A Marriage of Form and Feeling
How Young Poland master Leon Wyczółkowski balanced realism with emotional resonance
Hey, Beginners! Linda Mutti is talking to you.
6 Practical Tips for Working with Pastels
From Sketch to Studio
Follow along as Cheryl Browder shows you how thumbnail plein air sketches can bridge the gap between fleeting impressions and finished studio paintings.
Have Pastel Portrait and Figure Painting Gone Out of Style?
Artists like JaFang Lu have something to say about that.
Tap Into the Intimacy of Drawing
Lana Ballot shares the qualities of pastel that make the medium particularly beautiful and alive.
Fixes to 7 Common Tree Painting Problems
Doug Dawson shares his best tips for painting trees in pastel.
From Paint-Out to Payoff: One Artist’s Plein Air Adventure
Pamela S. Douglas shares the story behind her prizewinning painting.
One Artist’s Fiery Encounter
Steven Hill shares his unique experience of capturing a volcano’s fury in real time.