Watch this Zendaya soft pastel drawing come to life in a relaxing, step by step portrait process focused on smooth blending, ...

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 — ...

Every portrait begins with a clear vision, and this Leo Rojas drawing is built through a layered pastel and charcoal process that focuses on expression, texture, and realism. The foundation starts ...

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 ...

A Roman Catholic prayer card slipped between the portrait and its frame offered proof that this was an original Carriera. Rosalba Carriera,The Portrait of a Tyrolese Lady. The rediscovered pastel, ...

My art teacher wanted me to experiment with different materials. I chose pastels and this was my first attempt to use them. I'm thrilled with this picture. There have been no comments made here yet.

Daniel Greene’s soaring studio occupies the upper half of an old gambrel-roofed dairy barn in North Salem. Greene, who was relocating after three decades in Manhattan, recalls the first time he saw ...

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 ...

HENDERSONVILLE - Award-winning portrait artist Suzy Hart will demonstrate a pastel portrait painted from a life sitting during the July 10 meeting of the Art League of Henderson County at Opportunity ...

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.

VISUAL ARTS:THE EXHIBITION Hugh Douglas Hamilton: A Life in Picturesat the National Gallery celebrates Hamilton's achievement as one of Ireland's finest portraitists. Hamilton, the son of a wig-maker, ...