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Patrick Martin – Still Life Demo
Patrick Martin
French artist Partick Martin was born in 1951 in Pavillons-sous-Bois near Paris. He received multidisciplinary education at the “Ecole Superieure des Arts Appliques et des Metiers d’Arts”. Today he is a professional pastel artist and teacher. He is also a master member of the Societe des Pastellistes de France. On his bi-lingual website Patrick is providing very good step by step demonstrations.
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Old Pastel Master: James Whistler
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) Whistler was an American-born, British-based artist. At age 21 he sailed to Europe after committing himself to become an artist. Among the others he met Edgar Degas in Paris whose friendship was very important to him as an artist. He emerged as an advocate of Aestheticism, movement that promoted the…
Portrait of Mary Cassatt by Edgar Degas
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This is the portrait of Mary Cassatt made by Eduard Degas. Not much is known about Mary Cassatt’s relationship with Degas, as she burned all their correspondence before she died. However, it is generally assumed that the two were lovers, although nothing can be proved. What is certain is that the two painters had a…
Old Pastel Master: Edgar Degas
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Hilaire-Germain- Edgar Degas (1834 –1917) I’m fully aware that every pastelist has heard about Edgar Degas, but the series about Old Pastel Masters wouldn’t be complete without the King of Pastels. Degas is a french artist, acknowledged as the master of drawing the human figure in motion. He worked in many mediums, preferring pastel to…
Is this Cezanne done in pastel?
about 2 years ago - 5 comments
I have found this painting by Paul Cezanne for which Wikipedia claims to be in pastel. I’m not sure about it and maybe someone knowledgeable can help with some information. The painting hangs in The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Please click on it to enlarge it and tell what you think in comment…
We have reached post #100!
about 2 years ago - 5 comments
Thanks to you, our readers who gave support by acknowledging and appreciating our work, this blog has succeeded to reach #100 post today. What follows is a brief summary of last 3,5 months: posted 6 posts related to Old Pastel Masters presented 8 great pastel artists as “Featured Artists” used opportunity to present 12 very…
Old Pastel Master: Mary Stevenson Cassatt
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Mary Stevenson Cassatt (1844– 1926) was an American painter and printmaker best known for her portraits of children and her groupings of mothers and their children. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The faculty at the Academy encouraged students to study abroad. In 1865 Cassatt approached her parents with the idea…
The Pastel 100: Animal and Wildlife 2010
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Top pastel artists in the category Animal & Wildlife at The Pastel Journal 11th annual Pastel 100 Competition. Check the left column for the artworks that I got permission from the artists to be published. 1. Julie Greig 2. Becky Johnson 3. Susan Lampinen (no email) 4. Terry Donahue 5. Robert K. Semans Honorable mention:…
The Pastel 100 – Portrait and Figure 2010
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I was trying to find online results of The Pastel Journal 11th annual Pastel 100 Competition but in vain. I guess the PJ has no interest to have these works published online. Therefore I decided to collect all 100 pastel works and artists on this blog. I will try to contact all Pastel 100 artists…
Mike Mahon’s Pastel Demo
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Mike Mahon paints the colors and people of Texas, Northern New Mexico, and Mexico. His landscapes, portraits, and slice-of-life vignettes depict a taste for the unusual scenes, expressions, and moments. His impressionistic style adds depth and a surprising realism of light and shadow to his paintings. Mike’s paintings have earned numerous awards and recognitions. He…
The 11th Pastel 100 Competition Results
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The grand prize winners of the Pastel Journal 11th annual Pastel 100 Competition are Don Rantz, Sarah Blumenschein, Akiko Hoshino, Jennifer Gardner and Dawn Emerson. In the slide show below you can see the awarded pastel paintings and some more work by these fine pastelists. Share/Bookmark
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about 2 years ago
wonderfull, simply wonderfull
about 2 years ago
Laura, I agree. It is very simple but wonderful demo. And Patrick is for sure the master of pastels