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The Pastel Podcast is your monthly destination for everything in the vibrant world of pastel painting!
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Pastel Podcast Episode 17: Daniel Keys (opens the original)
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Daniel Keys bought his first paint kit at 11 with birthday money, taught himself to paint with no formal training, and went on to win the Portrait Society of America's Draper Grand Prize, the PleinAir Salon Grand Prize, and covers on seven major art magazines. In this episode, Daniel joins Kari and Lisa to share how a magazine cover at 22 became his big break, what it was like quietly absorbing everything from a decade at Richard Schmid's easel, and how pastel's "visual mixing" — layering broken
Pastel Podcast Episode 16: Nancie King Mertz (opens the original)
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Nancie King Mertz has done it all — 19 years running a Chicago gallery, painting in 24 countries, guest of honor at the Pastel Society of France, and now the newest PSA Hall of Fame honoree. In this episode, Nancie joins Kari and Lisa to share her signature "tick mark map" technique, her denatured alcohol underpainting method, and the one rule that transformed her students' compositions: the three-quarters value principle. Plus, why she never lets students bring pastel pencils, how she funded in
Pastel Podcast Episode 15: Lon Brauer (opens the original)
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Lon Brauer spent 20 years as a commercial photographer before returning to full-time painting — and only picked up a pastel stick 18 months ago. Yet somehow, he already holds Pastel Society signature status and PleinAir Salon wins. In this episode, Lon joins Kari and Lisa to talk about his "expressive realism" style, his bold experimental technique, and why pastel feels like being a five-year-old with chalk on a sidewalk. Plus: his tips for building intuition, finding your authentic voice, and t
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