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 ...

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 ...

East Suburban Artists League member Cindy Berceli received an award for her pastel piece in the Faces 2023 International Juried Painting Awards. Berceli, of Swissvale, earned a Silver Award for her ...

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 ...

Grafton >> Animal portrait, pastel artist Josee Severino will exhibit her enchanting portraitures at Hunter Gallery of Fine Art for the month of August. A special reception for its new artist for the ...

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.

“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 ...

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 ...

Ninety pastel landscapes, still lifes and portraits will fill Weems Gallery, Friday, Nov. 1, through Nov. 23. The Pastel Society of New Mexico’s All Members’ Art Show has landed in Albuquerque in time ...

Uncover the secret behind creating a breathtaking soft pastel portrait with smooth blending and vibrant color layering. This ...

Two well-known names in the Boone County art community will bring their impressionist work to the first spring exhibition at Sugar Creek Art Center, opening March 5.