I like the color vibrancy and the fast results of pastels. I can produce an image in two hours,” Kathy Davis said.

-- Philadelphia born artist Bernard McManus, will demonstrate oil pastel techniques, Sunday, Nov. 22. 2 to 5 p.m.. McManus honed his oil pastel and painting skills in Europe, where he traveled ...

Pastels are sticks of colour that can be either soft and chalky, or oil based. Soft pastels or chalk pastels are made with a coloured chalk or pigment. Soft pastels allow you to blend and mix the ...