From Blank Surface to Blossoming Meadow
Karen Margulis demonstrates her process for painting wildflowers and grasses in pastel.
Inspired by Nature’s Studio
Perhaps no one knows better the beauty awaiting us just outside our doors than the pastel plein air painter.
How to Add Texture to Your Pastel Painting
In this episode of Art School Live, Eric Rhoads welcomes Susan Kuznitsky with advice for adding texture to a pastel painting of flowers.
Extreme Pastel
Art, science, and beauty mingle in equal measure in Zaria Forman’s giant pastels.
What Makes a Painting Great?
An exhibition juror reveals the qualities that prompted her to give awards to certain works.
Plein Air Pastel > Let the Viewer Decide
This week, the highly anticipated 5th Annual Plein Air Live included two of our favorite pastel landscape painters: Natasha Isenhour and Lisa Skelly.
The Vibrant Legacy of Terry Ludwig
Terry Ludwig, creator of Terry Ludwig Pastels, passed away on February 20 at the age of 82, leaving behind an incredible artistic legacy and a profound impact on pastel art.
UNSTOPPABLE: An Age- Defying Plein Air Painter
Nancy Silvia gets candid about the challenges — and rewards — of plein air painting well into one’s 60s, 70s, and beyond.