First Stages of a New Concertina Sketchbook (Sketchbook Ideas #5)
I love this liberating, experimental process. Sometimes it is nice not knowing where you are going and being open to discovery.
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Polly Castor Art 2023 Calendar Available (Order Soon!)
Polly Castor Art Calendars for 2023 are available for a short time. They make great gifts, and are good quality, 12’x12″ in size, opening to 12″x24,” with plenty of room to write within the date boxes.
Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival (Photos)
In the photos in this post, enjoy all the color and wonder, composition and texture, from this fun outing with my sweetheart.
Announcing New Affiliate Link for Dick Blick Art Materials
Click on the “Shop Now” button and a portion of sales will go to support this website. Thank you!
Two New Pages in my Artist Journal Along with Time Lapse Videos
With these two recent artist journal pages, I first try my hand at filming and posting time-lapse videos.
Fruity Beet Gazpacho (Recipe Two Ways)
This fabulous soup of mine is beautiful with stunning color, but also delicious, and very easy.
Six new Experimental Pages in my Artist Journals
The advantage of doing these things in a journal cannot be overstated.
Tour of my Office Studio (Photos)
I like that on a usual day, when inspiration strikes, all I need is right where I already am.
Abstract Qualities of Gee’s Bend Quilts
What fascinates me in these quilts is their patently abstract qualities.
My New Painting Archive Room
I am so grateful for this space to store work I’ve already made, keeping it out of the way from my current creative process, and making my office and studio so much nicer to be in!
Life is a Collage (New Poem by Polly Castor with Artwork)
Your scraps define you, so take care to use only the shards you like, but more it is how you put them together.
Where Did the Money Go? (New Textured Abstract Painting in Pastel)
Does it seem to you like money seems to evaporate like bubbles rising and floating away?
Textured Acrylic Grounds for Pastel (Examples and Explanation)
I teach my pastel workshop students to paint in their texture, but they always want techie shortcuts, and for that, a textured acrylic ground is the best way.
Four New Paintings in my Artist Journals
I really enjoy the mediative process of creating these small works.
Petals Overhead and Underfoot (New Landscape Painting in Oil and Pastel)
This painting is my first to combine both pastel and oil, but it will not be my last!