The Pastel Journal

Pastel Journal covers topics of interest to working pastelists as well as those who work in pastel as an additional medium along with those who are just experimenting with the medium.

Happy Anniversary

The Pastel Journal

In Memoriam: Jack Richeson

Presenting the Winners of the 25th Annual PASTEL 100 Competition

Notes from the JURY • MEET THE FIVE RENOWNED PASTELISTS WHO SERVED AS OUR PASTEL 100 CATEGORY JURORS AND DISCOVER WHAT THEY LOOK FOR WHEN PICKING A PRIZEWINNER.

A New Visual Experience • JIA WEI COMMINGLES IMAGINATION, TECHNOLOGY AND MASTERY OF TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES IN NEW HUMAN—SELECTED BY THE PASTEL JOURNAL EDITORIAL TEAM FOR THE FOUNDER'S AWARD.

Going Within • SARA GALLAGHER PLUMBS THE DEPTHS OF A WOMAN'S FRAGMENTED MEMORIES AND INNER LANDSCAPE IN THIS WINNING, CONTEMPLATIVE PORTRAIT.

Room to Grow • YANG ZHAO STRAYS FROM HIS USUAL BRIGHT HUES AND FIGURAL SUBJECTS TO CREATE AN AWARD-WINNING INTERIOR SHROUDED IN NUANCE.

Radiant Reflections • IN A PIECE OFFERING A VISUAL SYMPHONY OF COLOR, LIGHT AND METICULOUS BRUSHWORK, ANDREW MCDERMOTT INVITES US INTO AN ENCHANTING WORLD WITH HIS AWARD-WINNING WATERSIDE SCENE.

Artistry Unleashed • A GARDEN SCENE BY NANCIE KING MERTZ CAPTURES TIMELESS SERENITY SET AMIDST LUSH FLORA AND FOLIAGE.

LANDSCAPE & INTERIOR

LANDSCAPE & INTERIOR

PORTRAIT & FIGURE

PORTRAIT & FIGURE

STILL LIFE & FLORAL

STILL LIFE & FLORAL

ANIMAL & WILDLIFE

ANIMAL & WILDLIFE

ABSTRACT & NON-OBJECTIVE

ABSTRACT & NON-OBJECTIVE

ONES TO WATCH • WE ARE DELIGHTED TO CALL ATTENTION TO FIVE TALENTED ARTISTS WHO ARE FIRST-TIME PRIZEWINNERS IN THE PASTEL 100.

So Many Good Things • AS WE CELEBRATE A QUARTER CENTURY OF PASTEL JOURNAL, WE DECIDED TO CHECK IN WITH A FEW PASTEL LUMINARIES TO FIND OUT WHAT THINGS—NEW TOOLS, TRENDS, CHANGING PERSPECTIVES—ARE MAKING THEM CREATIVELY HAPPY IN 2024. THE LIST CONFIRMS WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW: NOW IS A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE AN ARTIST WORKING IN PASTEL.

Artists Marketplace

Taking Pastels Outside