Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An artist who works in the medium of pastels.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An artist who uses pastels or colored crayons.
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Examples
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I remember years ago taking a workshop with a famous pastelist and having him come to my easel, pick up a piece of charcoal and feather over the layers of pastel I had in place.
Teachers Reworking James Gurney 2009
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My greatest sorrow was that I had lost a magnificent portrait of my mother by Bassompierre Severin, a pastelist very much _à la mode_ under the Empire; an oil portrait of my father, and a very pretty pastel of my sister Jeanne.
My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt 1884
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Viewpoints Gallery presents the work of pastelist Terri Ford and her late father, oil painter Michael Dancer.
PaloAltoOnline.com 2010
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Viewpoints Gallery presents the work of pastelist Terri Ford and her late father, oil painter Michael Dancer.
PaloAltoOnline.com 2010
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Viewpoints Gallery presents the work of pastelist Terri Ford and her late father, oil painter Michael Dancer.
PaloAltoOnline.com 2010
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She excelled also as a pastelist and etcher, and her drypoints and color prints are greatly admired.
A Day In the Life Sarah 2010
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• Daniel Vaughan, a pastelist from Carrboro, displays large works of seascapes and mountains created from experiences while traveling to various places, including the Badlands National Park of South Dakota.
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Richard Wilson is known as the "master pastelist" by peers.
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Administrator: You have joined a chat with Janet Monafo, a top pastelist who has been highlighted in American Artist magazine.
American Artist 2008
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Administrator: You have joined a chat with Janet Monafo, a top pastelist who has been highlighted in American Artist magazine.
American Artist 2008
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