NEW YORK — No major artistic medium enjoyed so fast a rise into almost universal acceptance as painting in pastels, which are something of a cross between chalk and pure powdered pigments — pastels ...

YOUNTVILLE — If you’re planning to visit the Napa Valley Museum this week, look down – you might just find a work of art at your feet. Local artist Amy Gallaher Hall was joined by children and their ...

The I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival will celebrate its 35th anniversary May 29-31 with an online festival made possible by the support of sponsors. Festival artists will use chalk pastels ...

Nguyen Pastel, a young artist who won third prize at the National Young Artists Festival, exhibits his unique and healing chalk paintings that captivate and soothe viewers. At the 2024 Ngo Exhibition, ...

Create colorful chalk art using motion, rhythm and blending techniques. James A. Schwalbach guides young viewers through a lively chalk drawing lesson inspired by motion. Learn to swing your arm, ...

Pastels are sticks of colour that can be either soft and chalky, or oil based. Soft pastels or chalk pastels are made with a coloured chalk or pigment. Soft pastels allow you to blend and mix the ...