Nancie King Mertz: Urban Pastel Painting

Cassatt and Degas Are Pastel Legends Award-Winning Artist Reveals Her Secrets to Creating an Urban Pastel Masterpiece Imagine the look on people’s faces when you reveal your new skills. Heck, you might even make your “art friends” envious. Remember when we said you have the opportunity to have an award-winning artist guide you in the comfort of your own home? Well Nancie is that award-winning artist. She has mastered the art of painting in pastel like not many others in the world. She’s traveled to nearly 20 countries and around the U.S. for inspiration. (Chicago remains her favorite city to explore and paint — where she was twice named “Artist of the Year.”) Collectors marvel at the beauty she finds in the urban setting — a skill she will be passing on to you. Nancie’s work is appreciated — and has been exhibited — around the globe. As for all the awards she’s won? We’d need to write a short novel to list them all! So with all that being said, you might think Nancie commands sky-high