PASA - Pastel Artists of South Australia

Welcome to the Pastel Society of South Australia

We are a supportive and passionate group of artists. – both experienced and beginners are welcome. If you have never tried pastels before, please come along to our monthly meeting and demonstration. Our members are always keen to introduce visitors to pastels.

PASA News

Welcome to 2026 - our 25th anniversay year

May meeting - paint along with Joe Dennis

Our next meeting will be held at the Mitchell Park Community Centre on May 9th at 1.30pm. Doors open at 1pm.

We are having a paint along with Joe Dennis demonstrating a landscape. Please bring your pastels, easel and a quarter sheet of paper. Joe will be using MiTeintes Touch sanded paper or Colourfix original sanded in a neutral colour and will have an image to use or you can bring your own.

If you are a beginner, bring any pastels or equipment you have. Joe recommends having warm and cool primary colours, a soft white and some darks. A colour wheel and tonal bar are handy. Joe and our experienced pastelists will be on hand to provide support and mentoring. If you are planning to buy extra pastels for this session, please contact the PASA Secretary for a suggested list of pastel colours. (pasasecretary11@gmail.com)

This hands-on session is an ideal opportunity for those new to pastels to have a go and learn from others. It will also be a pleasant afternoon of companionship and painting for our experienced members. We look forward to seeing you.

Plein Air Meet Ups

As a new initiative we are pleased to announce PASA Plein Air Painting groups. Since members are spread over a large area we have attempted to cater for most. We will have three groups as follows:

Hills and Vales Group: Coordinator Petrina Meldrum petrinameldrum@icloud.com

Adelaide Plains Group: Coordinator Eleanor Jackson Bowers Honeybower01@gmail.com

Northern Group: Coordinator Karan Hudson cuehudsons@outlook.com

Each group will schedule one plein air outing per month in their geographical area. If you would like to attend, please register as a member of that group so that you can be contacted in case of cancellation due to inclement weather or change of plans. Contact the regional coordinator to register. You don't need to register every time.

The schedule for the May till July period can be found here Link

Workshop news

Workshops for the the remainder of 2026 are as follows:

https://www.heartofcolour.com/
Stephie Clark - Sat & Sun 24^th and 25^th October. Colour filled floral workshop. Painting expressive flowers. Buttery Reserve, Norwood. www.stephieclark.net

Workshops fill quickly however we do put names on a waitlist, so please contact Lesley Jorgensen if you wish to enquire about workshop availability on Lesleyjorgensen49@gmail.com

Prices differ for non-members so please also contact Lesley for confirmation of pricing for each of the above workshops.

Program Information

PASA EVENTS

Upcoming Events

Saturday 9th May 2026 - Monthly meeting - paint along with Joe Dennis.

Please note :- The PASA meetings in May and June will be held at a different venue.

Our meetings will be at Mitchell Park Community Centre, Bradley Grove Mitchell Park.

The Cooinda Community Centre is undergoing refurbishment during those two months. It is expected that we will be able to move back to Cooinda for the July meeting ( assuming renovations are on schedule)

The meeting will start and finish at the usual time on the second Saturday of the month.

Plein Air painting

Sat. 23rd May 10.00 till 1.00 Hills and Vales Group

Wittunga Botanic Garden, Shepherds Hill Road, Blackwood.

Meet in the carpark. From there we can choose a good painting spot.

Contact: Petrina Meldrum petrinameldrum@icloud.com

Sat. 16th May 10.00 till 1.00 Adelaide Plains Group

Oaklands Wetlands Reserve, Oaklands Rd Marion.

Meet in the carpark. From there we can head to the lake.

Contact Eleanor Jackson Bowers honeybower01@gmail.com

Friday May 29 9.30am till 12.30pm Northern Group

River Torrens Linear Park Highbury.

Meet in the car park at the bottom of Nursery Way, where there is a toilet. There is a ponded wetlands there adjacent with lovely trees and the river itself. BYO morning tea and Thermos.

Contact Karan Hudson

cuehudsons@outlook.com