Bits and Clips for June 2019
I hope you find something in the links or many memes below that is interesting, helpful, enjoyable, or inspirational…
Polly Castor
Let There be Spaces in Your Togetherness (Kahlil Gibran quote)
Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Grace Notes #21 (with Photos)
So now I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance (Book Review)
Want an escape read for this summer that is neither banal, predictable, or mindless? This one could do quite nicely, as it did for me.
Om (New Conceptualist Painting in Pastel by Polly Castor)
I originally thought of depicting the concept of Om in a continuous, uneventful, horizontal line. But the more I thought about it…
Recent Food Around Here (Photos and Recipe Links)
I’ve been too busy lately for recipe creation, but we’ve been eating these yummy standbys lately that you might want to make yourself!
I’m in the National Juried Women’s Show at the Slater Museum
Yesterday was the opening of the National Juried Women’s Exhibition at the Slater Museum here in Connecticut and I am honored to have two large paintings in the show.
My Endless Source of Inspiration
Inspiration is something that streams to me and through me, and not ever something I generate or am responsible for.
A Gentleman in Moscow (Book Review)
I really enjoyed this charming, sentimental, well written book. I recommend it and give it five stars.
Breaking Through (New Abstract Painting in Pastel)
Breaking through was a break through for me in technique first and foremost. I love the fine stippled effect here, which was new for me in this level of detail.
For God is All-in-All (poem by Ethel Margaret Soden)
No evil can touch me; no harm can befall,
for He is my Father, my Mother,—my All.
Keep Going (Book Review with Quotes)
I give this uplifting little volume, which is full of quotes, by a kindred spirit, a gentle five stars
Euphonium (New Abstract Conceptualist Painting in Pastel)
This painting is part of my “sound” series, and sources from me playing baritone in the marching band, enjoying the rich tones that stream out from deep within the bell of the horn.
What Do I Really Need to Be Happy? (Sharon Salzberg Quote)
“As I go through all kinds of feelings and experiences in my journey through life — delight, surprise, chagrin, dismay — I hold this question as a guiding light…
Thanks a Million (with Vegan Menu)
Last night we honored our youngest daughter’s first physics teacher with dinner, and a thank you card complete with a $1,000,000 bill in it.
Six Color Studies I did at IAPS 2019
Here are six of the eight color studies I did while I was at IAPS.