Pastel landscape paintings

It's fascinating how the same landscape can change depending on the time of the day, season of the year, and the specific kind of weather. We asked three pastel artists—Don Williams, Margi Lucena and Margaret Evans—about painting weather in a landscape.

How often have you seen a gorgeous sky only to be disappointed by the photo when you tried to capture it? This is one of the reasons I love painting skies! Y...

'Late Afternoon Walk' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $145 Do your pastels whisper or shout? Do th...

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Tranquil meadow scenery in the high mountains on a sunny spring afternoon. Wild red flowers splash vibrant colors on the green grass and the silhouette of the mountains is silhouetted against the colorful sky as the sun goes down. - Hills with flowers at sunset

Learn how to create broken color effects in this pastel tutorial from Robert Carsten, a featured artist in the Oct 2011 issue of Pastel Journal.

Follow along as Marc Hanson teaches how to paint clouds with pastels, paying special attention to warm and cool color values and plays of light and shadow.

'Blue Meadows' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $150 I am always amazed at the ability artists have to create a feeling of depth in a landscape painting. After all we only have paint and a flat surface. The depth is only an illusion but a very magical one when it is done well. Learning the principles of aerial or atmospheric perspective and linear perspective is the key to creating believable depth. Putting them to practice is another matter. I have a tip that helps remind me that…