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Are you sometimes stuck for gift ideas around the holidays? Here are 16 gift ideas to get your creative juices flowing! Plus, how to win some cool stuff from Winsor and Newton.
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Michele Ashby named Andrew Wyeth as the artist who has had the most impact on her artwork. Plus the PSNH Exhibition is online!
Vera Kavura, Cartier, Unison Colour pastels on Canson Mi-Teintes paper, A Viennese motif - red umbrellas ;) Feature image
Vera Kavura, known for her glorious and realistic flower paintings also paints other subjects! Plus the Pastel showcase at the Salmagundi Club.
IAPS online show
Gail talks about five non-winning pastels from the current IAPS online show. Plus it’s Halloween!
Emma Colbert, Heart to Hart, Unison Colour pastels on Velour, 19 x 19 in-detail
Emma Colbert explains why George Seurat’s painting, “A Sunday on la Grand Jatte,” made such an impact on her. Also, the Scottsdale Art School Annual Auction!
Pablo Picasso, L'Etreinte (The Embrace), 1903, pastel, 100 x 60 cm, Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, France
Pablo Picasso may not have used soft pastels often but when he did, it’s obvious he was comfortable with the medium. Plus the winner of the Plein Air Magazine Award at LPAPA.
Lordier Bits and Pieces - FEATURE
Kim Lordier shares step-by-step instructions to create pastel sticks from all your leftover bits and pieces.
Using charcoal - a part ofAlbert Handell's work in progress
Albert Handell shows how using charcoal can create subtle effects. Plus, Tatiana Roulin’s winning night scene.
Terri Ford, "Lover’s Point Blues," pastel, 8x10 in
Terri Ford takes home the August 2022 PleinAir Salon Award for best Plein Air Pastel. Plus three other pastels win Honourable Mentions.
Childe Hassam, A New York Blizzard, c.1890, pastel on wood pulp cardboard, 35 x 24 Cm (13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, Massachusetts, USA - detail for feature image
A close look at Childe Hassam’s pastel, “A New York Blizzard.” Plus IAPS announces its current online show.

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