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Pastel Podcast Episode 14: Shirley Anderson
From Science Lab to Pastel Studio: A Conversation with Incoming IAPS President Shirley Anderson
What do a crime lab, AT&T,...
Pastel Inspiration
Clark Mitchell Went to Paint a Landscape. He Ended Up Painting History.
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Three plein air artists set out to paint the ranchlands of Point Reyes. What they found was a community on the edge of extinction.
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Pastel Podcast Episode 13: Greg Barnes
From Chaos to Canvas: The Intuitive Plein Air World of Greg Barnes
What happens when a life-changing moment sends a...
Learn how pastel artist Carol Strock Wasson paints dynamic waterfalls using value patterns, color harmony, edge variation, and directional mark-making for luminous results.
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Pastel Podcast Episode 12: Liz Haywood-Sullivan
Episode focus
Liz Haywood Sullivan is a New England landscape pastel artist known for luminous skies, coastlines, and water,...
Must-See Pastel Show
Is Pastel the Most Demanding Medium in Art? One Museum Director Thinks So.
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Thirty-one paintings at the Butler Institute of American Art suggest he might be right.
Clint Howard didn’t pick up pastels until 2023 — he’s already an IAPS Master Circle designee and Pastel 100 Founders Award winner. Meet the pastel world’s most exciting new voice.
How one pastel artist turned construction chaos into luminous compositions.
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Pastel Podcast Episode 11: Clint Howard
This episode features rising pastel artist Clint Howard and focuses on landscape painting, capturing light and water, and fast-tracking...
Discover how drawing and layered color helped him move beyond Impressionism — and what that means for pastel painters today.









