Daisy Craddock, “Willow By Water (2nd)” (1995), oil pastel on paper, 11 x 15.5 inches (photo courtesy of the artist and John Davis Gallery) If a dollop of paint or a chunk of stone could talk, might ...

French impressionist Edgar Degas’s Danseuse rose and Femme sortant du bain, representing the artist’s two favorite themes, dancers at rest and women bathing, will be offered at Christie’s 20th and ...

The Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown, on Sunday will debut an exhibition of Dylan pastel drawings entitled "Face Value," first shown at the National Portrait Gallery in ...

The Swiss artist Nicolas Party is both the subject and curator of Pastel, an extraordinary exhibition examining the under-appreciated, fugitive medium and its history. Artists make the best curators.

Angels are a timeless holiday symbol. Professional Artist Elida Field joined us to share a fun art project using pastels. Elida is doing an angel painting class Thursday, December 10, 2020 at ...

First used during the Renaissance, pastels have long been a staple in artist studios. "Powdered Pigments" brings together 30 outstanding examples from the Museum’s collection. First used during the ...

At first glance, Ellen Wagener’s works look like photographs. Crisp lines of crops splay out in agricultural landscapes set below dreamy skies, looking like snapshots out the window of a car as you ...

A local organization dedicated to an art form born in the 15th century was established in 2015 to bring more awareness to an often overlooked medium. The Pastel Society of South Carolina is the only ...

Since 2021 Aardse has also been working with a criminologist, creating pastel sketches to accompany their thesis on terrorism trials The courtroom as a landscape drawings. Machteld Aardse / research ...