Artists: Richard McKinley
Richard writes the best weekly blog for pastel artists and his two DVDs, Bold Underpainting for Lively Pastel Landscapes and Three Stages for Successful Pastel Paintings are excellentBooks: Burton Silverman
Books: Daniel Greene
The Pastel Book. Daniel Greene's video Portrait Drawing taught me how to correctly draw the face, in a way that made sense to me and worked for me. The videos Erika (pastel) and Jim (pastel) reinforced the instruction and method.Books: Doug Dawson
Capturing Light & Color with PastelBooks: Richard Schmid
Everything I Know About PaintingTwo additional books that were inspiring and helpful were Harley Brown's Eternal Truths for Every Artist, and Ramon Kelley's The 5 Essentials in Every Powerful Painting.
Carol Woolf Gallery and Frame Factory
Large selection of picture frames, mouldings, liners, fillets, stretcher stock, and framing supplies at discount prices
Carolyn Edlund's ArtsyShark
A Site for Emerging Artists
Dick Blick
The Best Art Supplies ...at the best discounts!
Jerry's Artarama
Discount art supplies, online and Houston
Pastel Cleaner
The Cherry Pastel cleaner will safely and easily clean one at a time or up to fifty at once in only a minute or two! With features specific to pastels, this gentle machine can be used for all brands of soft pastel, whether hard or soft sticks. Compact in size, it takes little studio space. And...it's made in America!
Pastel Society of America
I am honored to be juried an Associate Member
Xanadu Gallery
Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, is a resource for collectors, designers, builders, and corporations for procuring the highest quality art. Their website comprises an elite virtual gallery where discerning buyers purchase artwork directly from dozens of artists’ studios from around the country, including the pastel paintings of Carolyn Hancock.
