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 the one question every artist should be asking — "what if?"