The Pastel Podcast
The Pastel Podcast
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The Pastel Podcast is your monthly destination for everything in the vibrant world of pastel painting! Hosted by pastel artists Lisa Skelly and Kari Stober, we bring pastel fans around the globe inspiring stories, and engaging discussions with some of today’s top pastel artists.
Whether you're a seasoned pastel painter or just starting your artistic journey, you'll find inspiration, practical tips, and pure passion for the pastel medium here. The Pastel Podcast is dedicated to celebrating the beauty, vibrancy, and joy of painting with pure pigment.
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The podcast covers a variety of topics within the pastel painting realm, focusing on practical techniques, personal journeys, and artistic expression. Episodes include discussions on plein air painting, the significance of color theory, and interviews with prominent pastel artists like Kim Lordier, exploring their unique processes and the deeper connections fostered through art.
The Pastel Podcast is your monthly destination for everything in the vibrant world of pastel painting! Hosted by pastel artists Lisa Skelly and Kari Stober, we bring pastel fans around the globe inspiring stories, and engaging discussions with some of today’s top pastel artists.
Whether you’re a seasoned pastel painter or just starting your artistic journey, you’ll find inspiration, practical tips, and pure passion for the pastel medium here. The Pastel Podcast is dedicated to celebrating the beauty, vibrancy, and joy of painting with pure pigment.
In this episode of The Pastel Podcast, hosts Kari Stober and Lisa Skelly welcome internationally recognized pastel artist, educator, and mentor Alan Picard for a rich, inspiring conversation about the power of pastel painting. 🎨✨
Alan shares his remarkable journey from aspiring baseball player to full-time artist, revealing how drawing, oil painting, and art history shaped his expressive, painterly approach to soft pastels. Listeners will gain insight into his philosophy of mark making, abstraction within realism, and why pastel allows artists to draw and paint at the same time.
This episode dives deep into pastel techniques, including underpainting with alcohol washes, working alla prima, creating vibrant color relationships, and the transformative 100-stroke challenge that helps artists loosen up and paint with confidence. Alan also discusses portrait commissions, landscape painting, teaching workshops, Terry Ludwig pastels, paper choices, and overcoming creative obstacles.
Perfect for pastel artists, painters, plein air enthusiasts, and creatives seeking inspiration, this conversation is packed with practical advice, artistic wisdom, and encouragement to show up at the easel and create meaningful work.
🎧 Subscribe for more pastel artist interviews, painting techniques, and inspiring art stories.
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