About
Yellow House Artists
The Yellow House Artists is an art organization formed for the purpose of supporting and promoting the art work of its members. The inspiration for this group started in a quaint yellow house in St. Charles, IL where an initial group of these artists created an exquisite art gallery during the 2007 St. Charles Fine Art Show. The artists are from the west and far west Chicago areas who paint exclusively in oil pastel and oil stick. Together they offer their gallery quality paintings for exhibit and sale in group events at area art venues.
What
are Oil Pastels and Oil Sticks?
Simply stated, they are oil paint in a stick. Oil Pastels were developed in the 1940’s at the request of Pablo Picasso, who wanted a medium with the qualities of oil paint in a portable easy to apply stick form. Oil pastels are pure pigment in a fossil wax and mineral oil binder. Oil sticks are true oil paints, which are pure pigment. To read more about the medium and its history go to … http://www.oilpastelsociety.com/history.htm