Pure Pastel

Contemporary Works by Today's Top Artists

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Pub Date Apr 08 2019 | Archive Date Apr 24 2019
F+W Media | North Light Books

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Description

Pastel is a medium like no other: pure color, unrivalled in its immediacy of application, and--in the hands of today's most talented artists--capable of astonishing feats of expression. A celebration of the best in contemporary pastel painting, Pure Pastel explores how artists are pushing the medium to new heights of innovation and creativity. Art from 100 of today's most recognizable names in pastel, hand selected and invited to participate by the editor of Pastel JournalA dynamic range of styles and subjects, including still life, portraits, city scenes, animals, landscapes, abstracts and moreFirsthand commentary offers insight into the artists' work--how they use pastel to capture a moment in time, tell a story or evoke emotionThis visual feast of a book serves up page after page of luminous color, staccato strokes, fresh perspectives and masterful techniques. It's sure to be an enduring source of awe and inspiration for artists and art lovers alike.

Pastel is a medium like no other: pure color, unrivalled in its immediacy of application, and--in the hands of today's most talented artists--capable of astonishing feats of expression. A...


A Note From the Publisher

This book will only have a print edition on sale. There will be no e-book edition. ***Apologies, this ARC is not compatible with Kindle.***

This book will only have a print edition on sale. There will be no e-book edition. ***Apologies, this ARC is not compatible with Kindle.***


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EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781440350900
PRICE £29.99 (GBP)
PAGES 160

Average rating from 9 members


Featured Reviews

I have always been fascinated by work done in pastels, I just cant image how such detail can be captures by these wonderful sticks of pure color. The book is fabulous with one described piece of work, mostly, on each page, it is separated into sections. These include Color/light, composition/design, mood/atmosphere, style/expression and concept/story.
Some seem so raw, others are photo-like and others, still beautifully captured in technique, color and blending - all very beautiful, all worthy of praise from this book, too many of which I would love to own.

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What a beautiful display of some of today's best contemporary pastel artists.
There's a but for everyone in here, portraits, landscapes, animals and abstract art.
Perfect for the coffee table and to look up artist's information.

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Wow! What a beautiful selection of contemporary pastel works. This showcase book is like walking around a gallery. The chapters focus on Colour and Light; Composition and Design; Mood and Atmosphere; Style and Expression and finally, Concept and Story. There is a wide variety of landscapes, seascapes, still life, observational drawing... the list goes on. This would make a fantastic coffee table book, but more importantly a very inspiring book for anyone interested in pursuing the art of pastel drawing. Thank you to Net galley and the publisher, North Light Books.

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Pure pastel, pure pleasure. It's a collection of high quality artwork from top artists, some of them I know from artistsnetwork.com like Wende Caporale, Richard McKinley, Daniel E. Greene, Liz Haywood-Sullivan, Desmond O’Hagan, Dawn Emerson and others. Many artists, many styles, from impressionism and alla prima to realism. It's a coffee table book with very little text, no instruction unfortunately. It's suitable for all who simply want to enjoy beautiful artwork.

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Beautiful and inspiring from cover to cover. Love the diversity in style and subject matter. I was rather hoping this would be more instructional, but it will make a lovely addition to the collection.

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What a beautiful book,

Edited by Anne Hevener, Pure Pastel showcases many stunning works of art, solely completed using Pastel’s. In my naïveté I had no idea how versatile this medium is and there are some wonderful pictures from Andrew McDermott’s China Shop Lights ( which i have to reminded me a little of Bladerunner) to Ron Momsma’s Three Oranges.....just marvellous.

Each picture has a little description by the artist, with their inspiration behind it...so clever and give such an insight in to how an artist sees things.

A lovely, lovely book

I would like to thank the Author/the Publishers/NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a fair and honest review

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