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 Tuesday, April 14, 2009
A Pixar Artist Goes Plein Air
Posted by anne
 Bill Cone, a designer at Pixar Studios, has been supplementing his movie work over these last 13 years with pastel landscape painting (see Shadowed Face, at left). Now he's ready for the opening night of his first one-man show at the Studio Gallery in San Francisco. The show, built around Cone's four years of painting in the Sierra Nevada mountains, runs from April 15 through May 10. Visit the gallery website to find out more and to view a slide show of work from the show.  A show catalog, Light, Water & Granite, will be available at the gallery and through Cone's blog. Cone's work at Pixar was the subject of a feature that appeared in the March 2008 issue of The Artist's Magazine. To read more the road trip that helped inspire his work on the Pixar movie Cars, visit our website.
Art Inspiration | Shows and Events
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:25:11 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Highlights from the Pastel Show in Chicago
Posted by sarah
Art Inspiration | Shows and Events
Wednesday, April 08, 2009 3:46:06 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, April 06, 2009
Fun on a Monday
Posted by anne
 Yes, we may have outgrown Mr. Potato Head, but that doesn't mean we've lost our sense of play. If you're in need of some playtime, try an online version of the preschool game with just enough of an art connection to get some laughs. At MrPicassoHead.com, you can make a Picasso Head, instead of a Potato Head, and you can check out a gallery of work by other online players, too. Sure, it's nonsense, but who can't use five minutes of that on a Monday!
Art Inspiration
Monday, April 06, 2009 5:03:53 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
New York City Pastels in New Orleans
Posted by sarah
Despite the unfortunate (and irritating) use of the term, chalk pastel, to describe the medium used in this work, it looks like an interesting show. I like the idea of transporting one neighborhood (NYC's Chinatown) to another (New Orlean's Claude Artist District). It might just be the excuse I need to drive over to New Orleans next weekend and hit every gallery in sight. It's only a few hundred miles away, after all...
Click on the card to link to the gallery's site.
Shows and Events
Wednesday, April 01, 2009 3:06:09 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, March 30, 2009
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Posted by anne
 "It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent." —Vincent van Gogh
Today is the birthday of Vincent van Gogh (March 30, 1853). Many of the artist's famous musings, like the quote above, reflect on the importance of risk-taking in the making of art. The occasion of his birth seems a good day to pause and reflect: What risks have you taken to make a place for art in your life? What risks have you taken in your painting that have lead to significant artistic breakthroughs?
To submerge yourself in all things van Gogh, check out the Van Gogh Gallery website with a catalog of paintings, biography, letters, quotes, free downloads, an online shop and a community gallery where you can see a copy of Starry Night on the side of a horse! For a serious exploration, you can head over to the website for Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum.
Above: Cafe Terrace at Night (detail; 1888; 31.8x25.7, oil on canvas) by Vincent van Gogh
Art Inspiration
Monday, March 30, 2009 6:01:16 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Clean up Your Office with the PJ 2008 CD
Posted by sarah
 You know those reality television shows wherein a professional "organizer" comes into a catastrophically cluttered office and whips everything right into shape? I like to think of our CD compilations as just such a force. Box or bind your leaning stacks of print magazines and store digital versions right on your desktop for easy access. Our 2008 archives are now available on CD. That's nearly 500 pages of information, instruction and inspiration for pastel
artists on ehanced PDF files. Searchable, portable, printable! Visit the new North Light online shop for details.
Art Inspiration | Tips and Techniques
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:40:09 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Surrounded by Spring
Posted by anne
 Spring descended upon the Ohio Valley yesterday with temperatures in the mid-70s and sunny skies—and it was Sunday! My family celebrated with an outing to one of our favorite hiking spots, Glen Helen Nature Preserve, north of Cincinnati in the small town of Yellow Springs, where we took in the beautiful trees, early wildflowers and waterfalls. But alas, today is Monday and I'm not quite ready to let go of my springtime revelry. I did find one thing that is helping though: I just downloaded the new desktop wallpaper supplied by Pastel 100 award-winner Jerry Power. His sensational pastel landscape is called Springtime (above; 13x19), and you can get the same blooming scene on your desktop by clicking here. Other wallpaper choices include a pastel featuring lovely songbirds by artist Sandy Byers and another knock-out pastel portrait by David Wells—both artists are honorable mention award winners in the Pastel 100. To read more about the top Pastel 100 winners, read our online coverage here; or purchase the April issue, with complete coverage of all 100 winners, here.
Art Inspiration
Monday, March 23, 2009 6:57:32 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Top 10 Pastel Interviews
Posted by sarah
 By way of celebrating our 10th Anniversary, we dove into our extensive archives (that's 61 issues, 2,156 pastel paintings and 4,802 pages) in search of our top 10 interviews: We're now pleased to announce the debut of our first specialty digital download. Tips and
inspiration from such acclaimed pastelists as Elizabeth Mowry, Albert
Handell, Judith Carducci, Wolf Kahn, Daniel Greene and more, are just a few clicks away with our 10th Anniversary Collection, now available in the new North Light online shop.
And while you're in the mood for celebration, don't forget to watch our Anniversary Slide Show, or meet our 10th Annual Pastel 100 winners.
Art Inspiration
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:49:09 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Obama: The Art Show
Posted by anne
 A new exhibition, sponsored by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, explores art inspired by the city's most famous recent resident. "Officially Unofficial: Inspired Art for Obama" is a multi-media display of prints, posters, photographs and videos that surfaced during the campaign—the artistic reaction to Obama's candidacy. The show—curated by Chicago designer Scott Thomas, former Design Director of the Obama Campaign; Chicago artist Ray Noland; and Nathan Mason, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs—will feature both materials designed officially for the campaign as well as the independent work created by artists and designers from across the country, including Ray Noland’s “GoTellMama!” poster series and Shepard Fairey’s controversial “Hope” poster. The show opens April 1 at the Chicago Tourism Center, 72 E. Randolph Street, and runs through May 15. For more information, visit www.explorechicago.org. The exhibition poster, "Officially Unofficial," above, was designed by exhibition co-curator Ray Noland.
Shows and Events
Monday, March 16, 2009 3:49:50 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Cast Your Vote on the Best Cover
Posted by sarah
   One of the most exciting moments in the editorial process that begins with recruiting the talented pastel artists you see featured in our pages and ends with the magazine arriving at your doorstep, is choosing which painting will appear on our cover. There are many variables involved—orientation, composition and color, to name only a few—but our primary aim is to select a painting that will convey the tone and timbre of the work happening in pastel today, while also drawing the eye of potential readers at the newsstand. Care to lend us a hand with our selection for our June 2009 issue? We'd love to hear what you think. Cast your vote for the best The Pastel Journal cover by clicking here or on the covers above.
Art Inspiration
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 3:05:55 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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