Catharine Compston Paintings in Pastel and Oils
My background education in art was at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary, Alberta. I am an exhibiting member of the St. Albert Painters' Guild and Harcourt House, an Edmonton artist-run Arts collective. The medium of choice for me is soft pastels, which have been in use since the 15th Century, and the pastel colours available have never been more varied or more intense. My love for pastels has expanded into the use of oil paint; a sister medium to soft pastel. Painting blends the creative with the technical, and my painting of the moment continually teaches me.
I am also fascinated with the human form and regularly participate in life drawing sessions and/or painting life studies in oils. Some of my
life drawing and oil paintings can be seen under "Other" in this website.
Contact me:
To inquire about available works or to contact me about commissions, please go to the Contact page.
FOR THOSE INTERESTED TO LEARN HOW TO DRAW AND PAINT IN PASTEL- I have taught soft pastel classes at City Arts Centre (2014-2020) and Harcourt House in Edmonton, but am not currently teaching. For an excellent teacher, and my mentor, please google David Shkolny; he has classes regularly and can be found on Facebook and Instagram.
Recent Shows and Galleries
August 18, 2022- International Society of Experimental Artists (Isea)- invited to exhibit .
June 2022- Harcourt House Members Show/Naked Show
December 2021- Harcourt House Art-O-Rama
Jan 22- March5, 2021- Harcourt House Members Show/Naked/ ArtORama Show and Sale (virtual)
To view and /or purchase artworks go to harcourthouse.ab.ca/art-o-rama-2020/
December 2019- Harcourt House- Art-O-Rama
June 2019- Harcourt House- The Naked Show
December 2018- Art-O-Rama: Harcourt House sale ; Jake's Gallery, Edmonton
August 2018- Bay 12X12 show and sale- The Village at Pigeon Lake
June- July 2018 - Figuratively Speaking- Harcourt House 26th Annual Naked Show
June - July 2018- Harcourt House Members' show
- April 2018- St Albert Painters Guild- spring show
- December 2017- Harcourt House fundraiser; selected artists' works, Jake's Gallery, Edmonton
- October 2017- St Albert Painters Guild- Fall show
- September 30, 2017- Nine Life drawings placed permanently in newly designed room in the Crash Hotel;
- September 16, 2017- Riverbend Art in Our Park
- May 23-July 4, 2017- Movement and Stillness: The Figure in Oils, Naess Gallery, Edmonton
- June 2017: Harcourt House Members' Show
- April 2017: St. Albert Painter's Guild spring show
- March-April, 2017: Remedy cafe- 109 Street and 87 Avenue, Edmonton
- January 13-14, 2017: Deep Freeze Byzantine Winter Festival, Edmonton - (Juried Art Gallery/Arts on the Avenue)
- October 22-23. 2016, Art from the Unknown, Old Strathcona, Edmonton
- July 26-August 19, 2016: Group show, VASA Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta: Drawing on Life
- July-August, 2016: The Big Big Portrait Show, Naess Gallery, Edmonton
- June 2016: CKUA Radio building lobby gallery; Pastel landscapes
- April 22-24, 2016: St. Albert Painter's Guild spring show, City Hall , St Albert
- January 9-10, 2016: Deep Freeze Byzantine Winter Festival, Edmonton
- September 11-13, 2015: Kaleido Family Arts Festival, Edmonton
- February 2015: Cover artist for Artscape newsletter, SWCA
- January 10-11, 2015: Deep Freeze Byzantine Winter Festival, Edmonton
- 2013-2016: Representation at Bay 12 Gallery, Pigeon Lake, Alberta
- Harcourt House Members Show- June 20-July 5, 2013.
- June 23- August 26, 2012: New Terrain: Landscapes in Pastel by David Shkolny, Judith Martin, and Catharine Compston, McMullen Gallery, University of Alberta Hospital. (Edmonton Journal article "Pastel's true colurs come through in exhibit", by Janice Ryan-July 26,2012)
- June 21-July 3, 2012: The Works Art & Design Festival: McMullen Gallery show New Terrain: Landscapes in Pastel was part of The Works, a city wide fine arts festival in Edmonton.
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Please note: Images of my artwork may not be reproduced without my permission.