About The Artist:
Alton Tobey
An intense devotion to art that would take Alton Tobey on a lifetime journey spanning over six decades, and on stylistic artistic adventures that would encompass centuries of art, began when he was a young boy of only three. The artist himself recounts with a twinkle: "I became an artist by bugging my mom. My art career actually began under the kitchen table. My mother wanted to get me out of her hair while she cooked, so she laid out some paper...
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About The Medium:
Pastel
An art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of pure powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those used to produce all colored art media, including oil paints; the binder is of a neutral hue and low saturation.