Pastel

Michele Ashbys award-winning artwork tells a story of life during the pandemic. Here's her advice to aspiring artists.

Closeup of How Much Longer (pastel on PastelMat, 1111)

English artist Michele Ashby has always used her art to convey statements about the human condition. But the pandemic has focused her attention even more acutely on the experience of those around her. It has been and continues to be an iconic moment in our historyin all our histories, she says. Ive felt the necessity, almost a sense of duty, to try to capture elements of this by portraying how it has affected…