Special Collector's Issue: The Sixth Annual Pastel 100

Feature artists include the winners of the Sixth Annual Pastel 100.

Columns in the April issue include: Spruce Up Your Studio (Special Report), Benefits of Joining a Society (Artist's Viewpoint), Sell Your Work Without Selling Out (Professional Practices)

Plus you'll find The Pastel Journal regulars: Letters, Products Page, Q&A, Exhibition Opportunities, Workshops, Classifieds, Afterword.

THE SIXTH ANNUAL PASTEL 100

FROM THE JURORS
Behind the scenes with Daniel E. Greene, Clark G. Mitchell, Judith B. Carducci, Richard Pionk, Dawn Emerson and Frank Federico as they comment on their choices.
by Patricia Craft Watson

THE JACK RICHESON/UNISON PASTELS BEST OF SHOW AWARD
Hiking is as much a part of Paula Lawson's life as painting is. How this designer from Garland, Texas, found her muse in nature.
by Maureen Bloomfield

THE RUTH RICHESON/UNISON PASTELS AWARD
Liz Kenyon, of Phoenix, plays with color and pattern to fashion eye-popping pictures that depict otherwise-overlooked moments.
by Loraine Crouch

THE PASTEL JOURNAL GRAND PRIZE AWARD
For Nicora N. Gangi, of Syracuse, New York, darkness, in her emblematic still lifes, is as riveting as light.
by Maureen Bloomfield

THE ART SPIRIT FOUNDATION/DIANNE B. BERNHARD GOLD MEDAL AWARD
How Leslie Bowman, of Minneapolis, got in touch with her talent and her art.
by Loraine Crouch

THE ART SPIRIT FOUNDATION/DIANNE B. BERNHARD SILVER MEDAL AWARD
In accord with a venerable tradition, Sam Goodsell, of Bronx, New York, works in natural light from life.
by Maureen Bloomfield

Plus, the Top Five Winners and Honorable Mentions in the following categories: Landscape, Portrait & Figure, Still Life, Animal & Wildlife and Abstract

COLUMNS

SPECIAL REPORT: SPRUCE UP YOUR STUDIO
Spring is for cleaning and starting afresh. How to get organized at the same time you're getting inspired.
by Katherine Mesch

ARTIST'S VIEWPOINT
What you can gain from joining (or starting your own) pastel society. Improving your painting is only the beginning.
by Margot Schulzke

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Self-promotion doesn't have to be a dirty word. Be true to yourself as well as to your art by finding your niche market.
by Mary Carroll Moore