1.0 Jackson's Art Bloghttps://www.jacksonsart.com/blogChristine Kenthttps://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/author/christine/Pastel Portrait Competitionrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0S2lPE6ySk"><a href="https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2016/08/11/pastel-portrait-competition/">Pastel Portrait Competition</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2016/08/11/pastel-portrait-competition/embed/#?secret=0S2lPE6ySk" width="600" height="338" title="“Pastel Portrait Competition” — Jackson's Art Blog" data-secret="0S2lPE6ySk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pastels-2-2.jpg1000667Since the 15th Century and the Renaissance Period, pastel sticks have been manufactured and used as a way of creating artworks. Fast forward 600 years and pastels are as popular as ever, especially for portraits! For our latest competition we would like to see your portraits captured in pastel. Entries can feature animals and/or people, from a sketched self portrait to a highly detailed portrayal of a bumblebee - we'd love to see them all.