Do You Draw or Paint with Pastels?

Eliza sent me an email saying: "Can you solve an argument I'm having with a so-called friend. She says that you don't paint with pastels you draw with them. I think what I create with pastels are paintings. So which is it? A drawing or a painting?"

My first reaction was: "Does it really matter?" But you'll find a more reasoned answer in the Pastel Painting FAQ...