In order to make large portraits of European elites, artists had to literally piece together pieces of paper, circumventing the limitations of their medium. LOS ANGELES — Eighteenth-century portraits ...

Artist Carol Arnold works with pastels to paint landscapes, including both flora and fauna. She also occasionally creates dog portraits for people and their pets.

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 ...

BATAVIA — Artist Pat Tribastone says pastel painting is a natural choice for her artwork. “It combines my love for drawing and rich color in one,” she says in her artist’s statement.

John Russell created pastel portraits of some of the great minds of the eighteenth century, but one of his regular models was not a person. Russell spent twenty years studying the moon, and drew some ...

“Nicolas Party: Pastel” at The FLAG Art Foundation, installation view: Rosalba Carriera, “Portrait of a Lady at Three-Quarter Length” ( n.d.), pastel on paper, 22 x 17 1⁄4 inches, Collection of ...

Local artists got a chance to hear from an expert last weekend in a portrait workshop sponsored by the North Augusta Cultural Arts Council. The oil and pastel portrait workshop was held Friday through ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — In the 1950s, Beverly Johnson Jaques would visit her “Grammy and Pop Pop” at their home in Greenwich, Conn., where a pastel drawing, "Portrait of Mrs. Cyrus J. Lawrence with her ...

Ten years ago, Nicolas Party came to use what is today his signature tool: pastels. Drawn to the medium for its ability to capture soft, glowing gradients—another hallmark of the Swiss artist’s ...

Uncover the secret behind creating a breathtaking soft pastel portrait with smooth blending and vibrant color layering. This short art video showcases essential pastel techniques, realistic skin tones ...

One of the hottest new tattoo trends of 2023 is “oil pastel” tattoos. It’s different, fun, childlike and looks like it was hand-drawn with a crayon-style oil pastel. One artist, Dahye Lee, also known ...