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.
The Pastel Joural
Keep It Simple
Pastel Society of America’s 47th Annual Exhibition • Stanley Maltzman will be named the 2019 Hall of Fame honoree at the Pastel Society of America’s 47th Annual Exhibition “Enduring Brilliance.”
Portrait of a Critic • Edgar Degas’ extraordinary painting of Edmond Duranty is an expression of mutual respect.
Saving Face • Follow these practical guidelines to improve your portraiture work.
BASIC FACIAL STRUCTURE AND FEATURES
WHAT MAKES A LIKENESS?
demonstration Erin
Make Show-Worthy Art • As artists, we all strive to keep our names in the public eye and to build our artistic resumés through exhibiting our work. Making judicious choices with your time and your compositions will help. Here, Lisa Stockdell offers practical tips to ensure you’re doing this work and planning effectively.
Feeling Blue • Learn all about one of the three primary colors—and how to leverage it in your paintings.
QUICK TIPS
Of Beauty and Simplicity • STEADFAST IN HIS GOALS, ARTIST MICHAEL LATALA STRIVES TO PAINT HIS SUBJECTS AS BEAUTIFULLY AS HE SEES THEM AND AS SIMPLY AS HE CAN.
demonstration With Mom
LAYING the GROUNDWORK • BRITISH POP-STAR-TURNED-PASTEL-ARTIST LES DARLOW CREATES PAINTERLY LANDSCAPES GROUNDED IN LIGHT, ENERGY, MOVEMENT AND COLOR.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Pastel Puppeteer • WHEN PASTELIST DAVID DECOBERT WAS A SMALL BOY, HIS FATHER GAVE HIM A PINOCCHIO PUPPET. MOST OF US HAVE ALMOST CERTAINLY LOST OR BROKEN OUR CHILDHOOD TOYS, BUT DECOBERT LOVINGLY PRESERVED THIS SPECIAL GIFT. TODAY, MANY YEARS LATER, IT HAS BECOME THE MODEL AND INSPIRATION FOR AN ENCHANTING SERIES OF PASTELS.
Pastel World 2019 • WITH 202 KNOCKOUT PAINTINGS TO VIEW AND ADMIRE, THE 2019 PASTEL WORLD EXHIBITION WAS DESIGNED TO WOW AND AMAZE, AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT DID.
MEMBERS OF THE JURY
AND THE AWARDS GO TO ...
Chromatic Compositions • GIVING INTUITION FREE REIN, ARLENE RICHMAN EXPLORES THE LANDSCAPES AND PASSAGES WITHIN.
MATERIALS
Reignite Your Creativity • Feeling stuck and uninspired? Try these three exercises to jump-start your painting practice.
Capturing a Moment