Pastel Journal - USA (2020-04)

WHENTHEMOSTCOMMONREFRAIN

fromeachjurorona paneloffiveis

“IwishI couldhavechosenmore!”

youknowthecompetitionistough.

But,asFigure&PortraitCategory

JurorCuongNguyenputit,“The

challengeofjudgingisthat,ulti-

mately,youmustdrawa line.”So,

howdidthesefiveartist-jurors

approachthattaskandwhatlessons

canbegleanedfromtheirchoices

thatmightprovidesomehelpful

take-awayforentrantswhoareeager

tomakeit intothetop100?

Readonforspecificadvicefrom

Nguyenandourotheracclaimed

artist-jurors:W.TrumanHosner

(Landscape&Interior),YaelMaimon

(Animal&Wildlife),ColetteOdya

Smith(Abstract&Non-Objective)and

KathyHildebrandt(StillLife&Floral).

HowtoCatch

aJuror’s Eye

OurPastel 100 jurorsconsidered

a varietyoffundamentalcriteria

whennarrowingdowntheircatego-

ries—amongthem,draftsmanship,

composition,handlingofcolorand

value,andanartist’sgeneralmastery

ofthepastelmedium—aswellas

LEARNWHATTHISYEAR’S PASTEL 100 JURORS HAVETOSAYABOUT

WHATMAKESAPAINTING RISE TO THE TOP OF THE COMPETITION.

IN PURSUIT OF

THE PRIZEWINNERS BY ANNE HEVENER

Morning Moon (27x19)

by Cuong Nguyen

MEET THE JURORS

24 Pastel Journal APRIL 2020