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The Pastel Journal

Spring 2025
Magazine

Pastel Journal covers topics of interest to working pastelists as well as those who work in pastel as an additional medium along with those who are just experimenting with the medium.

Delighting in Art

The Pastel Journal

Exploring the Alps • An exhibition at The Getty Museum explores the Alps through the eyes of 19th-century artists—and the medium of pastel.

More Shimmering Than Venice • Joseph Pennell documented the rapidly changing New York skyline more than a century ago.

A Guided Painting Journey • Laura Pollak serves as your personal guide on a seven-stop tour to achieving successful works.

ABOVE & BEYOND • FIND OUT WHAT PASTEL 100 JURORS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT WHAT MAKES A PAINTING RISE TO THE TOP OF THE COMPETITION.

DRAWN to the Light • BY SKILLFULLY EMPLOYING PASTEL, COMPOSITION AND MARK-MAKING, BARBARA JAENICKE SHOWCASES THE LUMINOUS LIGHT EFFECTS IN HER AWARD-WINNING LANDSCAPE.

EXPRESSIONS of an Inner World • JINGHAN WU COMBINES TECHNICAL SKILL WITH CREATIVE SENSITIVITY TO DELIVER A COMPELLING NARRATIVE IN HIS PRIZEWINNING PORTRAIT.

For the Love of Art and Animals • DAZZLING COLOR AND SHIMMERING LIGHT BRING THE SUBJECT TO LIFE IN A PRIZE-WINNING PASTEL BY JOHN PLISHKA.

Pulling the Heartstrings • STEPH MOUW'S DRAMATIC STILL LIFE ENCAPSULATES HER APPRECIATION FOR LIGHT, SHADOWS AND THE GIFT OF CONNECTION.

The Reign of Light • LORIANN SIGNORI TRANSFORMS YEARS OF PLEIN AIR DEDICATION AND POETIC INTROSPECTION INTO A PRIZE-WINNING WORK OF ART.

LANDSCAPE & INTERIOR

LANDSCAPE & INTERIOR

PORTRAIT & FIGURE

PORTRAIT & FIGURE

STILL LIFE & FLORAL

STILL LIFE & FLORAL

ANIMAL & WILDLIFE

ANIMAL & WILDLIFE

ABSTRACT & NON-OBJECTIVE

ABSTRACT & NON-OBJECTIVE

Embracing the Chaos

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Languages

  • English