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Third Place Dakota Pastel International Competition

4th Quarter Established Artist Division.

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 Workshop

March 1-6th 2026

Sky Ranch Hotel

Two spots left!

Friends of Pastel

by christine | May 2, 2024 | Blog

I have a found a few things over the years that make painting in pastel a little easier.