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Revel in the luminous and vibrant qualities of pastel with Ellen Eagles essential course in the history, techniques, and practices of the medium. In this comprehensive yet intimate guide, Eagle explores pastels rich but relatively unexamined past, reveals her own personal influences and approaches, and guides you toward the discovery and mastery of your own vision. In Pastel Painting Atelier, you will findAdvice on basic materials guidance on building, storing, and organizing a collection of pastels choosing the right paper and the importance of experimentationStudio practice suggestions ideas for creating your ideal working environment and recipes for making your own pastels and supportsStudy of the working process lessons on proportion, gesture, composition, color, application, identifying and correcting problems, and recognizing when a work is finishedMeditation on subject cues for extrapolating the subtle details, presence, and temporal features of whatever you choose to paintStep-by-step demonstrations Eagles acute insights into her own works as they progress A magnificent selection of works by masters such as James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Rosalba Carriera, Mary Cassatt, and Eugene Delacroix augment this guide, as do works by contemporary artists including Harvey Dinnerstein, Elizabeth Mowry, and Daniel Massad.
About the Author
Ellen Eagle's portraits and figures are cited for their uncommon sensitivity and depth, both in physical texture and emotional insight. She joined Forum Gallery by invitation in 2002. She has had four solo exhibits and has shown in such venues as The National Academy Museum, The Butler Institute of American Art, Frye Art Museum, Arkansas Art Center, Albright Knox Gallery, New Jersey State Museum. In 2011-12, Ellen was invited to exhibit twenty pastel paintings in a two-person exhibit in China. The curator's intent was to introduce pastel to the Chinese arts community. Ellen's paintings and writings have been published widely, and she is the recipient of many awards and grants. Pastel Painting Atelier is being carried by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, National Gallery of Art, D.C., and the National Portrait Gallery, London. Ellen teaches pastel painting at The Art Students League of New York.
