Pastel Journal - USA (2019-09)

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OCTOBER 2019

2 EDITOR’S NOTE

3 ART MATTERS

6 ANATOMY OF A PAINTING

8 SKILL BUILDERS

15 5-MINUTECOACH

16 COLORDECODER

60 BRIGHTIDEAS

72 THESPARK

ONTHECOVER:OntheKilkeeCoast(detail;

18x24)byMichaelLatala

ISSUE NO. 124

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PASTEL WORLD 2019

Check out 11 exemplary exhibition

paintings from Pastel World 2019—

and gain insight from the artists who

created them.

BYANNEHEVENER

30

22

OF BEAUTY

AND SIMPLICITY

A pared-down approach emphasizing

color and value gives Michael Latala’s

fi gurative work a noble air.

BY ROBERT K. CARSTEN

30

LAYING THE

GROUNDWORK

U.K. pop-star-turned-pastel-artist

Les Darlow hits all the right notes

with his painterly landscapes.

BY LOUELLA MILES

38

PASTEL PUPPETEER

David Decobert pulls (heart)strings

in his whimsical series featuring

a beloved childhood toy.

BY NIALL O’NEILL

52

CHROMATIC

COMPOSITIONS

Arlene Richman follows an undetermined

path on her creative journey, making

decisions along the way that lead

to the perfect fi nal destination.

BY HOLLY DAVIS

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