Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757), an Italian artist, is widely considered a pioneer in transforming pastel painting into a recognized fine art medium. Her portraits exhibited a unique delicacy and ...

“I love drawing using pencils, colored pencils, crayons, and oil pastels from the beginning ... She has been painting since she was a child but had no plans of becoming a tattoo artist.

The richness of the colors is unparalleled and you can feel the oiliness of the pastel. I lust over them every time I got to the art store. I mostly use soft pastel pencils, because the fine tip ...

Entering that context is Pastel, the latest app from developer Steve Troughton-Smith. Pastel is a color palette utility for the iPad and iPhone that has a Catalyst-powered Mac version coming soon. The ...

Ninety pastel landscapes, still lifes and portraits will fill Weems Gallery, Friday, Nov. 1, through Nov. 23. The Pastel Society of New Mexico's All Members' Art Show has landed in Albuquerque in time ...

About Face: Portraiture Now at the Long Beach Museum of Art assembles the work of 35 contemporary artists who work in a masterly realistic style in paint, pastels, graphite, or colored pencil to ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Henri Roché pastels are highly coveted for their particular texture, ability to adhere to most mediums, and intensity of colors. For over 300 years, La Maison du ...