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	The Pastellist's Year-Painting the Four Seasons in Pastel Elizabeth Mowry Info & Ordering...

	The Best of Pastel 2 Kristina Feliciano Editor, Pastel Society of America Info & Ordering...

	Capturing Light in Pastel Lionel Aggett Particularly for the landscape painter, this book shows how to create and emulate light in pastel paintings. You won't want to put this one down! The demonstrations are clear, and easy to follow. Info & Ordering...

	Pencil Drawing Techniques Carole Katchen Great overall guide on pastel painting. Methodical, expressive and complete. A solid volume for pastel from supplies to completion of paintings. Info & Ordering...

	The Art of Pastel Portraiture Madlyn-Ann C. Woolwich Pastel has long been considered an ideal medium for painting portraits. Here, noted pastelist Madlyn-Ann Woolwich calls on a group of outstanding artists to demonstrate the important elements that go into creating successful portraits in pastel. Luminous portraits throughout the book demonstrate an amazing range of styles, techniques, and approaches. 292 full-color illustrations. Info & Ordering...

	Painting the Landscape in Pastel Albert Handell, Anita Louise West Info & Ordering... Painting the Landscape in Pastel by Albert Handell, Anita Louise West 0823039129

	Wolf Kahn Pastels Wolf Kahn Pastels Wolf Kahn is one of this country's best-loved contemporary artists. His brilliantly colored landscapes in oil have placed him at the forefront of American representational art. Many collectors equally prize his luminous pastels, the subject of this delightful new book. With more than 100 colorplates illustrating his brief, breezy essays, Kahn reveals his distinctive approach to working in this medium. Offering a rare glimpse into the way an artist thinks and why he works the way he does, Kahn's musings about the creative process bring a number of key issues to life for artists, students, and art lovers, and make the book a valuable supplementary text for pastel classes. ar Info & Ordering...

More great titles we recommend:

Pastel for the Serious Beginner
Larry Blovits

The Pastel Book:
Materials and Techniques for Now's Artist
Billl Creevy
A comprehensive, professional-level book, with type of pastel technique is demonstrated. Use of other mediums such as watercolor, pencils, even ball-point pens, are explored showing how they can be used to achieve new effects and enhance already existing works. Also: up-to-date catalog of all materials available.

Capturing Light & Color With Pastel
Doug Dawson
A personal favorite of The Critique Shop. Dougs rich technique is incredible, and wonderful to observe and study for hours on end. His ability to capture light and teach how to do it yourself is great.

Pastel
Daniel E. Greene, NA
Learn from a contemporary master pastelist! His portraits and other subjects are sought the world over. Get a copy of this book if you can, even if you have to go to the library to find it. He also teaches nationwide workshops. (Out of Print, try to obtain at your local library or have Amazon do a search for you.)

Pastel Painting Workshop
Albert Handell
If you can get any books by Albert Handell...do it! His masterful, delicate use of pastel is marvelous! He captures texture and mood in a remarkable way. Great instruction regarding all aspects of pastel painting. There are still some copies out there. He also teaches nationwide workshops. (Out of Print, try to obtain at your local library or have Amazon do a search for you.)

Introduction to Pastels
Michael Wright
Learn from a contemporary master pastelist! His portraits and other subjects are sought the world over. Get a copy of this book if you can, even if you have to go to the library to find it. He also teaches nationwide workshops. (Out of Print, try to obtain at your local library or have Amazon do a search for you.)

Painting With Pastels
(Step by Step Leisure Arts Series)
Leisure Arts(Editor), Peter Coombs(Not Yet Published)

Pastel Painting
Paperback

Portraits in Pastel
Dennis Frost

The Art of Pastel Painting
Alan Flattmann

Painting Landscapes in Pastel.
Ernest. Savage

100 Keys to Great Pastel Painting
Miranda Fellows, Miranda Fellow

The Big Book of Painting Nature in Pastel
S. Allyn Schaeffer, John Shaw

Creative Painting With Pastel
Carole Katchen

Drawing With Crayons, Pastels, Sanguine, and Chalks
(The Complete Course on Painting and...
Jose Maria Parramon

Gardens in Pastels
Jackie Simmonds

Learning to Paint in Pastel
Paperback

Painting Expressive Pastel Portraits
Paul Leveille