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We have reached post #100!
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 useful pastel demos
- mentioned close to 30 competitions and challenges (held or to come)
- collected 15 video clips
- averaged 5,76 post per week after going public on January 1st, 2010
- more than 350 Facebook fans, almost 60 Google Friend Connect followers and over 130 daily RSS feeds
- linked to over 100 pastel artists.
The numbers above are here to talk a little, the blog itself says much more, but the best of all is that we have learned so much and established contact with many great artists which we admire and who give us the push to work more. This is just one stop to turn back and see how much we did and to say: “It’s worth it and there is more to come… 
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Bonnie Zahn Griffith Gift
about 1 year ago - No comments
The regular readers might remember an older post about Bonnie Zahn Griffith 100 pastels series. I’d like to share my joy with you and let you know that I’m now the proud owner of one of them. Bonnie has send it to me as a gratitude token for that post. Bonnie, thanks 100 times !!!…
Bonnie Zahn Griffith finished 100 Pastels Series
about 1 year ago - No comments
Bonnie Zahn Griffith is a landscape artist working mostly in pastels and acrylics. Her work is generally representational depicting the northwest US and she lives in Washington. I like Bonnie’s work in general and it was a pure joy following the development of the 100 more or less same paintings. Here you can see my…
Old Pastel Master: James Whistler
about 1 year ago - No comments
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 1 year 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…
The Pastel 100: Animal and Wildlife 2010
about 1 year ago - No comments
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:…
Mike Mahon’s Pastel Demo
about 1 year ago - No comments
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…
Sandy Askey-Adams Passionate About Pastels
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The main focus of Sandy Askey-Adams work is the interpretation of nature and its moods. Embracing a poetically sensitive and gentle style, she strives to communicate a greater sense of love and peace to her viewers with each new work. She loves working in pastels for the dramatic contrasts, the rich layers of colors and…
The 11th Pastel 100 Competition Results
about 1 year ago - No comments
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
Jill Stefani Wagner
about 1 year ago
Congratulations, Mario! Here is to many more wonderful posts in the future.
about 1 year ago
I am a facebook fan and I am so glad you are on FB. I always check your page everyday. Many Thanks! I do have one problem, I sometimes have trouble getting to the demos which I especially want to see.
about 1 year ago
Casey and Linda, thanks for the support
Linda, can you please give example of what is not working for you, maybe I can fix it. Thanks!
about 1 year ago
Hi, Congrats on your 100th blog. Just discovered your blog recently and I am passionate about pastels. Your last feature of Mary Cassatt was my most favorite artist when I was very young and I am sure she guided me to pastels!… anyhow I did your poll and you state we can click more than one favorite but your poll TAKER doesn’t allow for more than one check.
about 1 year ago
Hi Minaz, Thanks for the comment and for the information regarding the poll. I have fixed it.