All creatures are great and small.

Willard Wigan

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.

Girl's Best Friend - 9" x 16"

Kristin Divers PSA-MP

Pittsburgh, PA

Watchful - 9" x 8.5"

Suzanne Lemieux Wilson PSA-MP

Rancho La Costa, CA

Catty Conference, Tobacco Road, Accord. - 18” x 24”

Marlene Wiedenbaum PSA-MP

High Falls, NY

The Bumblebee's Playground - 20” x 10”

Jeff Slemons PSA

Greeley, CO

Chip's Harvest - 8" x 10"

Karen Suponski PSA

Granby, CT

Panda - 12.5" x 9"

Xu Junhua PSA

Shanghai, China

Geese on the Edge - 18" x 12"

Terrilynn Dubreuil PSA

Windham, ME

Peacock - 18" x 12"

*HK Holbein Pastel Award, 2025 Connecticut Pastel Society Annual Members' Exhibition

Elaine Juska Joseph PSA

Lisbon, CT

Tribute to Sculptor John Goss - Deer Family - 12" x 19"

Mary Hertler Tallman PSA

Jackson, MI

Nose to Toes - 16" x 12"

Marla Rush Parnell PSA

Bolivar, MO

Thinker - 14” x 18”

Tracey Maras

Dawson, IL

My Foxboro Fox - 17.5” x 11”

Katherine Ann Mahoney

Foxboro, MA

Catchin’ Some Rays - 6” x 8”

Michele Seeley

Eureka, KS

Rosie - 16” x 12”

Catherine McIlhenny

Harleysville, PA

It’s a Keepah - 11” x 14”

Angelina Penev

Eastampton, NJ

Walter - 12” x 9”

Nancy Whitin

Westport, MA

It’s a Jungle Out There - 16” x 20”

Vic Mastis

Branson, MO

Rebel - 12” x 8”

Neal H. Allen

Canandaigua, NY

Snake in the Grass - 16.75” x 18.75”

Nancy McCarthy

Bethel, OH

Oodles of Doodles - 27” x 21”

Shelli Poli

Ligonier, PA

Pom Pom - 10” x 8”

Plamen Penev

Eastampton, NJ

Deer on a Sunny Slope - 12” x 15”

Trish Stevenson

Crane, MT

Nevermore - 10” x 7”

Heather Quay

Belmont, MA

Storm Watcher - 12” x 12”

Karina Mosser

Fairfax, VA

Madison Square Park

Charles Hoffbauer

French, 1875 - 1957

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:

Cityscape Pastel Showcase - 

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

Showcase posts - April 17, 2026 

Use the subject line Cityscape.

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