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.
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.
Color Theory For Dummies
Emma Colbert shares the painting that’s had the biggest impact on her work.
Double the Kudos
Michael and Julie Freeman have been awarded Master Pastellist status by the The Pastel Society of Australia.
Aaron Schuerr Takes Top Pastel Prize
"Into the Valley" by Aaron Schuerr took home Best Plein Air Pastel in the February 2023 PleinAir Salon competition.