Pastels consist of ground chalk mixed with powdered pigments and a binder. whereas chalk drawings can be traced to prehistoric times, pastels did not come into wide use until the

It makes me feel sad that our country has to fight these wars.

Over head or front lighting is used for a self portrait

The "maple leaf rag" (copyright registered on september 18, 1899)[1] is an early ragtime musical composition for piano composed by scott joplin. it was one of joplin's early works, and became the model for ragtime compositions by subsequent composers. it is one of the most famous of all ragtime pieces.[2] as a result joplin was called the "king of ragtime". the piece gave joplin a steady if unspectacular income for the rest of his life.