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 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:

Awards

  • The Pastel Hall of Fame - 1997[5]
  • Master Pastelist by the Pastel Society of America - 1984[4]

Pastel

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]

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. 1 2 Richard Pionk, President of Salmagundi Club, Dies at 71, Retrieved 2010-07-24
  4. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2010-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Pastel Society of America, Thirty-Seventh Annual Open Juried Exhibition, 2009, Retrieved 2010-07-24
  5. 1 2 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". Archived from the original on 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 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
  9. ↑ Mayer, Ralph. The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques. Viking Adult; 5th revised and updated edition, 1991. ISBN 0-670-83701-6
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