Like the antique roses in her garden, Bea Staton, Deer Park Art LeagueÕs Artist of the Month, has blossomed in recent years. The prolific artist had no idea she had talent until she began taking art ...

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 — ...

Teaching, listening, learning and creating. The Friday Pinhook Art Group is a gathering of artists who work in pastels. They move from easel to easel looking at progress. They are imaginative and ...

It didn’t hit Cheryl Peterson until she saw all 32 portraits leaning side by side against two adjoining walls in an art gallery on the campus of Virginia Tech. Her chalk pastel portraits of each of ...

It has been almost 30 years since the National Gallery of Ireland staged a dedicated pastel exhibition. One reason is because works in pastel have to be shown sparingly, to prevent their bright ...