Kelly Kane
PleinAir Magazine and American Watercolor Weekly Editor-in-Chief
With more than 20 years experience in art publishing, Kelly Kane has served previously as Editor-in-Chief of Watercolor Artist magazine and Content Director for The Artist’s Magazine, Drawing, Acrylic Artist, and Pastel Journal. 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 American Watercolor Weekly newsletter. Click here to send her an email.
Harness the Power of Painting from Life
Why you shouldn’t rely exclusively on photographs in the studio.
Don’t Be Afraid to Experiment With Color
Clive Tyler shares his approach to using pastel en plein air.
Lisa Skelly Wins Best Pastel of the Year
Lisa Skelly’s “Exhilaration” went up against 276 other paintings in the 12th Annual PleinAir Salon Competition to be named Best Pastel.
How to Fix a Failed Painting
Jill Stefani Wagner walks us through her process of taking a pastel painting that didn’t work out originally but still has potential, and turning it into a work to be proud of.
Down and Dirty
Doug Dawson loves the tactile qualities — the dusty, get-on-your-fingers (and sometimes your face) dirtiness — of pastel.
Congratulations Are Due!
Mary Ellen Goetz won Best Plein Air Pastel Honorable Mention in the March PleinAir Salon competition with Downward S. Bristol (pastel, 12 x 12 in.)!
Fixes to 7 Common Tree Painting Problems
Doug Dawson shares his best tips for painting trees in pastel.