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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOOK by Margot Schulzke! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join artist Dug Waggoner (pictured with his copy of Margot's book full of Post It notes) who says, "Read the book." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review by Barbara Dachowski, PSA, in the Winter 2007 issue of the PSA Pastelagram. click to read (pdf). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maggie Price's review summarizes the book (click to read) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Every 4 lines or so, I go, ‘wow...’. You explain concepts in a way that I understand. …Your book is like an exquisite dessert...”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “One word - fantastic! … This book will definitely go over big with anyone in a teaching environment. … And the quality of the reproduction of the painting images was first class. Other books I have been in have been so-so. Yours, by far, was the best.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "I saw your book and sat down on the floor and read through a great deal of it right there. It is excellent and covers the important points of composition in a clear manner that is easy for all to understand. BRAVO! I run a website for drawing and pastel artists called www.scribbletalk.com, and the first thing I did after I came home was go to my computer to recommend everyone pick up a copy." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Autographed copies are available directly from the author. Email her at designinart@gmail.com
Margot is now listed in Who's Who in American Women, in addition to her long-time listing in Who's Who in American Art, and is listed in the 2008 edition of Who's Who in America. |
We are pleased to announce the addition of a bi-monthly newsletter. Margot's widely-read and sometimes acerbic views on the arts - including its history, current trends, perspectives gleaned from many her years of teaching, and the broad range of knowledge encompassed by composition and design will be addressed as space and time permit, in her Margot Schulzke Studio Newsletter. In effect, this will be an extension of her long-running Viewpoint column in The Pastel Journal. Whatever strikes her as interesting in art is fair game.
A Painter’s Guide to Design and Composition, book released February 7th, 2006: by Margot Schulzke, 144 pages, full color; North Light Books. Includes works of 26 masters, nationally recognized artists in oil, pastel and watercolor media. It's getting raves. See reviews below.
Ordering information:
New Awards & Honors
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 Margot Schulzke was selected as the 2006 Pastel Society of the West Coast Pastel Laureate™ Award Winner, an honor previously extended to just three artists. She has joined Daniel Greene (2001), Albert Handell (2003), and Bob Gerbracht (2004) in the PSWC Hall of Fame. |
Great American Artworks Pastels- Margot Schulzke Seascape Collection
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Great American Artworks Pastels Margot Schulzke Seascape Collection introduced at the IAPS convention May, 2005. The box cover features the artist’s painting, Honfleur: The Inner Harbor, commissioned by Great American manufacturer Bob Strohsahl in Cincinnati. This is a 78-color assortment, including all of those used in the creation of the painting - and more. The selection, which contains many brilliant, intense colors, is unusual in also containing a range of the subtle, toned colors and greys so essential to full artistic expression. For ordering information, email pastelguy@aol.com |
New Publications
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Workshops & Classes
Margot has also done several workshops in colonial Mexico, the most recent at Hacienda Las Trancas near Dolores Hidalgo, Feb. 2007.
Margot has given annual five-day workshops in the Sierras at various locations, and while those will resume in 2009, in September 13-20, 2008, she is taking a workshop group to Southern France. For details, check the workshop listings in this website.
8 week sessions, weekly 3 hr. classes, two sessions are offered each year in the Auburn area.
2008/2009 Margot Schulzke Workshop Schedule
The response to the workshops continues to be enthusiastic; see comments of students on the workshops page. Attendance is growing significantly, and many students are coming back for second and third rounds. If you have not yet joined a Margot Schulzke Workshop, there are several opportunities coming soon in exciting locations-like Gig Harbor, Washington and Southern France in 2008-09.
New Exhibitions
Judging Exhibitions
Margot Schulzke is the juror of awards for Pastels USA 2008 at the Haggin Museum in Stockton, CA, and juror for the 2008 Northwest Pastel Society National Open Exhibition at Gig Harbor, Washington. She has judged numerous exhibitions, among them Pastels USA 2003, for which she was a juror of selection; the Sierra Pastel Society Pastels on High International Exhibition, 2002, and The Pastel Journal 100, 2004, with Alan Flattmann and Maggie Price. Selections from the latter (100 works from 3000 submitted) were published in the Pastel Journal April 2004.
Societies interested in having Margot Schulzke judge an exhibition may contact the artist at designinart@gmail.com.
Commissions
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Margot Schulzke accepts a limited number of portrait and landscape commissions. Contact the artist for more information at designinart@gmail.com. |
Prints
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Some paintings are available in print. Please view our gallery of paintings for availability, or contact the artist for a current list. Please visit our Prints page for more details. |
