“I am always moved when painting in nature because wherever I look I feel hope; the Skylarks singing high up in the sky despite the stormy weather and the light sparkling like gold dust on the shoreline.
I carry my art materials in my trusty trolley. It has been weathered by big hills, rocks, sand and even snow. It keeps all my materials together in one place and saves my back from a heavy rucksack.
My set up can look rather messy when painting plein air, to such an extent that I have been mistaken for fly-tipping many times! However, I always lay the materials out in the same way so that when working fast and spontaneously they are quick to hand.
For me it is important not to follow a rigid plan but to enjoy the freedom of painting by not overthinking, just trusting in the feel of the moment. I never know what will happen or what image will finally appear on my piece of paper. It is a flow of feelings.
When painting in all weathers there can be many practical challenges: the wind blowing my paintings across the Lammermuir Hills, low temperatures freezing my paints, and the frequent appearance of the rain in Scotland. But I am not overcoming these challenges to create the perfect image. All of these aspects are incorporated into my journey and channelled into the responsive marks and brushstrokes that I place. It all comes together as an expression of my experience and feelings in that moment. “
I graduated with a BA Honours Degree in Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art in 1999.
Qualifications
2003-2004 PGCE Secondary Art and Design, Moray House School of Education.
1997-1999 Edinburgh Collage of Art, BA Hons Degree in Drawing and Painting.
1996-1997 Illustration, Brighton University.
1995-1996 Scientific Illustration, Higher School of Art in Zurich, Switzerland.
1994-1995 'Vorkurs', High School of Art, Zurich, Switzerland.
Awards
Elected as a full member of the RSW, October 2022 (The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour)
RSW Scottish Arts Club 2021 Award
Visual Artist and Craft Maker Award 2021 helping fund my film ‘This is My Voice’
SAAC Howitt Art Teacher Award, University of Edinburgh for most promising Art and Design Teacher, Moray House of Education
'The Society of Wildlife Artists' Bursary for travel and education, Mall Galleries, London
Associations
RSW - The Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours
Visual Arts Scotland Society of Scottish Artists
Residency / Workshops/ Projects
2023 Representing Scotland at the annual Fabriano Watercolour convention, Bologna and Fabriano, Italy
2022 Represented Scotland at the annual Fabriano Watercolour convention, Bologna and Fabriano, Italy
2019 Represented Scotland at the annual Fabriano Watercolour convention, Fabriano, Italy.
2018 Drawing Workshop, Callander Summer Festival.
2018 EXTREMADURA TOURIST BOARD, leading various drawing workshops.
2000-2002 Artist in Residence, George Watsons College.
1999 Artist in Residence, Edinburgh Zoo.
Pascale was invited to take part in the following conservation projects:
September 2005, Artist for Nature Foundation, ‘Wind Mill’ Project, Netherlands.
October 2004, The Society of Wildlife Artists, ‘Aig on Oir’ Project based on the west coast of Scotland, producing a body of work for an exhibition and book, published and exhibited at The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in Summer 2005.
July 2001, Artist for Nature Foundation prize, invited onto the ANF ‘Spanish Pyrenees’ project, producing work for a book, exhibition and video entitled ‘Mature Forests’ published in 2002.
February 2000, Society of Wildlife Artists, ‘New Forest’ project, book and exhibition produced in September 2000 and Spring 2004.
October 1998 and July 1999, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk. Working with seven artists on two ‘Society of Wildlife Artists’ projects which involved screen printing and designing two limited edition handmade books.
Galleries / Exhibitions
2023 November, solo exhibition, Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh (RSW award)
2023 May, exhibition, Tolquhon Gallery, Aberdeenshire
2023 March, solo exhibition, Watermark Gallery, Harrogate
2023 January, Land and Sea, Fidra Fine Art Gallery, Gullane, East Lothian
2022, November, Edinburgh Art Fair
2022 SWA, Society of Women Artists, 161st annual exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2022 October, exhibition, Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy
2022 October, Union Gallery, Edinburgh. Exhibiting my selected piece for representing Scotland at the Fabriano Watercolour convention
2022 Solo exhibition, Watermark Gallery, Harrogate.
2021 Birch Tree Gallery, Edinburgh, of my ‘Winter‘ paintings, November.
2021 Fidra Fine Art Gallery, mixed Autumn exhibition.
2021 Watermark Gallery, Harrogate, mixed Autumn/Winter Show, 2021.
2021 Watermark Gallery, Harrogate, mixed Spring/Summer Show, 2021.
2021 'Reveal' Online Exhibition. Collaboration with ceramic artist Michele Bianco, preview 26th May.
2021 Fidra Fine Art Gallery, mixed Spring exhibition.
2020 SWA, Society of Women Artists, online exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
2020 Aberfeldy Gallery.
2020 Dockside Gallery, Berwick upon Tweed.
2019 The White Fox Gallery, Coldstream.
2018 Velvet Easel Gallery, Portobello.
2018 Hangar Framing, North Berwick.
2018 Scottish Potters Association Exhibition, 41 Gallery, Edinburgh.
1997- 2005 Exhibited annually at SWLA Exhibition, Mall Galleries.
2003, 2004 Edinburgh Zoo, Artist in Residence solo exhibition.
1999- 2001 Gallery 41, Edinburgh, solo and mixed exhibitions.
2000, Visual Arts Scotland, RSA, Edinburgh.
1999 Solo exhibition Sugarhouse Gallery, Newtown St. Boswells.
1999, Seabird Centre Exhibition, North Berwick. 1998, Stenton Gallery, East Lothian.
