I have always been fascinated by work done in pastels, I just cant image how such detail can be captures by these wonderful sticks of pure color. The book is fabulous with one described piece of work, mostly, on each page, it is separated into sections. These include Color/light, composition/design, mood/atmosphere, style/expression and concept/story.
Some seem so raw, others are photo-like and others, still beautifully captured in technique, color and blending - all very beautiful, all worthy of praise from this book, too many of which I would love to own.

What a beautiful display of some of today's best contemporary pastel artists.
There's a but for everyone in here, portraits, landscapes, animals and abstract art.
Perfect for the coffee table and to look up artist's information.

Wow! What a beautiful selection of contemporary pastel works. This showcase book is like walking around a gallery. The chapters focus on Colour and Light; Composition and Design; Mood and Atmosphere; Style and Expression and finally, Concept and Story. There is a wide variety of landscapes, seascapes, still life, observational drawing... the list goes on. This would make a fantastic coffee table book, but more importantly a very inspiring book for anyone interested in pursuing the art of pastel drawing. Thank you to Net galley and the publisher, North Light Books.

Pure pastel, pure pleasure. It's a collection of high quality artwork from top artists, some of them I know from artistsnetwork.com like Wende Caporale, Richard McKinley, Daniel E. Greene, Liz Haywood-Sullivan, Desmond O’Hagan, Dawn Emerson and others. Many artists, many styles, from impressionism and alla prima to realism. It's a coffee table book with very little text, no instruction unfortunately. It's suitable for all who simply want to enjoy beautiful artwork.

Beautiful and inspiring from cover to cover. Love the diversity in style and subject matter. I was rather hoping this would be more instructional, but it will make a lovely addition to the collection.