Richard Pionk
Richard Cletus Pionk (April 26, 1936 - June 5, 2007) was an American artist who worked in the media of pastels and oil painting and who lived, worked and taught in New York City, New York.[1][2][3] Pionk studied classical still-life painting by spending hours in museums. He studied still-life painting in the Brooklyn Museum and other New York museums as well as the École du Louvre in Paris. Pionk studied the works of Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Antoine Vollon, and Henri Fantin-Latour in particular. He was educated in New York at The Art Students League of New York on scholarships and the G.I. Bill."[3]
Biography
Born in Moose Lake, Minnesota, Pionk studied with Daniel Green and Sidney Dickinson at the Art Students League of New York. In 1984, he was named Master Pastelist by the The Pastel Society of America[4] and in 1997 was inducted into the Pastel Hall of Fame.[5] He taught at the Art Students League[6] and was President of the Salmagundi Club. Pionk garnered many awards for his work. He was best known for his still life, portraits and interior scenes in oil and pastel."[7]
Sample of Work
Richard C. Pionk, "Grapes and Pears", Oil on Canvas[8]
Memberships
Richard C. Pionk held memberships with the following organizations:
- Salmagundi Club
- Art Students League
- Pastel Society of America - Trustee
- Allied Artists of America - Board of Directors
- Hudson Valley Art Association
- Knickerbocker Art Association
- Artist Fellowship – Trustee
- National Arts Club
- Audubon Artists – Trustee
- American Artists Professional League
- Dutch Treat Club
Awards
Pastel
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Pastel is an art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of pure powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those used to produce all colored art media, including oil paints; the binder is of a neutral hue and low saturation. The color effect of pastels is closer to the natural dry pigments than that of any other process.[9]
External links
References
- ↑ [1] Richard C. Pionk's Biography, (http://www.richardpionk.org/bio.htm). Retrieved 2010-07-24
- ↑ [2] Richard C. Pionk, Cloquet Education Foundation, Retrieved 2010-07-24
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 [3] Richard Pionk, President of Salmagundi Club, Dies at 71, Retrieved 2010-07-24
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 [4] Pastel Society of America, Thirty-Seventh Annual Open Juried Exhibition, 2009, Retrieved 2010-07-24
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 [5] The Pastel Journal Blog, The Pastel Hall of Fame, Tuesday, July 31, 2007, Retrieved 2010-07-24
- ↑ [6] The Art Students League of New York, Instructors and Lecturers - Past and Present, Retrieved 2010-07-24
- ↑ [7] Salmagundi Club: An American Institution January 25 - March 20, 2005, Traditional Fine Arts Organization, Inc., Retrieved 2010-07-24
- ↑ [8] Richard C. Pionk, "Grapes and Pears", Oil on Canvas, Retrieved 2010-07-24
- ↑ Mayer, Ralph. The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques. Viking Adult; 5th revised and updated edition, 1991. ISBN 0-670-83701-6
- 1936 births
- 2007 deaths
- Contemporary painters
- Still life painters
- 20th-century American painters
- 21st-century American painters
- Artists from New York City
- People from Moose Lake, Minnesota
- Painters from New York
- Painters from Minnesota
- Pastel artists
- Art Students League of New York alumni
- Art Students League of New York faculty
