Polly Castor
More Farmer’s Market Photos
At the beginning of the month, I posted pictures of our farmer’s market, but now that the produce is so different, I thought I’d share some updated photos.
Photos of Milkweed
Since monarchs are dependent on milkweed, I was glad to see a bunch of them on my walk yesterday.
What I Made in Silversmithing
Here is the sterling silver jewelry I made in my silversmithing class at Creative Arts Camp last September.
Recipe: Autumnal Vegan Ragout
I completely made this up yesterday for the winter squash shown below that I got at the Farmer’s Market, and we really liked it. It has a feel good taste that is just perfect for the season.
Book Review: The Thirteenth Tale
I really enjoyed this book and give it a provisional five stars. It is well written and engaging, about a famous author finally telling “the truth” about her origins to a biographer, who is the main character.
Our Fabulous Church Flowers Today
My husband cut down our purple asters and brought them in to avoid being frozen, and we took them to church today.
Garden Harvest Before First Freeze
It is going to freeze tonight for the first time this fall so we have brought in most of the remaining harvest from our garden.
Notes from Richard McKinley’s Pastel Workshop
You can see here the notes I took for the class, preserved both for my reference and yours.
New Plein Air Pastel Landscape: Florence Griswold View
I enjoyed painting this with my pastel class last week at the Florence Griswold Museum. The weather was glorious and the view terrific.
Early Fall Reflections
These early fall reflections that I saw around Great Hollow Lake this morning were stunning and pristine …
Book Review: Dahveed (Series)
If you are interested in detailed, fictional accounts of old testament characters, this author is one you should not miss.
Portraits of Plein Air Artists at Work
I enjoyed the people in my plein air painting class. Richard McKinley (above) is an accomplished and well known pastel artist, who drew these plein air painters to Connecticut from far and wide.
Salmon Colored Sunset
What I liked about this sunset was the color was bizarrely unusual, and it was almost like my camera didn’t know what to make to of it.
In the Presence of Swans
I had never seen so many swans in one place before, and I wished for my zoom lens, which I had not brought on a painting expedition.
Thumbnails, Notans, and Field Sketches
In the class I’ve been taking with Richard McKinley, he discussed in detail a process he uses to formulate a field sketch using thumbnail sketches.