One of the questions I’m asked most often is, “How should I frame a pastel painting?” Pastel is a wonderfully expressive medium, loved for its rich colour, softness, and beautiful luminosity. It’s also quite different from oil or acrylic paint. Unlike other paints that dry to form a protective layer, soft pastel remains on the surface of the paper, and that’s exactly what gives it its incredible vibrancy. For this reason, all of my pastel paintings are left unfixed. People ar