Pastel Journal - USA (2019-08)

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AUGUST 2019

2 EDITOR’S NOTE

4 ART MATTERS

6 5-MINUTE COACH

8 COLOR DECODER

14 ANATOMY OF A PAINTING

16 SKILL BUILDERS

72 THE SPARK

ON THE COVER: Ascension (detail; 24x 24)

by Skip Whitcomb

ISSUE NO. 123

42

BEACH BODIES

Th e expressive postures and gestures of

Glen Maxion’s fi gures revel in

carefree days at the shore.

BY STEFANIE LAUFERSWEILER

50

BETWEEN TWO WORLDS

French artist Catherine Hutter

shares her path to pastel—and how

the materials she uses infl uence

her waterscapes.

BY NIALL O’NEILL

58

EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE

One pastelist fi nds a surefi re way

to increase her organization—

and productivity.

BY JEN EVENHUS

34

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BLAZING A TRAIL

For Skip Whitcomb, each of

his Western landscape paintings

is a testament to exploration,

experimentation and simplifi cation.

BY AARON SCHUERR

34

CLOUD CHASING

Amanda Houston, who’s drawn to

dramatic skyscapes, fi nds they’re the

source of a creative match made in heaven.

BY ROBERT K. CARSTEN

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