http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html I have always been drawn to the artwork of other artists as much as I enjoy doing art myself.  I can remember drawing for fun ever since I was a young child, but I didn't take it very seriously until my sophmore year at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.  My usage of the pastel medium spans approximately 22 years, they are great to work with and very versatile.

     After attending Edinboro University for five years to earn my "BFA" I continued my pursuit of art, and attended graduate school at Rochester Institute of Technology to gain my "MFA".

     My career as an art teacher is also very enriching.  I have approximately 9 years teaching experience, I am currently a full-time art instructor at "The Art Institute of Pittsburgh" in the "Foundations Department".

     My feeling of producing art is that every piece of art that you do is a new challenge, and pulling a drawing or painting off is great feeling. 

Thank you for viewing my art,

Brian D. McDermott, MFA http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#0 32df0b33-05b1-4d02-844e-5122b1eb79e5 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC7524/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC7524/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_1">Chromatic Harmony 13 x 20<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_1">Pastel On Paper $500</span></p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#1 0e8cab1e-89e2-4a5d-b4e4-411501a7ae9f http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/Untitled-1/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/Untitled-1/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Artist Statement</p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#2 a4cf6df6-abae-417f-a0d5-b1b449916c77 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC7527/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC7527/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_2">Apple &amp; Orange 17 x 17<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_2">Pastel On Paper $900</span></p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#3 04315b63-d861-4dac-a562-88c10200b89e http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC7528/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC7528/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">Fruit Still Life 19 x 16<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">Pastel On Paper $250</span></p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#4 b27ec4f2-5110-45e6-a524-4555c1922193 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC7531/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC7531/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">Afternoon In The Park 18 x 23<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">Pastel On Paper $1000</span></p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#5 94461b60-e5e7-4789-90e7-385fca521834 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC8998/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC8998/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">Magic Forest 20 x 26<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">Pastel On Paper NFS</span></p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#6 193b982e-b1b0-4c01-9332-35d7a8d7bd31 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC7532/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC7532/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_5">Surrender 25 x 19<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_5">Pastel On Paper $1000</span></p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#7 e50a6588-3484-42b9-ae70-7707f39dbbec http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC8994/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC8994/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_2">A Chromatic Evening<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_2">16 x 20 Pastel On Paper $250</span></p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#8 a52f0723-2990-479e-a638-0fcbd7f07307 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC8995/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/_DSC8995/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">NFS</p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#9 71959fdd-ec60-4ea5-b853-0a895806316d http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC01383a/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC01383a/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">1383</p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#10 9aa4da5a-9282-4407-a83c-b0def8481c46 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC01384a/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC01384a/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_5">1384</p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#11 111d2ad6-f74b-47fa-9011-cb5403533b79 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC01391/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC01391/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">1391</p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#12 dd4c1adc-5fef-4a4e-8882-9b3a337e2b67 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC03860/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC03860/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_2">Peach &amp; Tomato<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_2">18x23 Pastel On Paper $1000</span></p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#13 799a47c4-3e5d-4d4d-9ac8-a28664bdfac3 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC03864/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC03864/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_2">Early Development<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_2">18x18 Pastel On Paper $600</span></p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#14 c22f002e-2eec-421c-92fc-cb76ef403956 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/AppleBowlLemmon/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/AppleBowlLemmon/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_7">Apple Bowl &amp; Lemmon<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_7">19x25</p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#15 52e49a3d-fad7-4b6c-8777-bcca0e716b05 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/LemonLimePitcher/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/LemonLimePitcher/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">October Still<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">18x19</p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#16 2748be0a-cd16-4cb2-913a-6fc98e0ca29b http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC01857/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC01857/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_2">May Still Life<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_2">14x19.5 Pastel On Paper $600</span></p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#17 2e35ff12-9b89-4301-99c7-35a86dd6f8e4 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/nov%20lndscape%20500%20/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/nov%20lndscape%20500%20/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">November landscape $500 </p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#18 b53ddc5b-80d6-4110-984b-5795aa604d87 http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/nov%20still%20nfs/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/nov%20still%20nfs/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_8">November Still&#xA0; nfs</p></div></div> http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels.html#19 1f0f978a-abea-4278-b3b9-42fd929c6bea http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC01861/thumb.jpg http://www.panzagallery.com/Panza_Gallery/McDermott_Pastels_files/Media/DSC01861/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_2">Late Night Study<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_2">13x14.5 Pastel On Paper $400</span></p></div></div>