Bits and Clips for June 2025
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
Month: June 2025
The Joys of Silence (Quote by Thomas Merton)
The peace of solitude is necessary, to some extent, for the fullness of human living.
Elements to Put on a Nature Journaling Page (Sketchbook Ideas #18)
This thoughtful process is meditative, deeply calming, and gratifying.
U Pick (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
How simple to smile, thinking of nothing but finding the deepest red berries…
Once in a Blue Moon (New Mixed Media Abstract Landscape)
Once in a Blue Moon (mixed media) by Polly Castor This new abstract landscape is highly textural and is titled Once in a Blue Moon, for it is a rare sight. The painting is 20″x20″ and done on an archival wood panel in mixed media. See the entire work above and close up details below. … Read more
I’m in this Show at the Lyme Art Association
When you walk in, my large monoprint collage is centered on the back wall, three rooms away, and you can see it from the front door, the minute you walk in, so that was fun.
Jade Fadojutimi (Featured Artist)
She paints large, and I love her gestural strokes, as well as her bold use of color.
When the Sun (Poem by Juniper Klatt)
Oh how lovely it feels to be alive; how magical to wake with the light and live…
What I Painted at the PSME Plein Air Retreat
During our plein air retreat I did six paintings in three full days, two of flowers, two of rocks, and two of water.
Food I Prepared for the PSME Plein Air Retreat
It was fun to nurture people in this way, and I’m already thinking about what to make next year!
Broccoli Cucumber Salad (Recipe)
This salad is easy to make, lots of crunch and texture, and the dressing is delicious.