Welcome to the Pikes Peak Decorative Painters' website!
Hello Decorative Painter Enthusiast! Welcome to Pikes Peak Decorative Painters (Affiliated Chapter of Society of Decorative Painters). If you're here then you must have an interest in finding a chapter to join. We hope you'll consider us after you see all that we have to offer and what we're up to. If you're interested, send us an email using the 'contact us' link. We'd love to have you attend a meeting and introduce you to fellow artists. We have a very special group of ladies who enjoy socializing, strong friendships, have a keen desire to learn new things and who love to paint on just about anything! We welcome newcomers with open arms and if you come to a meeting don't be surprised if you get caught up in the program being offered that day! We have all kinds of fun with this group and appreciate all skill levels. So come on! Grab your brushes and join us. See you soon.
Sincerely, Becky McKittrick ~ President |
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Members in the News!
Joyce and Brenda have commanded the spotlight for October as both of them were interviewed and their stories printed in the Tri Lakes Tribune. Please visit these links to read their stories:
ourColoradoNews.com - Brenda
ourColoradoNews.com - Joyce
After reading Joyce‟s story a local resident contacted us for information. That's wonderful news and I hope we get more inquiries. By the way, the reporter got the idea after viewing a display at the library. Thanks Brenda and Joyce for being brave and jumping outside your comfort zones!
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Read Becky's article on the Butterfly Auction
and view the photos!
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Western Colorado Decorative Artists - New website!
"Basic" Paint Supply List
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Newsletter Deadlines
Newsletter deadlines are as follows:
All deadlines coincide with Chapter Meetings
November - December edition: October 5
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The Pikes Peak Chapter of the Society
of Decorative Painters is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Our Chapter was founded in 1978
for the purpose of pursuing the goals of the Society of Decorative
Painters on a local level. We strive to educate our members
through demonstrations, classes and seminars on the many forms
of decorative art.
General meetings are held at least six times annually and
are followed by an informative program relating to some form
of decorative painting or
crafting. We have numerous activities throughout the year in
addition to
our meetings.
We welcome anyone who is interested in painting and joining
in the fun. It
is a wonderful opportunity to meet and make some great friends
who have
similar interests.
We look forward to meeting you! If you are
interested in coming to a meeting or joining our chapter,
please contact
us here.
We adhere to the Society of Decorative Painters guidelines
and you must be a member of the Society of Decorative Painters
before you can become a member of our or any other chapter.
You may contact the Society of Decorative Painters
for more info.
What is Decorative Painting?
(This is copied from the Society of Decorative Painter's website.)
Decorative painting is a diverse art form utilizing a variety
of techniques
and media to decorate functional and non-functional surfaces.
Because of the systematic methods employed, contemporary decorative
painting is a highly teachable art form. The patterns or freehand
designs allow a high degree of success without academic training
or inherent drawing ability. Approached with creativity, discipline
and craftsmanship,
contemporary decorative painting offers opportunities for artistic
self
expression and creative satisfaction. The
scope of contemporary decorative painting is boundless. Styles
and techniques of the past are incorporated into the trends
and materials of the present, while developing the decorative
art heritage of the future.
Tole painting is the general term historically used to describe
decorative
painting on tin surfaces, especially in New England, and
by the Pennsylvania
Germans. Contemporary decorative painting encompasses not
only the folk art styles of Sweden, Norway, Germany, Russia,
England, and Mexico, but many facets of Early American
decorative painting such as stenciling, faux
finishing, bronzing, gold leafing, country painting, theorem
and graining.
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Our beautiful chapter logo was designed by Margaret
Wehking.
She was a
cherished member and friend in our chapter until her death
in 2003. She was a nationally and internationally recognized
decorative artist, particularly in the aspect of stroke work,
and designs with intricate color and detail. She was a published
author and a highly sought after seminar teacher as well
as a very gifted fine artist.
Having lived in the Pike National Forest for many years, she
implemented the best of scenic Colorado as our logo symbolizes
the varied beauty of Colorado from the mountains to the beautiful
Columbines, our state flower.
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