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, ...

Local pastel artist Renée Vinson has put decades of work into her art, but it wasn't until recently when she decided to paint ...

Chalk and pastel -- Painting with pastel -- Robert Nanteuil and the prestige of painting in pastel -- "New heights': Joseph Vivien's large-scale pastel portrait paintings -- Making up the face: ...

Uncover the secret behind creating a breathtaking soft pastel portrait with smooth blending and vibrant color layering. This short art video showcases essential pastel techniques, realistic skin tones ...

Reggie Burrows Hodges, “Community Concern” (2020), acrylic and pastel on linen, 40 x 36 inches (all images courtesy the artist and Karma, New York) In Reggie Burrows Hodges’s worlds, everyone is in ...

This video showcases a portrait drawing built with carefully blended pastel colors and soft illumination. The glowing contours create a striking contrast against the dark background.

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 ...

Adirondack artist Diane Leifheit is spending a lot of time this year getting to know her neighbors in Saranac Lake. She's been drawing their... Jul 23, 2014 — Adirondack artist Diane Leifheit is ...

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, "Portrait of Madame Charles Mitoire with Her Children" (1783), pastel on three sheets of blue paper, mounted on canvas, 38 ¾ x 31 1/8 inches (image courtesy the J. Paul Getty ...

James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s full-length portraits of three ladies and a gent have returned, after two decades in debilitating company nearby, to the Oval Room, where they hung when the museum ...

Many people may think of pastels as a medium for kids in art class. But at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the "Touch of Color" exhibition celebrates the history of pastel from the ...