Feature artists include: Sydney McGinley, Margaret Dyer, Rhinehart Søbye, Foster Caddell, Donna Martell, Urania Christy Tarbet, Joyce Amlick, Albert Handell and Richard McKinley.

Columns in the December issue include: Special Report: Our Biggest-Ever Gift Guide, Art Matters (Pastels Girault celebrates 225 years and more), Beyond the Basics (All that Glitters is Gold) Pastel Pointers (Natural Selection), Artist's Viewpoint (What's in a Name?) and Professional Practices (Artist and Mother).

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