Ohio pastel artists league (opal)

Biography

Drawing and sketching helps me share my thoughts and views of what I experience and connect to. I look for beauty everywhere within everything; landscapes, living things and objects around me. Places and things I know; sometimes simple, sometimes more complex, it is my storytelling. I believe light, value, composition and line are important in telling that story. I want the viewer to stop, study, see what I see. I work in black & white, using graphite, charcoal, and pastel mediums. I work mostly in my studio from my photos and sketches; but I enjoy the outdoors and will occasionally work on location. I live and work in the central Ohio area with my artist husband, Kevin and a jack russell terror named Rockwell. Additional work can be seen at:https://pertainbucklandart.com

Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions: Gallery 22 - Art Eclectic Women Gallery 22 - Ohio Pastel Artists League Gallery 22 - Kevin Buckland, Pertain Buckland and Robert Walker Sharon Weiss Gallery - Gallery Artists Show Butler Institute of American Art - Ohio Pastel Artists League High Road Gallery - Ohio Pastel Artists League High Road Gallery - Kevin and Pertain Buckland Active member of the Ohio Pastel Artists League and Art Eclectic Women

Awards

Notables:

BFA in Drawing and Printmaking, Columbus College of Art and Design
Married to watercolor artist, Kevin D Buckland
Co-Chair Art At The Arnold Graphic Designer Buckland Gillespie Design

Gallery

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Fleeting #1, 5" x 7" framed, pastel and ink $250.00

Fleeting 1 This art was created from photos I took of monarchs feeding on milkweed along the water's edge at East Harbor State Park. It was a beautiful September afternoon; warm and golden. The monarchs were everywhere and no sooner then they landed they launched again. I was pleasantly surprised when I downloaded the photos and found I had good shots to work with. The paper was brushed with Japanese ink, left to dry and then black & white pastel was used for the drawing with a few highlights of orange. Fleeting 1 won an award at the Fall OPAL member show.

Pertain Gillespie-Buckland