February columns include: Special Report: Photography 101, Mixing it Up (Beyond the Basics), Making it Happen (Professional Practices), Creativity: Not From Nothing (Artist's Viewpoint), Annual Pastel Society Listing

Plus you'll find The Pastel Journal regulars: Letters, Products Page, Q&A, Exhibition Opportunities, Workshops, Classifieds, Afterword.

FEATURED ARTISTS

ELIZABETH MOWRY
Ten painting lessons from a master, plus a peek inside the farewell workshop of an artist whose transcendent landscapes are at once evocations of a place and dreams.
Interview by Loraine Crouch

MAKE IT NEW
Creativity demystified as Kitty Wallis, Aaron Schuerr and Robin Sheard Nyikos share the secret to finding inspiration every day-starting again.
by Maggie Price

WILLIAM A. SCHNEIDER
A rock musician turned portrait painter reveals the next step after mastering craft and conveying a likeness-expressing feeling.
By Patricia Craft Watson

JAYE SCHLESINGER
The conventional still life mourns the passage of time, but this unconventional artist chooses to paint man-made objects and tools.
By Michael Chesley Johnson

JULIE FRIEDMAN
How to move from fear to abandon: Paint every day without fail and then exult in expressive color.
by Deborah Christensen Secor

FEBRUARY FEATURE STORIES

PHOTOGRAPHY 101
What you need and what you need to know to protect your work and make it look its best. Tried-and-true tips from six experts.
by Al Parrish

BEYOND THE BASICS
Expand your repertoire of effects by introducing other media into your painting process.
by Paul deMarrais

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES
Start the year off right by putting your career goals in writing.
by Katherine Mesch

Plus you'll find The Pastel Journal regulars: Letters, Products Page, Q&A, Exhibition Opportunities, Workshops, Classifieds, Afterword.