First Plein Air Landscape Paintings of the Year
The motive was seeing, as well as the experience of translating that to paper without even trying at all for it be literal.
Polly Castor
Student Work from Workshop I Taught Yesterday
I taught Abstract Expressionism and Abstract Conceptualism to a small group of artists yesterday in Manchester Connecticut.
Following Jesus in a Warming World (Book Review with Quotes)
It is our Christian duty to remediate a problem like this that we have perpetrated, not only on the intricately amazing world of God’s creating, but on our innocent neighbors as well.
Massaged Kale Date Salad (Recipe)
This salad has a mixture of sweet and sour, and a full range of textures. It is delicious and healthy.
Recent Pages in my Bible Lesson Journal
I have occasionally posted my one page per week notes on Bible Lesson topics in the past, and some of you have found them useful.
Perfect Days (Movie Review)
He is living in the present moment, feeling it and even enjoying it, no matter what it is.
Ephemeral Eurekas (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Are you waiting around for a flash of lightning, a bolt of brilliant inspiration?
Bits and Clips for February 2024
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, poetry, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
Blind Contour Self Portraits (Sketchbook Ideas #15)
You see and experience by doing them that perfectionism does not always yield the most interesting results!
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (February 2024)
Join me via these photos on my walks in our local park.
Reframe that Broken Heart (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Reframe that Broken Heart I’d mentally reframe that broken heart. That is a dangerous identification that you do not want to actualize. Cherish them instead of miss them. Love them unconditionally, instead of being angry with them. Feel your indelible, eternal togetherness, instead of focusing on a forced separation against your will. You are not … Read more
Four Simple Collages of Flowers (Keeping an Art Practice Warm)
Make something uncomplicated, keeping your art practice warm on the back burner, while considering your next, larger, creative moves.
Inspiration is Unnecessary (Chuck Close Quote)
You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case.