Kelly Kane
Pastel Today and PleinAir Magazine Editor-in-Chief With nearly 30 years experience in art publishing, Kelly Kane has served previously as Content Director for Pastel Journal, The Artist’s Magazine, Drawing, and Acrylic Artist, and Editor-in-Chief of Watercolor Artist magazine. She has interviewed many of the preeminent artists of our time and written numerous articles about painting, drawing, art education, and art history. She is now the Editor-in-Chief of PleinAir Magazine and the Pastel Today and American Watercolor Weekly newsletters. Click here to send her an email.
Channeling the Plein Air Experience
Follow along as Kim Lordier draws on memories of painting on location to create a compelling landscape in the studio.
Capturing a Mood
Russian artist Olga Abromova shares her secrets for a successful plein air practice.
Dean Mitchell Names Best Plein Air Pastel
Artist Dean Mitchell named Oak Creek, Tlaquepaque by Bruce Gomez, the Best Plein Air Pastel in the November Plein Air Salon competition.
A Picture Tells a Thousand Words … A Painting Many More
UK pastel artist Richard Suckling captures a scene in Western Brittany, France.
How to Paint Greens with Pastels
Xenia Sease explains her approach for tackling a verdant landscape.
Thriving Under Pressure
How Margaret Larlham made the most of a short time frame and a limited palette to paint a lush beach scene in Tanzania.
Top Four Pastel Stories of 2024
Of all the stories published on Pastel Today, four stood out as your favorites from the past year.