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• n  any of various pale or light colors
• s  lacking in body or vigor
  faded pastel charms of the naive music
• s  delicate and pale in color
  pastel pink

• It wasn't that long ago that Letizia Ortiz, 37, tended to dress in the anchorwoman's power blazers and pastel cardigans.
• A gorgeous color palette of pastel blues, oranges and pinks.
• The new checkpoint at BaltimoreWashington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, which features pastel light panels and supposedly soothing music, is part of this effort, as are .

News & Articles

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• Shay Mitchell's Pretty Little Outfit Idea
  Shay Mitchell (Getty) Pretty Little Liars actress Shay Mitchell has quite a few style tricks up her sleeve. Her latest was in the form of a new color combo we're dying to try. For last night's Paley Center event, Shay wore Naven's adorable periwinkle short suit with a hot chartreuse tank underneath. Now, we love the neon trend (still) and we love the pastel trend (still), but we never thought to ...
  June 11, 2013 - StyleBistro
• Asheville area art openings, receptions, tours
  HARRY WOZNIAK EXHIBIT: “In Nature’s Realm” pastel paintings, Art MoB Studios & Marketplace, 124 4th Ave. E., Hendersonville. Through June 14. For more information, call 693-4545.
  June 10, 2013 - Asheville Citizen-Times
• Exhibition of works on paper by George Segal opens at Jill Newhouse Gallery
  George Segal (American, 1924 - 2000), Untitled (Nude with Blue Chair), 1965. pastel on paper, 18 × 12 inches (45.7 × 30.5 cm). NEW YORK, NY .- Jill Newhouse Gallery presents a summer exhibition of works on paper depicting the nude.
  June 10, 2013 - Art Daily

Quotes

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• Ron Wood in China Daily
  Talking about techniques, Wood said "I do everything from small pencil sketches to huge oil painting. I think my favorite at the moment is acrylic because it dries quicker," he laughed. "But in the end it's oil painting and pastel. Oil is so...
• Roberta Bondar in Toronto Star
  Bondar said she wishes everyone could see the "gorgeous, pastel-coloured planet" from space to appreciate the uniqueness of our world and to be reminded of the importance of protecting the environment.
• Jack Johnson in USA Today
  I did this pastel picture of a farmer in a hat with his arms crossed,Johnson says. "My dad looked at it and said, 'The toes are in the wrong place.' They were backward. I was let down at first, really disappointed. Then he said, 'It makes...