Laura F. Beckering

Lincolnville, ME

Morning Commute - 12” x 9”

Cindy Rowden

Fayetteville, AR

Morning Commute - 16” x 20”

Jennifer Edwards

Austin, TX

City Traffic - 11” x 8.5”

Heather Quay

Belmont, MA

Morning on Main - 16” x 20”

* Best in Show, 2025 Carmel on Canvas Plein Air Paint-Out

Catherine LaPointe-Vollmer

Potsdam, NY

A Break in the Rain - 16” x 12”

Neal H. Allen

Canandaigua, NY

Lunch Break - 16” x 20”

Pamela Reese

Redding, CT

Siesta! - 14” x 11”

Sandra Place

Santa Fe, NM

Saint-Malo - 9.4" x 12.5"

Gwenn Pinault Lôtelier

St-Père, France

The Test of Time - 16” x 16”

Caprise Cooper

Morrilton, AR

Nightlife 1 - 18” x 24”

Dan Arsenault

Westport, CT

Thomas Wilmer Dewing

Lady in Yellow - 1888

20” x 15.75”

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

If you are a PSA member, you are invited to submit your pastel work for consideration for the upcoming 2026 Pastel Showcase Eblast Exhibits. Eligible work should be done in accordance with normal PSA standards: not copied from another artist's work; not done in a class or workshop; and done only from life, imagination, or reference photos taken by the artist.

You may submit more than one image. If submitting multiple images, please include them in the same email. No more than one image per artist will be chosen.

Following are the deadlines for submission. Please use the button below to submit.

2026 Monthly Pastel Showcase Schedule:

Figure Pastel Showcase -

Submission deadline - Midnight (PT) Sunday, April 19, 2026.

Showcase posts - May 15, 2026.

Use the subject line Figure.

Interior Pastel Showcase -

Submission deadline - Midnight (PT) Sunday, May 24, 2026.

Showcase posts - June 19, 2026

Use the subject line Interior.

Portrait Pastel Showcase - 

Submission deadline - Midnight (PT) Sunday, June 21, 2026.

Showcase posts - July 17, 2026

Use the subject line Portrait.

Industrial/Machine Pastel Showcase -

Submission deadline - Midnight (PT) Sunday, July 26, 2026.

Showcase posts - August 21, 2026

Use the subject line Industrial.

Self-Portrait Pastel Showcase -

Submissions deadline - Midnight (PT) Sunday, August 23, 2026.

Showcase posts - September 18, 2026

Use the subject line Self-Portrait.

Still Life Pastel Showcase -

Submission deadline - Midnight (PT) Sunday, September 20, 2026.

Showcase posts - October 16, 2026

Use the subject line Still Life.

Landscape Pastel Showcase -

Submission deadline - Midnight (PT) Sunday, October 25, 2026.

Showcase posts - November 20, 2026

Use the subject line Landscape.

Abstract Pastel Showcase -

Submission deadline - Midnight (PT) Sunday, November 22, 2026.

Showcase posts - December 18, 2026

Use the subject line Abstract

Art will be selected within each membership level. Work should be at least 80% soft pastel. If selected, your pastel work will be emailed to the entire list of PSA subscribers (over 3,000). There will also be links to the eblast exhibit posted on both the PSA official Facebook page and the PSA Instagram page. 

Image Requirements:

At least 72 dpi

1500-2500 pixels on longest side

File name: LastName_FirstName_Title.jpg

For example: Smith_John_SunnyDay.jpg

Do NOT drag image into email. Please ATTACH Your labeled image to your email.

*IMPORTANT: Please include the following information in your email:

— Name/PSA Membership level

— City/State/Country

— Image Title/Dimensions (in inches)

— Awards, if applicable

Thank you!

Steph Mouw PSA-MP

PSA Board of Governors