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On the Web
- Pastel Society of America - The oldest pastel society in the United States promoting the use of the pastel medium. Activities include exhibitions, workshops and classes in pastel.
- Joffre, Marie-Lydie - Virtual gallery of pastel and mixed media figurative artworks, a presentation of the new art technique of drawing pastel on stones and resources to learn about pastel.
- Pastel Society of New Mexico - Regional organization formed in 1989 to fulfill a need to promote the soft pastel medium and to encourage the use of pastels by artists and foster public understanding and appreciation of pastels as a painting medium. A virtual gallery for members, exhibits, workshops and links to individual member pages.
- Bartlett, Melissa - Original pastel paintings including landscapes, commissioned animal portraits, florals, and figurative work. Images, biography, introduction to pastels.
- Pet portraits in pastel by Julia Morton - Capture your pet's personality in a full colour pastel portrait
- Pets in Pastel - Sarah Theophilus specializes in capturing the beauty and spirit of cats, dogs, and horses in lifelike oil pastel pet portraits from favourite photos.
- Pastel Office - Pastel office, spécialiste du mobilier de bureau aux entreprises et collectivités.
- Few, James - Color of Magic - colorful paintings by this Florida pastelist. An informative site including pastel demonstration, information about the pastel medium and comprehensive art links.
- La route historique du Pastel - Est une association . Elle permet la visite des différents sites et cités historiques à vocation autrefois commerciale pour le pastel. A Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux.
- Bal, Jean-Pierre - Belgian pastel painter, presenting his abstract, atmospheric and expressive works.
Wikipedia Articles
- The Pastels - The Pastels are a group from Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- Up for a Bit with The Pastels - link
- Oil pastel - Oil pastel (also called wax oil crayon) is a painting and drawing medium with characteristics similar to pastels and wax crayons. Unlike "soft" or "French" pastel sticks, which are made with a gum or methyl cellulose binder, oil pastels consist of pigment mixed with a non-drying oil and wax binder.
- Ozias Humphrey - Ozias Humphry (or Humphrey) (1742-1810) was a leading English painter of portrait miniatures, later oils and pastels, of the 18th century. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1791, and in 1792 he was appointed Portrait Painter in Crayons to the King (ie pastels).
- Delphin Enjolras - Delphin Enjolras (May 13, 1857-1945) was a French academic painter. Enjolras painted portraits, nudes, interiors, and used mostly watercolours, oil and pastels.