About the Author

Marla Baggetta has been a self-employed, professional artist since 1983. She currently lives in Oregon and holds painting workshops. Ken Goldman is a popular instructor at the Athenaeum School of the Arts in La Jolla, California, where he teaches portraiture, artistic anatomy, and landscape painting. Marilyn Grame of Jamul, CA, has taught art for more than 20 years and has received numerous awards for her artwork at local, state, and national levels. Nathan Rohlander holds an MFA in drawing and painting and a BFA in illustration. He is currently an instructor at Laguna College of Art and Design. William Schneider's oil and pastel artwork has appeared in numerous publications, and he is a member of several artists' associations. He lives in Illinois with his wife and youngest daughter.

Reviews

Schneider, William & others. The Art of Pastel. Walter Foster: Quayside. 2010. 144p. illus. ISBN 9781600581953. pap. $19.95. ART INSTRUCTION
Pastel is a deceptively simple medium, rich in flexibility but very easy to turn into mud. Three accomplished artists each present an original take on the medium, with Schneider featuring a mostly realist approach; Marla Baggetta, impressionistic and abstract methods; and Nathan Rohlander, oil pastel. All offer useful vignette images of details within each project. This is a comprehensive guide for beginners. - "Library Journal, November 15, 2010"