Pastel Journal - USA (2020-04)

SPECIAL ISSUE: The 21st Annual Pastel 100 Paint a Winner! The Standout Qualities That Catch a Juror’s Eye APRIL 2020 ARTISTSNETW ...

-RWTMVI)HYGEXI'öIGX From meditations in the studio to trending colors, urban sketchers and Renaissance masters, Artists Net ...

40 Contents APRIL 2020 ISSUE NO. 127 Top Award Winners 23 THE 21ST ANNUAL PASTEL 100 24 IN PURSUIT OF THE PRIZEWINNERS Our five ...

Category Winners & Honorable Mentions 52 LANDSCAPE&INTERIOR BYMICHAELCHESLEYJOHNSON 62 PORTRAIT&FIGURE BYMCKENZIEGRA ...

Strokes of Genius 12 Call for Entries THEBEST OFDRAWING Early Bird Deadline: May 1, 2020 Regular Deadline: June 1, 2020 LEARN MO ...

Editor’sNote The Fear Factor D ealingwithfailureandthe fearoffailurearetwoof theundeniablerealitiesfor anyoneinvolvedinthecreati ...

Art atters “P aula Rego: Obedience and Defiance” at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art has on display more than 80 of t ...

Art Matters NTRIES EADLINE ARCH TH ACCEPTANCENOTICES: APRIL 10 ST, 2020;SHOWPOSTED: APRIL 15 TH, 2020 ENTRIESOPENS: JANUARY 15 T ...

NAMEIT Stayinginyoursafezone whenmakingartisa sure waytostifle creativity.Free yourfearsbywritingdown whatit isthatyou’reafraid ...

Anatomy of a Painting “Reasoning Out an Object” AdolphvonMenzeldreweveryday,thebetter to understandhisworld. By JerryN.Weiss A d ...

WOLFGANG RATJEN COLLECTION, PURCHASED AS THE GIFT OF LADISLAUS AND BEATRIX VON HOFFMANN/NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART Menzel understoo ...

Pastel Voyages Being an artist-in-residence is an incredible opportunity to commune with nature in locations that offer up-close ...

L astsummer,I spentthemonth ofJulyasanartist-in-residence atTogiakNationalWildlife Refuge.Located 350 milessouthwest ofAnchorage ...

Pastel Voyages (shoulders). As always, there are exceptions. When sketching I’m mindful of these details. The caribou I saw, for ...

marks or shading. When I worked in pastel, I used primarily Terry Ludwigs, as well as some Rembrandts and Nupastels, carrying th ...

Pastel Voyages My sketch, above, of a foggy meeting with caribou reminds me that I was dealing with backlighting. The more detai ...

I painted Winter Caribou (11x12½) back in my home studio, using my photo references from my residency for confirmation. A caribo ...

Skill Builders I f you’re anything like me, you’ve spent years joyfully creating land- scape or still life paintings without con ...

EXERCISE 1 On a scrap of paper, make as many different types of marks as you can. Loosen up and move your arm, twisting your wri ...

Skill Builders EXERCISE 3 Take a painting that isn’t going anywhere, wipe it off and then let the ghosted image inspire you to b ...