Pastel Journal, April 2013

You’ll love this issue of Pastel Journal if:

• You want to hear about how pastel artists are achieving painting success
• You want to learn new tips and tricks for painting in pastel
• You want to hear from the expert artists and editors at Pastel Journal

Get this exciting issue of Pastel Journaldelivered right to you door! The April 2013 issue of this trusted pastel painting magazine includes compelling interviews with pastel artists and tips that will boost your painting skills. Learn about award-winning artists and their work, what it takes to paint a prizewinning painting, new pastels on the market and more from artists and our experienced staff.

Each issue of Pastel Journal is dedicated solely to the exciting and dynamic pastel medium. Within the pages of this top pastel painting magazine, you can be sure to find trusted pastel painting techniquesand instruction, the latest in the pastel painting community and so much more.

Highlights in the April 2013 issue of Pastel Journal include:

• 14th Annual Pastel 100 Winners
• How to Catch a Juror's Eye
• Successful Strategies for Mastering the Medium

Features
Pastel Journal Grand Prize
A landscape with a wide, expansive view that beckons deeper exploration won this year's top award for Elaine Lierly Jones.
By Anne Hevener

Pastel Journal Gold
Anatoly Dverin's award-winning portrait offers a quiet elegance that captivates.
By Chrisine Proscow

Pastel Journal Silver
A juxtaposition of motifs and textures, and a painterly lushness, set a winning tone in Mike Beeman's still life.
By Jessica Canterbury

Pastel Journal Bronze
Astrid Volquardsen's artistic explorations brought renewed vigor to her pastel seascapes with prizewinning results.
By Sarah A. Strickley

Ruth Richeson/Unison Pastels
Indian artist Parag Borse paints a portrait of humanity in this painting of village life.
By Meredith E. Lewis

Category Winners and Honorable Mentions
Enjoy the year's best pastels and honorable mentions in Landscape & Interior; Portrait & Figure; Still Life & Floral; Animal & Wildlife; and Abstract & Non-Objective.
By Michael Chesley Johnson, Deborah Secor, Beth Williams, Amy Leibrock and Michelle Taute

The WOW Factor
Hear from our Pastel 100 jurors on how to pick—and paint—a winner.
By Anne Hevener

Columns
Pastel Pointers
Keys to painting a masterpiece.
By Richard McKinley

Working Artist
The many rewards of workshops.
By Deborah Secor

Artist's Test Kitchen
Introducing Blue Earth Pastels.
by Maggie Price

Showcase
The striking light in a painting of Canada geese on the water turn a subtle scene into something special.
By Anne Hevener