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First Place Dakota Pastel International Competition- 3rd Quarter

Pastel 100 Honorable Mention

IAPS Masters Circle Exhibition

Best of Show Pastel Society of South Carolina

Pastel Society of America- Southeastern Pastel Society Award

Butler Museum of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio

IAPS “Prix Des Pastel” Best of Show

Artist Magazine Competition 2023 Honorable Mention

Pastel 100 Honorable Mention

Second place, Pasit Pastellist International, Tivoli, Italy.

Bold Brush “Best Pastel” Award.

Pastel 100 Honorable Mention

Plein air painting in Cortona

September 17- 24 2025

Plein air paint out in Asheville, NC

Bent Creek Lodge and the North Carolina Arboretum

August 20-24 Space limited

The Lies That Photos Tell

by christine | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog

If you paint portraits from photos, you instantly have a battle on your hands because those pesky photo references tell lies. Here’s why.