Happy Pumpkin Day (New Poem by Polly Castor)
I don’t enjoy scary movies nor would I ever put a giant skeleton on my lawn. I wonder why people do.
Month: October 2024
Bits and Clips for October 2024
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
Contemplating Relevant History (New Abstract Painting in Pastel)
I painted this sitting outside on a beautiful day in October, listening to history.
America Awakening (Book Review)
I can’t recommend this book highly enough, and only wish I read it sooner, so I could recommend it sooner.
Progressive or Conservative? (Quotes by Mary Baker Eddy)
Let’s look at what Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, says about being either progressive or conservative.
Bill Scott (Featured Artist)
His beautiful color sense and use of circles is very similar to my own, and since we are both painting out the essence of our being, I feel a kinship with him.
Hike to the Cave in the Palo Duro Canyon (Photos)
The vistas, the rock formations, the very different color palette, and the company made for a special time.
Visiting Family in Texas (Photos)
See in these photos a dear family, gathering around this beloved one, like moths to her flame.
The Living Sacred Whole (Quote by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee)
Remember what every animal, every insect, every plant knows…
Follow the Shining Ones (Sayings in Verse by the Buddha)
Follow them as the moon follows the path of the stars.
It’s the Little Things that Create Excellence (Quote by Daniel Chambliss)
Superlative performance is really a confluence of dozens of small skills or activities, each one learned or stumbled upon, which have been carefully drilled into habit and then are fitted together in a synthesized whole.
Ten Recent Pages in my New Artist Journal
It is good to have a place where the marks for just for yourself, and the result doesn’t matter.
How Far the Light Reaches (Book Review)
The lovely upshot is that in the process of examining all this wide ranging and unusual authenticity, we find permission to be unapologetically our own remarkably distinct selves.
IAPS Webshow 2024
I’d like to influence an increase of appreciation for purely abstract work in this fabulous medium.