Favorite Photos Taken by my Students in my Art of Seeing Class
We worked to exchanging things into thoughts, seeing the ideas of Soul, instead of objects of sense.
Polly Castor
I Gave my PowerPoint on Abstraction in Maine
I gave my PowerPoint talk on abstraction last Saturday evening. The talk is titled Abstraction: From Impressionism to Non-Objective Art and it has 300 slides utilizing both my photography and artwork to explain abstract art and help the audience understand it better.
Thoughts from Karen Montanaro
I can’t help myself, I’ve featured Karen Montanaro the last two years at Creative Arts Camp and now I’m doing it again.
I Love My Life (Poem by Alex Cook)
I love my life
More than I ever thought I could
Because I’ve learned I can’t die.
Black and White Paintings Done at Camp 2018
My first day as Artist in Residence at camp was rained out, so since plein air pastel painting was not possible, I concentrated on painting black and white abstract works with depth.
Creative Arts Camp 2018 Photos of Day 1
This is the first year I have had the honor of both teaching here as well as being an artist in residence. I’m teaching a class called The Art of Seeing…
Feel Free (Book Review)
She talks about the dialectic between form and content, concluding that form is the more crucial of the two, but what I guess I’m saying here is that I think content matters too.
Grace Notes #14 (with Photos)
So now I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good. I’ve even taken photographs of some of them –mostly with my iPhone– which you can see in this post.
Twelve 8″x8″ Black and White Explorations in Line
This is a peak into my process of how I develop my visual language as an artist…
Polly Preaching #1 (Forgiveness)
Forgiveness is the other side of the coin of healing. Because Jesus could forgive sins, he healed. Do it too.
Pastel Show at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (with close up details)
You can see a majority of the paintings in the show in this post, along with many close-up details of the work. Work in the show included mostly Millet, some Cassatt (including her pastel box shown last below), and Degas, among others.
Unsheltered (Book Review)
So I recommend reading this book when it comes out. We all need to deeply hear the message here. It is certainly of this present moment, more than anything else I’ve read in a long time.
Visiting Extended Family in Michigan
In July, my father’s side of the family gathered in Michigan to bury the ashes of our last aunt and uncle in the same lovely church garden that my grandparents and parents are in.
Nine Black and White 8″x8″ Collages
As someone who is so devoted to color, I feel it is important in my work to eliminate it from time to time to explore and develop other things like composition, movement, value relationships, and structure.
Genuine Reconciliation (Desmond Tutu Quote)
Superficial reconciliation can bring only superficial healing.