Editor’sNote
The Fear Factor
D
ealingwithfailureandthe
fearoffailurearetwoof
theundeniablerealitiesfor
anyoneinvolvedinthecreative
field.Itcanbea realstruggleto
rallyaftera disappointmentorto
maintainmomentumduringthose
inevitabletimeswhencreativity
stalls.A commonresponsetofear
istoplayit safe.Onpage7,artist
AnneStrutzaddressesthischallenge,offeringsome
importanttips,becausesettlingintoourcomfortzone
isthesurestwaytohaltprogressandstymiegrowth.
ArtistLauraPollakillustratesthepoint(onpage16)
inthestoryofherartisticdetourfroma representational
paintingstyletoanembraceofanabstractapproach.
Thisshiftinfocus
mayhavefeltrisky,
butit hasledtoa
flourishingperiod
ofart-makingfor
theartist,advanc-
ingherartpractice
bothprofessionally
andcreatively.
Themainfocusof
thisspecialedition
ofPastelJournalis
thecelebrationof
thewinnersofthe
21stAnnualPastel
100 competition.
Thesepastelsoffer
100 examplesof
artisticriskspayingoff.Evenwhenthestorybehindan
award-winningpieceis oneofthoseseeminglymagical
accountsofeffortlessart-making—whena piecepractically
paintsitself—beassuredthattheartist’sgoodfortunewas
precededbya lotofhardwork,experimentation,frustration
andabandonedpaintings.
We’redelightedtoshare,beginningonpage23,allof
the 100 pastelsthatearneda placeinthisyear’sshowcase,
alongwithcommentsfromtheprizewinningartistsand
illuminatinginsightsfromourpanelofdistinguishedjurors
(onpage24).Wehopethattakingintheseexceptional
pastelsnotonlyinspiresyouradmiration,butalsopropels
youtogotoyourownworkspace—energized,emboldened
andeagertomakeyournextcreativemove.PJEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Anne Hevener
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PastelJournalmagazineisa registeredtrademarkofGoldenPeakMedia.“In painting, you
have to destroy in
order to gain ... you
have got to sacrifi ce
something you
are quite pleased
with in order to get
something better.”
— GRAHAM SUTHERLANDPHOTO BY CARA HUMMEL4 Pastel Journal APRIL 2020