Pastel Painting and Drawing

Watercolor and Pastel Painting Demonstration – Let’s Paint Winter Woods!

About Christine Kane Christine Kane is a pastel and watercolor artist who is inspired by the Midwest landscape and it’s seasons. To find new ideas for her paintings, she hikes in the forest preserves during all seasons. Christine began drawing at an early age. She focused her education on art and has a degree in […]

Pastel Drawing Tutorial – Pink Orchids

ABOUT THE ARTIST George Max is a Geologist, Fine Artist and Professional Translator from central Guatemala in Middle America. He was born in 1968 in a small town called of Cobán, 200 km north of Guatemala City. He traveled to the USA (Colorado State) in 1989 to study English under a one year scholarship program. […]

Introduction to Pastel Drawing Mediums

Pastels are one of the easiest mediums to work with and therefore are a very popular choice amongst artists. Pastels combine the immediacy of a drawing medium while at the same time provide the artist with a color rich, paint like environment. With pastel drawing, there is no need to prepare your drawing surface, as […]

Pastel Portrait Drawing Demonstration

“Pastels for Life” – Pastels Demonstration By Pauline Adair

“Pastels for Life” Author: Pauline Adair – Australian Artist Note: This painting won the Pastel Award at the 2006 Gympie Gold Rush Annual Art Exhibition. Click Images for Larger Views For this Soft Pastel Demonstration I am using a double sheet of Canson Mi Tientes pastel paper, in a warm grey colour. I prefer to […]

Plein Air Painting with Pastels – City of Rocks

About Jo Jo Knoblock Castillo has always had an interest in art and working with her hands. Whether it was cooking, sewing or making gifts, she was happy to be “doing”. While living in Bolivia, she finally rediscovered her love of painting. Her interest is in landscapes and paintings that have connections to her life. […]