Indestructible August 9, 2016Home, Maine, plein air paintingadversity, Carol L. Douglas, Heilman Pastel Box, learn to draw, learn to paint, overcoming, pastels, plein air, Schoodic Institute, Sea and Sky workshop, Terry Ludwig pastels, workshop By Carol Douglas The tinkle of broken pastels is the saddest sound known to mankind. A single stick can range from $3.50 to $7.00 and a good artist might carry more than a hundred of them.