Pastel Paintings-Did You Know?
I believe expression of oneself through the medium of art is one of the defining aspects of humanity. Recently, as I’ve started taking a local art class, we’ve been exposed to the specific medium of pastel paintings. Imagine my surprise to learn that this form of painting has been around for over seven century’s, dating back to Leonardo da Vinci in 1495! Pastels became quite fashionable during the eighteenth century for portrait paintings Many of the great kings and queens of the time, Louis XV for instance, had their portraits painted using the wide range of bright colors pastels are commonly known for.
