Dear Pastel Journal reader,:

I know there are a lot of demands on your time. But if you haven't found the time yet to enter your latest, greatest pastel work into the 17th Annual Pastel 100 Competition, I would urge you to do so. Not for any one reason, but for the following FIVE reasons. It only takes a few minutes. And lucky for you, we've added a few more days to the deadline to September 8.

1.     The chance to earn recognition for your artistic efforts. It's a wonderful thing to have painted a successful work of art, but how much better it is if that successful piece gets recognized as one of the top 100 pastels by Pastel Journal-and then viewed and enjoyed in the special Pastel 100 edition of the magazine by the wider pastel community (20,000+)!

2.     The opportunity to win a cash award or material prize. In this year's competition, every entrant has the chance to win a top prize of $5,000 or another cash award of $2,500; a material package (generously sponsored by Jack Richeson & Co.) valued at $2,000, $1,500 and $1,000; or material prizes valued between $500 and $75, provided by Canson/Rembrandt, Great American Art Works, Terry Ludwig, Pan Pastels, and UART.

3.     You could be among the 70 Honorable Mention winners whose work caught the eye of thePastel Journal editorial team as well as our panel of Pastel 100 jurors: Terri Ford, Mario Robinson, Robert K. Carsten, Mike Beeman and Barbara Benedetti Newton. All 70 honorable mention paintings will be published in the Pastel Journal's March/April Pastel 100 issue.

4.     Anyone who enters the Pastel 100 today through September 8 will receive a special coupon code in their email entry confirmation for an extra 15% off purchases (with a few limited merchandise exceptions) at our online store, NorthLightShop.com, the best place to purchase fine art books and videos.

5.     Anyone who enters today through September 8 will receive a discount on membership to ArtistNetworkTV, which provides online access painting tutorials by a number of great artists (including Richard McKinley, Liz Haywood-Sullivan, Alain Picard and many more). You'll get your coupon code in your entry confirmation email.

Now that you have five great reasons to enter, don't delay any longer. Visit the Pastel 100 Competition pageright now!

Show me your work. I am eager to see it.

Sincerely,

Anne Hevener
Editor-in-chief
Pastel Journal