Yellow House Artists Present their Fall Show, “Inspirations in Oil Pastel”

Yellow House Artists Present their Fall Show, “Inspirations in Oil Pastel”

Yellow House Artists, an organization of artists who work in Oil Pastel and/or Oil Stick, present their Fall Show, “Inspirations in Oil Pastel,” at The Holmstad, 700 West Fabyan Parkway, Batavia, Illinois, from Sunday, September 18 through Thursday, November 3 , 2011. 

The Opening Reception is Sunday, September 18, 2011, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. The gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. This show will feature original paintings by 22 artists. Art will be for exhibit and sale. 

Yellow House Artists is a group of oil pastel artists who promote both their art and the medium.  The group originated with 17 oil pastel artists who had a gallery in a yellow house during the 2007 St. Charles Fine Art Show.  The group has since grown to include 51 members who are interested in creating and showing their work as well as informing the public about the qualities of this little known medium.  The artists use unique techniques, taking advantage of the special qualities of the medium.  Oil pastels were developed in the 1940’s at the request of Pablo Picasso.  He wanted a medium with the qualities of oil but with ease of application and portability.  Pure pigment is suspended in inert mineral oil, formed into sticks with a color palette much like oil paint.  To the casual viewer the appearance of the round or square sticks may belie the serious artistic application of this medium.  Colors can be layered and blended, smeared or smudged, using fingers, some type of tool, or left as applied, all at the artist’s discretion.  The works are generally framed under glass to protect the surface image.

More information about the group and the medium can be found on their website: www.yellowhouseartists.com.