Pastel Journal - USA (2020-04)

Ocean Diamonds (12x18) by Lana Ballot | Lake Grove, N.Y. O’Keeffe Country Cliffs (11x14) by Lee McVey | Albuquerque, N.M. Cheshi ...

Ninepipes Willow (20x40) by Jeanette Rehahn Kallispell, Mont. Dusk (16x20) by Ann Sanders Goleta, Calif. A Moment in Time (16x16 ...

Glass Bottom Boat (11x14) by Nancy Nowak Suwanee, Ga. PJ Old Mill Casita (12x16) by Terri Ford San Jose, Calif. Shadowed Soybean ...

BY MCKENZIE GRAHAM Portrait & Figure CATEGORY WINNERS FIRST PLACE Jia Wei Although Jia Wei, of Beijing, China, enjoys partic ...

painting’s background, but ultimately found inspiration in his architec- ture career, choosing to include his signature in the t ...

THIRDPLACE SusannaGriswold “I’minspiredbywhattouchesme, andI paintwhatinspiresme,”says Orinda,Calif.-basedartistSusanna Griswold ...

also noticed Lee’s use of the quilt as a near-abstract background. “It’s a quiet but powerful painting.” FIFTH PLACE Yusong Tong ...

Portrait & Figure HONORABLE MENTIONS Agnus Dei Omnes (36x24) by Sharon Pomales Tousey Bay Village, Ohio Pool of Dreams (31½x ...

My Father (14½x10½) by Chen Jianying Beijing, China Brighid (15x11) by Patricia McMahon Rice | Warrenton, Va. Alquimista del Cor ...

Blue Fairy (43x29½) by Patricia Schappler | Bedford, N.H. Abundance (12x12) by Daggi Wallace Camarillo, Calif. Metra Dreams (11x ...

Robber Baron (20x16) by William A. Schneider Village of Lakewood, Ill. Look Up (21½x15½) by Yang Zhao | Chongqing City, China I ...

FIRSTPLACE JianWu OneSaturdaymorning,JianWu (jwstudio.net),ofUnionCity,Calif., wasloungingonthesofawithhis wifewhenhenoticedthep ...

contrast, color, composition and mas- terful painting technique,” she says. Pointing out the newspaper in shadow in the right co ...

clothesforwhenthey’dfitonceagain.”Thispaintingshows thekindoffocusedattentionthatenablesthemourningof lettinggo.“There’snostalgi ...

the relative value we afford adult art in comparison to children’s art—to trained artists versus self-taught ones,” she says. Sh ...

NantucketBeauty (12x9)byCindy Crimmin Acton,Mass. Still Life & Floral HONORABLE MENTIONS Back in Time (9x11) by Irene Georgo ...

Tu r n M e O n (20x16) by Jacqueline Meyerson Macungie, Penn. PJ Mary’s Legacy (12x9) by Jude Tolar | Stillwater, Okla. Sunny, R ...

BY BETH WILLIAMS Animal & Wildlife CATEGORY WINNERS FIRSTPLACE MaliaBryngelson “Thesincereexpressivenessof LonghornintheSun, ...

Bryngelson painted the cow on UART sanded paper, “which is the surface I definitely prefer to use,” she says. She began the draw ...

color palette of Hiroshige, which lent itself to painting freshwater trout. I also studied the mark- making in the artists’ wood ...