Joseph Cotes, “Portrait of Joseph and his Brother John Gulston” (1754), pastel on blue paper, mounted on canvas (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) LOS ANGELES — ...

While soft oil pastels are a classic choice for childhood portraits, heirloom photography offers a sophisticated take on this beloved Southern tradition. Creating these timeless images requires a ...

Jean-Etienne Liotard, "The Lavergne Family Breakfast" (1754), pastel on paper stuck down on canvas; accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by HM Government from the estate of George Pinto and allocated ...

Understanding control and layering is what truly unlocks the potential of soft pastels in portrait drawing, and this artwork demonstrates that principle with clarity. The portrait is developed ...

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Unlock the secrets of soft pastels portrait drawing with this step-by-step tutorial. Learn techniques to blend colors, add depth, and create realistic facial features that bring your artwork to life.

James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s full-length portraits of three ladies and a gent have returned, after two decades in debilitating company nearby, to the Oval Room, where they hung when the museum ...

Includes black and white reproductions of portraits by Alice Pike Barney from the memorial collection accepted by the Board of Regents from Natalie Clifford Barney and Laura Dreyfus-Barney for the ...

Many people may think of pastels as a medium for kids in art class. But at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the "Touch of Color" exhibition celebrates the history of pastel from the ...

Daniel Greene’s soaring studio occupies the upper half of an old gambrel-roofed dairy barn in North Salem. Greene, who was relocating after three decades in Manhattan, recalls the first time he saw ...

Turn-of-the-20th-century steel baron Henry Clay Frick “may have cared little for people, but he had a soft spot for artists,” said Ariella Budick in the Financial Times. One of his favorites was ...