The Pastel Journal, April 2010

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.