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 Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Van Gogh's Ear
Posted by sarah
 A new study suggests that Vincent Van Gogh may have fabricated the famous story of self-mutilation surrounding his severed ear, which he wrapped in a cloth and presented to a prostitue, in order to protect the artist Paul Gauguin, who'd lopped it off with a sword during an argument in front of a brothel. From Telegraph: German art historians say the true version of events never surfaced as
the two men both kept a "pact of silence" – Gauguin to avoid
prosecution and Van Gogh in a vain attempt to keep a friend with whom
he was hopelessly infatuated. ... Other Van Gogh experts, including those at the Van Gogh Museum in
Amsterdam, disagree with the authors' claims. However, Nina Zimmer, the
curator of a major Van Gogh exhibition in Basel, was less sure:
"Perhaps they're right, but all the hypotheses are valid given the lack
of material," she told Le Figaro. In short, anything is possible. Read the whole sordid tale here. A nd see the ABC news coverage here.
Overheard
Wednesday, May 06, 2009 5:04:07 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Monday, May 04, 2009
Westward, Show!
Posted by anne
 The Elk Horn Art Gallery in Winter Park, Colo., will present a new show with award-winning artist Clive R. Tyler next month, June 26 through July 12. The solo show, entitled "Telling the Story of the West" will feature more than 20 news pastel works, which portray the skies, the land and the animals of the American West that so inspire the artist. Tyler will be giving a demonstration at the gallery on June 19 and is also offering a 3-day plein air workshop, June 20-22, in conjunction with the show June 20-22nd. Contact the gallery for more information.
Long Horns (above; pastel, 22x28) by Clive Tyler
Shows and Events
Monday, May 04, 2009 4:49:24 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
New Creative Spark!
Posted by sarah
  Using the finished work, Red, Yellow, Blue (top; pastel on paper, 29½x22½) as a model, Jimmy Wright painted Study From Red, Yellow, Blue (bottom; pastel on paper, 10½x14½), a more graphic and turbulent version of the same composition. To read the full text of Wright's challenge, cick here.To join in the fun, show us an example of a pastel painting in which you reinterpreted a
previously finished work. E-mail your image/s (4x6-inch JPGs with a
resolution of 72 dpi) and a description to pjedit@fwmedia.com by June 22, 2009.
Type “Creative Spark” in the subject line and include your name, e-mail
and mailing address. The “editors’ choice” will receive a $250-value
fine art media gift basket, including a six-month subscription to
ArtistNetwork.tv online video
workshops, $60 worth of North Light art books or DVDs; the 2006, 2007
and 2008 Pastel Journal CDs; and a one-year subscription (or free
renewal) to The Pastel Journal, The Artist’s Magazine or Southwest Art. Come back soon to see the winners of our last Creative Spark challenge, Perpetual Motion.
Art Inspiration | Tips and Techniques
Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:34:40 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, April 27, 2009
A New View
Posted by anne
 Although I use my email calendar function to keep track of my schedule, I still hang a wall calendar on my office wall. It's decoration, and I look forward to flipping that page each month. Similarly, I now look forward to a new piece of desktop wallpaper art for my computer every month, and the new images from the June issue of The Pastel Journal are now ready. The two paintings (shown here) are: Jimmy Wright's floral,  Pompeii No. 7 (top; pastel, 29x41) and Rick Stevens' Divine Convergence (pastel, 24x30). Download them for your own computer desktop at our website. For "bonus" wallpaper selections, be sure to sign up for our email newsletter (see the link under "Navigation" at left)—and get access to an extra page of selections.
Art Inspiration
Monday, April 27, 2009 7:33:37 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
10 Questions for Elizabeth Mowry
Posted by sarah
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:24:35 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Congratulations to Flora Giffuni
Posted by anne
 This week, Floral Giffuni (pictured at left with Urania Christy Tarbet and myself at the 34th annual "Pastels Only" awards dinner in 2006) will receive the prestigious Salmagundi Medal of Honor in recognition of her tremendous achievements as an artist and arts supporter. As both the founder of the Pastel Society of America (PSA) and the patron of the Flora B. Giffuni Gallery for Pastels at the Butler Institute of American
Art, Giffuni has been a tireless champion for pastel. Explaining, in a June 2007 feature in The Pastel Journal, the motivation for creating a national pastel society back in 1972, Giffuni said: "I realized how few people knew or respected pastel. It became my life's mission to do something about correcting the problem." Claudia Seymour, President of the Salmagundi Club, will award the medal to Giffuni at the Club's President's Dinner on April 23rd. Rae Smith, President of PSA; Jimmy Wright, PSA treasurer; and O. Alden James, president of the National Arts
Club, will offer tributes.  Please join me in congratulating Ms. Giffuni on this tremendous honor. It is certain that the current positioning of pastel in today's art world would not look the same had it not been for her efforts. If you would like to write a note of congratulations, you can send it c/o the
Pastel Society of America, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003. Three Faces (pastel, 18x24) by Flora Giffuni
Overheard
Monday, April 20, 2009 7:31:10 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Shipping to Subscribers Next Week!
Posted by sarah
Features
One Still Life, Three Visions
By Anne Hevener
Explore the power of creative expression when three
painters—Leslie Lillien Levy, Claudia Seymour and Rainie
Crawford—paint from a single still life setup.
Bold Variations
By Sarah A. Strickley
In the first of our 10th Anniversary “Artist Interview Series”
installments, we chat with Jimmy Wright about his latest encounters
with the still mesmerizing sunflower.
Sacred Silence
By Deborah Secor
Elizabeth Mowry, the second painter in our “Artist Interview Series,”
talks about her current experience with pastels, landscape painting,
and how her creative goals have evolved.
Regal Resonance
By Ken Gofton
British artist and Royal Academician Anthony Eyton, who finds
inspiration in a variety of subjects, turns his artist’s eye to
everything from portraits, to botanical gardens, to abandoned power
plants.
The Pastel Royals
By Ken Gofton
Four members of Britain’s Royal Academy also share the distinction of
honorary status in the Pastel Society UK, making them the “crown
jewels” of England’s pastel scene.
Cosmos of Pattern
By Tamera Lenz Muente
Rick Stevens’ abstracted landscapes burst with colorful patterns that mimic the naturally occurring patterns of the land.
Columns
Art Matters
By Jessica Canterbury
Find out where pastels and pigs meet, celebrate Old Masters, and discover new online videos.
Pastel Pointers
By Richard McKinley
When a photograph must be your reference, use your tools to make sure it captures the live experience as much as possible.
Artist’s Viewpoint
By Margot Schulzke
When it comes to the use of black and white in painting, there are some gray areas.
Studio Smarts
By Deborah Secor
Discover a few illuminating tips for creating a well-lit studio.
Creative Spark
By Jimmy Wright
Sharpen your descriptive powers by returning to a subject you know for reinterpretation. To order your copy of the June 2009 issue of The Pastel Journal, click here.
Art Inspiration | Tips and Techniques | Tools and Materials
Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:09:17 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Art in Arizona
Posted by sarah
Shows and Events
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:50:57 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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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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