At right, Alicia Sotherland holds photos she used to create herpastel painting, ‘It’s Not About the Bike.’ Pastel artist Alicia Sotherland will offer a painting workshopcalled ‘Painting Pastel ...

NEW YORK — No major artistic medium enjoyed so fast a rise into almost universal acceptance as painting in pastels, which are something of a cross between chalk and pure powdered pigments — pastels ...

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 ...

The magic of soft pastels as we bring twin girls to life in this detailed drawing tutorial. Experience step-by-step ...

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 ...

Party’s current exhibition is his first solo in this city since 2012 and an experimental one, combining his whimsical pastel paintings of voluptuous forms and psychedelic perspectives with pastel ...

“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 ...

Explore the delicate art of soft pastels in this heartwarming portrait of a cute little girl. Every stroke is designed to ...