Becky Holden holds a BA in Art, Painting from Rutgers University; a Masters Degree in Art Education from Southern Connecticut State University, and has 20 years of experience as an art teacher in the Redding public school system.
Pastel Painting Experience: I have been drawing and painting for many years with pastel, and enjoy the process of creating with this exciting media. I have studied with well-known artists, including Thomas Brenner, Sally Strand, and Frank Bruckmann. I was awarded Honorable Mention and a First Prize in Drawing at the Silvermine Art Center. My pastel artwork has been shown at the Mark Twain Art Show, The New Pond Farm Art Show, in Redding, Connecticut, and the Connecticut Portrait Artists Show in Stamford, Connecticut. I work from life or photographs, and have created portraits of people, animals, and landscapes. While striving for freshness and a natural feeling of beauty in the subject matter of my artwork, I have developed a contemporary, impressionistic style of art with soft pastels.
Memberships: The National Portrait Society, The Connecticut Pastel Society, The National and Connecticut Art Education Associations.