Painting the Landscape in PastelBy: Albert Handell, Anita Louise West Known for his use of luminous color, Albert Handell, whose lush landscapes light up these pages, provides lucid instructions to help first time pastelists achieve impressive results as soon as they begin working with the medium. After reviewing pastel supplies, the author discusses landscape composition and how to establish large shapes first, abstract certain areas, develop a focal point, work from dark to light,