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 ...

Intrigue and softness define this soft pastel drawing of a mystery girl, where emotion is suggested rather than revealed. The artwork relies on gentle layering and smooth blending to shape facial ...

The Swiss artist Nicolas Party is both the subject and curator of Pastel, an extraordinary exhibition examining the under-appreciated, fugitive medium and its history. Artists make the best curators.