2024 – 38th NW International Pastel Show

June 1st through July 7th

Vicki Johnson
Passing Squall
Framed: 18.5 x 18.5.
Soft pastels on Wallis paper
$600 SOLD

Northwest Pastel Society (NPS) sponsors an International open juried “Pastels Only” exhibit, with substantial cash awards given. This year, exhibit and sale is held at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park on beautiful Camano Is., WA. The International Exhibition is the flagship show of the Northwest Pastel Society. It is open to entries from pastelists around the world. This year 75 artists submitted nearly 200 paintings for consideration. From those, co-jurors Karla Matzke (pastelist and gallery owner) and pastelist Andrew McDermott had the difficult job of selecting 69 paintings for the final Exhibition.

Plus, several NW Stone Carvers sculptures and new sculptures in the park.

Janice Wall
  Big Meadow Riot
Framed: 30 x 18
Soft Pastel
$1550 SOLD
Director’s Award
Megan Veldee
Anticipation
Framed: 18.5 x 22.5
Soft Pastel
$875
Janice Wall
High Voltage
Framed: 18.5 x 22.5,  Soft Pastel
$2250 SOLD
Sarah Weiser
Winter Berries
Framed: 16.5 x 16.5, Soft Pastel
$400
Honorable Mention 3

The Northwest Pastel Society (NPS) was incorporated on October 5, 1988 as a nonprofit dedicated to promoting pastels as a fine art medium.

Membership has grown from a small nucleus of Seattle area artists to a membership drawn from throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.


Richard Barrere
Marymoor Park Sammamish River 
Framed  23 x 39,  Soft Pastel
$650
Richard Barrere
Spring Pine Creek
Framed: 31.25 x 41,  Soft Pastel
$645
Bithia Bjurman
Shantung Street
Framed: 25 x:31, Soft Pastel
$2000 SOLD
BEST of SHOW
Bithia Bjurman
Impatience
Framed: 30 x 39
Soft Pastel
$2400 SOLD

OPEN every Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11-5
weekdays by appt. (Mon. – Thursday) 360-387-2759  Email:matzke@camano.net

Tim Blackwell
Stubble & Gold
Framed: 18 x 21
Soft Pastel
$950 SOLD
Britt Block
What a Bee Sees: Joy
Framed: 43.5 x 34, Soft Pastel
$1500
Janeen Bramwell 
Glass Vessel With Flowers
Framed: 19 x 16.5, Soft Pastel
$850
Joan Brewster 
Hiker’s Delight 
Framed:17.5 x 21.5, Soft Pastel
$475
Joan Brewster
Poplar Shadows 
Framed: 17.5 x 21.5, Soft Pastel 
$475
Judi Cleghorn
Autumn on the Sol Doc River
Framed: 24 x 20, Soft Pastel
$975
Honorable Mention 5
Judi Cleghorn
Morning Light; High Desert
Framed: 20 x 24, Soft Pastel
$1200
Kristen Doty 
Bower Slough
Framed:20 x13, Soft Pastel
$990

OPEN every Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11-5
weekdays by appt. (Mon. – Thursday) 360-387-2759  Email:matzke@camano.net 

Cinda Sue Dow
Heading For The Barn
Framed: 16 x 13, Soft Pastel
$500
Linda Evans 
Viewpoint 
Framed: 16 x 16, Soft Pastel
$300
Jeannie Fine 
Quiet Water; Restless Sky
Framed:24,5 x 24.5, Soft Pastel 
$950
Janis Graves
Spring Run Off 
Framed: 22 x16, Soft Pastel
$1100
Janis Graves 
Golden Glow
Framed: 15 x13, Soft Pastel
$700
Annette Hanna
Curves
Framed: 17 x 20, Soft Pastel
$750
Trish Harding
Squalicum Reflections
Framed: 21 x 17, Soft Pastel
$792
Trish Harding 
Just Ducky
Framed: 17 x 21, Soft Pastel
$740 SOLD
Laura Haroldson
Approaching thunder 
12.25 x 15.25 Framed. Soft Pastel 
$550
Deborah Henderson
Catching the Light
Framed: 17 x 20, Soft Pastel
$700
Deborah Henderson
Summer Glow
Framed: 15 x 18, Soft Pastel
$560
Juror’s Award
Steven Hill
Fisherman Bay Winter Sunset
Framed: 18 x24, Soft pastel
$2500
Maggie Award
Amanda Houston
Reflective Stream
26.5 x 36.5 Framed, Soft pastel
$2650

Amanda Houston
Awakened
22 x 22 Framed, Soft Pastel
$1200
Juror’s Award

Janet Johnson
Roots
23 x 17 Framed, Soft Pastel
$1600
Vicki Johnson
Sugar Beach
15 x 18 Framed, Soft pastels on Wallis paper
$500

OPEN every Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11-5
weekdays by appt. (Mon. – Thursday) 360-387-2759  Email:matzke@camano.net 

LaDonna Kruger 
Loving Life
Framed: 26 x 22, Soft Pastel 
$1100
LaDonna Kruger
Summer Fest 
Framed: 22 x 22, Soft Pastel
$1100
Paula Kuehl
Yellow Sunrise
14 x 18 Framed, Soft Pastel
$250
Susan Kuznitsky
Forest Magic 
15 x 19 Framed, Soft Pastel
$1800 SOLD
Bill McEnroe Award
Julia Lesnichy
Morning roses
32.5 x 24.5 Framed, Soft Pastel
$2400
President’s Award
Julia Lesnichy
In the garden
23 x 19 Framed,  Soft Pastel
$1600
Lynda Lindner
Venturing Out
Framed: 26 x 30, Soft Pastel
$2400
Laura Lovett
Golden Summer
14.5 x 17 Framed, Soft Pastel 
$895
Rebecca Meloy 
Mud Bay 1
Framed: 19.5 x 15 soft Pastel
on acid free walnut sanded paper
$1200
Rebecca Meloy 
Mud Bay 2
Framed: 19.5 x 15, Soft Pastel
on acid free walnut sanded paper  
$1200

Anne Milligan
Under the Rialto
17 x 14, Framed, Soft Pastel
$635 SOLD
Billy Moro-Wey
Foxy
22 x 19 Framed, Soft Pastel
$1945
         
Jennifer Munn
Morning Magic
22.5 x 28.5 Framed, Soft Pastel
$1800
Jennifer Munn
The Scotsman
22.5 x 28.75 Framed, Soft Pastel
$1800
Donna Nevitt-Radtke
Evening at Cap Sante Marina
17.5 x 14.5 Framed
Soft Pastel
$450 SOLD
Barbara Noonan
Seasonal Shifts
Framed: 21 x 21, Soft Pastel
$925 SOLD
Barbara Noonan
That Road
Framed: 13.5 x 13.5, Soft Pastel
$320
Natasha Ramras 
Morning light  
11 x 13.5 Framed,Soft Pastel 
$500
Darcie Roberts
Elemental Elegance
21 x 21 Framed, Soft Pastel 
$800
Darcie Roberts
Namaste
28 x 28 Framed, Soft Pastel
$1400 SOLD
Harsha Rodage 
Six Yards of elegance
Framed: 24. x 29,  Soft Pastel
$2800 SOLD
Harsha Rodage
Treasures of a Goddess
Framed: 23 x 29, Soft Pastel
$2600 SOLD
Kathleen Secrest
Someday Soon
Framed: 15 x 26,  Soft pastel
$900
Kathleen Secrest
Lucent Mood
Framed: 27 x 27, Soft pastel
$1400
Vickie Sekits
Bahama Dream
20.5 x 14.75 Framed, Soft Pastel
$950
Vickie Sekits
Winter Sunset
18.75 x 14.75 Framed, Soft Pastel
$800 SOLD
John Sherry
Equal Partners
Framed: 17 x 13,  Soft Pastel
$750
Honorable Mention 1
John Sherry
Boxcar Grafitti
12×16 x 20 Framed,  Soft Pastel
$500

OPEN every Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11-5
weekdays by appt. (Mon. – Thursday) 360-387-2759  Email:matzke@camano.net 

Sue Swapp 
In The Setting Sun
24 x 30 Framed,  Soft Pastel
$2400
Honorable Mention 4
Harley Talkington 
Skyscraper
24 x 28 Framed, Soft Pastel
$1000 
Honorable Mention 2
Harley Talkington 
Slippery Slope
20.5 x 17 Framed,  Soft Pastel
$750
Vicki Thompson 
Yellowstone II
15.75 x 21 Framed, Soft Pastel
$700
Hap Wertheimer
Winter Walk
24.5 x 18 Frame, Soft Pastel
$450
Hap Wertheimer
Spring Runoff
16.5 x 22.5 Framed, Soft Pastel
$450
Jamie Wick
Foxes and Hares
28 x 21.75 Framed, Soft Pastel
$1015
Jamie Wick
By the Light of the Fire 
22 x 18 Framed, Soft Pastel
$415

Plus, Sculptures by 6 Stone Carvers.

Karen Walsh Roe
“Turquoise Sea”
Marble on Granite Base
24 x 12 x 6in
$1250
https://www.matzkefineart.com/artists-2/karen-walsh-roe/

OPEN every Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11-5
weekdays by appt. (Mon. – Thursday) 360-387-2759  Email:matzke@camano.net 

Jon Schmidt
Celestial
California Marble
on a granite base 
18 x 10 x 10 in.
$4950
https://www.matzkefineart.com/artists-2/jon-schmidt-sone-carver/
Mitsuo Saiki  (Japan)
“Usage”, pair of Rabbits
Marble on black marble base
$5700