Whether you’ve never held a pastel or haven’t drawn since grade school, we all know that finding the right subject can be one of the hardest steps in starting your painting. Do you draw your own image ...

Colorful artwork created using soft or oil pastels was recently on display at the THEA Foundation. The exhibit was a combined member show for the Arkansas Pastel Society and the Ozark Pastel Society.

"The Lily Series" and other works in oil pastels by artist Paula Chester Libes is open for viewing at T'Latte through the end of May. April 26, 2011 12:58 pm Paula Chester Libes artwork from 'The Lily ...

Art lovers witnessed a visual arts session on ‘Oil Pastel Work on Paper’ by artist Tirthankar Biswas from Delhi. This was organised by Jawahar Kala Kendra’s ongoing ‘Online Learning – Children’s ...

Greenwich Historical Society Executive Director Carol Cadou stands in front of the newly acquired pastel painting "Tidal Dam and Bridge, ...

Pastel is a paradoxical medium. It is the most fragile of materials—essentially dust rubbed on a surface (usually paper). It is easily disturbed and impossible to fix without altering its character.

Pastels are sticks of colour that can be either soft and chalky, or oil based. Soft pastels or chalk pastels are made with a coloured chalk or pigment. Soft pastels allow you to blend and mix the ...