Pastel 100 Art Competition

5 First Place Category Winners

$500 worth of Terry Ludwig Pastels

Five First Place Winners, one in each category, will receive $500 worth of Terry Ludwig products to be redeemed as a digital gift card on TerryLudwig.com.

5 Second Place Category Winners

$200 worth of Sennelier Pastels

Five Second Place Winners, one in each category, will receive $200 worth of Sennelier Pastels sponsored by MacPherson’s Art. The set offers 36 full-size soft pastels in a beautiful walnut wood box.

5 Third Place Category Winners

$150 worth of Holbein Pastels

Five Third Place Winners, one in each category, will receive $150 worth of Holbein Pastels sponsored by Holbein.

5 Fourth Place Category Winners

$125 worth of PanPastels

Five Fourth Place Winners, one in each category, will receive $125 worth of PanPastels sponsored by Golden Paints. Winners will receive a certificate, which they may redeem for either a “Choice of 15 Colors Gift Certificate” or for a PanPastel 20 Color box set.

5 Fifth Place Category Winners

$75 worth of UART Paper

Five Fifth Place Winners, one in each category, will receive $150 worth of UART premium, sanded pastel paper sponsored by UART.

Richard McKinley

Landscape + Interior

Richard McKinley has devoted more than 50 years to painting in pastel and oil, writing about art matters and instructing painting workshops. His work in pastel is in the permanent collection of the Butler Institute of American Art, in Youngstown, Ohio. He also holds artist membership at the historic Salmagundi Club, in New York City. McKinley is a Master Pastelist and a Hall of Fame inductee in the Pastel Society of America, a Distinguished Pastelist and Pastel Laureate in the Pastel Society of the West Coast, and an Eminent Pastelist with the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS). He has served as the IAPS president since 2017. His work has been featured in numerous national and international art publications and exhibitions. He has also authored several books: Pastel Pointers (Top Secrets for Beautiful Pastel Paintings) and The Landscape Paintings of Richard McKinley in Oil and Pastel.

Michele Ashby

Portrait + Figure

Michele Ashby is a recognized Master Pastelist in the Pastel Society of America and a Master Circle member of the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS). She’s also a Council Member with the Society of Women Artists, a member of the Society of Graphic Fine Artists and a Unison Colour Pastels Associate Artist. Ashby’s work has earned many awards, most recently the Prix de Pastel in the IAPS 12th Master Circle Division of the 2024 PastelWorld Exhibition. Her pastels have also been exhibited at such venues as The National Arts Club, in New York City; The Butler Institute of American Art, in Youngstown, Ohio; The Zhou B Art Center, in Chicago; and several art societies at The Mall Galleries, in London.

Robin Frisella

Still Life + Floral

Robin Frisella is a highly regarded artist well known for her photorealistic still life work in pastel. Her compositions, which feature everyday objects, like apples in antique bowls and delicate peonies, evoke a feeling of peace and tranquility. Frisella is a Master Pastelist in the Pastel Society of America, a member of the Master Circle with the International Association of Pastel Societies, and a juried member of the Guild of Boston Artists. She has earned numerous accolades and awards throughout her career, and her work has been featured in multiple publications, including the Pastel Journal.

Roberta Condon

Animal + Wildlife

Roberta Condon is a self-taught artist who made her living as a professional engineer until the age of 55 when she retired to work as a full-time artist. She has Master Circle standing in the International Association of Pastel Societies and is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America. Condon’s work has been featured in Pastel Journal and Practique Des Arts magazines, and her series of work “American Pastoral” resides as part of the permanent collection of the Shaffer Gallery at Barton College in Nebraska. Condon lives in Portage, WI, where she has maintained a studio and gallery on the main street for over 10 years.    

Paula Phelps

Abstract + Non-Objective

Paula Phelps is an award-winning pastelist who resides in Montauk, N.Y. and Merritt Island, Fla. She’s a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America and a Master Pastelist with the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS). Her paintings have appeared in group and one-woman shows throughout the U.S., including shows at New York’s Salmagundi Art Club and The National Arts Club. Her paintings are part of collections in London and throughout the U.S. Phelps has dedicated her work strictly to abstract painting for the past 15 years.