Features The 11th Annual Pastel 100 View this year's award-winning pastels—from a stunning canyon vista to a contemplative grouping of figures to a lively abstract—plus 97 other exceptional efforts. Don Rantz By Anne Hevener In his depiction of Utah's Nine Mile Canyon, Best of Show winner Don Rantz faced a number of challenges. Find out how the artist came out on top to create his prizewinning landscape. Sarah Blumenschein By Jessica Canterbury Sarah Blumenschein has been pushing herself to work on a larger scale and her efforts paid off with this year's Pastel Journal Grand Prize award. Akiko Hoshino By Sarah A. Strickley The striking figure in Japanese artist Akiko Hoshino's painting, winner of the Ruth Richeson/Unison Pastel Prize, captivates both visually and emotionally. Jennifer Gardner By Amanda Metcalf The artist's decision to embrace her continuing evolution toward abstraction resulted in a vibrant pastel that earned the artist this year's Art Spirit Foundation Gold Medal. Dawn Emerson By Robert K. Carsten The Oregon artist's recent trip to India has inspired a number of paintings, including the energetic composition that landed her the Art Spirit Foundation Silver Medal. Landscape & Interior By Michael Chesley Johnson Portrait & Figure By Tamera Lenz Muente Still Life & Floral By Ann Emmert Abbott Abstract & Non-Objective By Tamara Moan Animal & Wildlife By Deborah Secor Columns
Art Matters By Jessica Canterbury Pastel feedback on Facebook, the newest Creative Spark challenge and more. Master Class By Tamera Lenz Muente American artist John Henry Twachtman's paintings brought attention to beauty—of the pastoral and pastel variety. State of the Art By Gregory Pai A Hawaiian pastelist takes us on an armchair tour of the island paradise he calls home.
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