Archive for 2013

  • Two Oil Paintings Done at Camp

    By on September 14, 2013

    This year I took an all day memoir class at Creative Arts Camp instead of my usual painting class,...

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    Polly Castor
  • My Bear Stories

    By on September 13, 2013

    I was six on a trip out west with my family. As the youngest, I was standing on the...

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    Polly Castor
  • Mark Twain’s Rules on Writing

    By on September 12, 2013

    Here are Mark Twain's Rules of Writing (from Mark Twain's scathing essay on the Literary Offenses of James Fenimore...

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    Polly Castor
  • Book Review: Handling the Truth

    By on September 11, 2013

    I enjoyed this book and found it gives a good introduction to writing in the genre of memoir. The...

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    Polly Castor
  • Memoir Class: First Day

    By on September 10, 2013

    I am at Creative Arts Camp on the shores of Long Lake in Maine yet again – for my...

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    Polly Castor
  • Please Pray About Syria

    By on September 9, 2013

    Call me a peacenik, but I believe bombing is not a solution. And when the best minds and…

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    Polly Castor
  • New Painting: ”Underlying Issues” (with Process Photos)

    By on September 8, 2013

    Friday afternoon my calendar was unexpectedly cleared so I had the chance to paint outside in the beautiful day….

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    Polly Castor
  • Quote from Leonard Cohen

    By on September 7, 2013

    “ring the bells that still can ring forget your perfect offering there is a crack in everything that’s how...

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    Polly Castor
  • The Medium of Man

    By on September 6, 2013

    As an artist, I’m used to thinking in terms of mediums: watercolor, acrylic, pastel, gouache, or oil, for example. ...

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    Polly Castor
  • New Poem: Floating Down the River

    By on September 5, 2013

      Floating Down the River Submerged in rivulets of undulating millefiori bean shapes refracting vigorously verdant overgrowth while little-bo-peep...

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    Polly Castor
  • Some Recent Flower Photos

    By on September 4, 2013

    Here are some photos of flowers I’ve taken recently…

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    Polly Castor
  • Featured Artist: Marian Dioguardi

    By on September 3, 2013

    Not usually a fan of still life, I have at last found some still life paintings that I genuinely...

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    Polly Castor

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