Discover the delicate art of pastel drawing as this portrait brings my beloved daughter Ranna to life. Each stroke is ...

Joseph Cotes, “Portrait of Joseph and his Brother John Gulston” (1754), pastel on blue paper, mounted on canvas (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) LOS ANGELES — ...

Case Antiques describes the piece as “pastel on wove paper bust-length portrait of a bearded man with vibrant blue eyes and piercing stare.” “The penetrating stare and psychological intensity of this ...

My art teacher wanted me to experiment with different materials. I chose pastels and this was my first attempt to use them. I'm thrilled with this picture. There have been no comments made here yet.

Daniel Greene’s soaring studio occupies the upper half of an old gambrel-roofed dairy barn in North Salem. Greene, who was relocating after three decades in Manhattan, recalls the first time he saw ...

This is the long, complicated follow-up story to an earlier complicated story about a beautifully preserved, circa 1845, pastel drawing of two gentlemen that was purchased last year by The Historic ...

Adirondack artist Diane Leifheit is spending a lot of time this year getting to know her neighbors in Saranac Lake. She's been drawing their... Jul 23, 2014 — Adirondack artist Diane Leifheit is ...

The Arcata Plaza was encircled by the glow of pastel portraits and the busy hands of artists Saturday morning, with each drawing representing a donation to North Coast children’s programs. Arcata ...

When the designer and photographer Sallie Harrison moved from South Carolina to Los Angeles, the colors in her work started to shift. “I used to hate pastels,” says Harrison, who as a tomboy growing ...

Pastel is a paradoxical medium. It is the most fragile of materials—essentially dust rubbed on a surface (usually paper). It is easily disturbed and impossible to fix without altering its character.

WEIRTON, W. Va. — What began as a simple hobby has changed the life of an artist in Weirton. The NFL, pastels, and Germany. Those things may not seem like they are related, but sure enough, the pastel ...