Editor Gail Sibley shares five top stories from 2022. Plus call for entry from the Pastel Society of Colorado.
Advisory board member Emma Colbert shares her thoughts on using fixative. Plus Susan Story wins the top prize at PSEC.
Christine Debrosky wins the Best Nocturne award in October’s PleinAir Salon. Plus, Aaron Schuerr’s nocturne takes an Honourable Mention.
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Aaron Schuerr’s “Keyhole Panorama” Takes Best Plein Air Pastel Award
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“Keyhole Panorama” by Aaron Schuerr won the Best Plein Air Pastel in the PleinAir Salon’s October competition. Plus the Best in Show winner at the Southeastern Pastel Society show.
Nancie King Mertz shares when she uses spray fixative and a bit of her creative process. Plus, Tim Reilly’s PleinAir Salon Honourable Mention.
In celebration of Monkey Day, Rita Kirkman’s monkeys make an appearance. Plus Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with Monkey.
Four winning paintings from the PSWC. Plus Botticelli is in Minneapolis!
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Use Fixative? Perhaps. Felicity House’s Take On The Subject
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Felicity House shares when she uses fixative. Plus, still time to enter Dakota Art Pastels quarterly contest!
Three Pastel Today advisory board members share their take on the issue of using fixative. Plus Pastel Artists Canada Exhibition in Vancouver.
Advisory Board member Nancie King Mertz shares how Richard Schmid influenced her work. Plus the winner at the Philadelphia Pastel Society Show.