An exhibition of Eighteenth Century Pastels opens at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Featuring works for their collection plus four loans, this show will explore the popularity of pastels at the time. Plus, A Millet pastel from the Getty celebrates the dignity of work (on Labour Day).
Clarence Porter shares his pastel hack for creating easy colour studies. Plus be inspired by PSSC’s online exhibition.
Take a look at a pastel portrait by Thérèse Schwartze, a relatively unknown and successful artist.
Louise Renée, winner of the June 2022 Plein Air Salon award for Best Beginner, shares her inspiration, technique, and advice. Plus we also have the winner for best Plein Air pastel - Lisa Skelly.
Advisory Board member Michele Ashby shares her expert tips on how to paint hair convincingly, taking you through four different portraits.
A review of Pastel Live 2022. Plus, call for entry from the Pastel Society of New Hampshire.
A recap from Day 3 of the Pastel Live virtual art conference:
"Three amazing days (or nights, because I have 8 hours difference in time)...
Many of us are still swimming in the new information we've taken in from Day 2 of Pastel Live! Today's sessions included a realistic ...
We officially kicked off "Day 1" of Pastel Live yesterday with inspiration and words of wisdom from ...
Enjoy a recap of the beginner's day of Pastel Live, an unforgettable event for artists of all levels of painting with pastels.