Starlit Lagoon (New Large Abstract Pastel by Polly Castor)
This painting of starlight reflected in the lagoon took longer to make than I thought it would, but it came out the way I hoped.
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My Artwork and a Tasting Event at Loree’s Kitchen
My art is on the wall in her establishment until mid September, so stop by if you can.
Three New Abstract Landscape Compositions
I gave myself a themed exercise to paint three abstract landscapes with just the horizon line as the compositional element.
Four New Doodles in My Artist’s Journal
When I’m traveling or busy, keeping my hand at art making in my artist journal keeps me fresh and curbs somewhat the desperate urges to paint full blown paintings. It gives me a chance to try out compositional ideas and color combinations when there is very little at stake.
Tropical Reef (New Abstract Oil Painting by Polly Castor)
It has a lot of juicy, thick paint, so is very textured, as well as colorful and organic.
Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento
We enjoyed our first visit to the Crocker Museum of Art while we were in Sacramento. In this post you can see a sampling of the the range of interesting art and ceramics there…
Five Recent Pages from my Artist’s Journal
Working in an artist’s journal when I am too busy to paint larger full concept works remains an important part of my process.
Beneath The Everlasting Arms (New Abstract Painting by Polly Castor)
– This new painting of mine was painted outside last Monday and Tuesday in glorious weather. I am loving my new outside easel and painting set up! This painting, Beneath the Everlasting Arms, is 22″x28″ and is done in acrylic. It is available for sale; contact me if you are interested. There is also some … Read more
Elke Trittel (Featured Artist)
From Germany, this artist works in acrylic and collage, and I love her whimsical, creative creatures and her bold use of texture and color.
New Sgraffito Pottery Just Out of the Kiln
All but the first one below are available for purchase; let me know if you are interested.
A Visit to the Isabella Gardner Museum
You do feel like you’ve stepped back in time here, and with modern Boston bustling beyond the walls, this place does slow you down to the pace of a previous era.
Friends’ Show At Maple and Main This Month
Check out Ann Merriam and Denise Casey’s show at Maple and Main in Cheshire Connecticut through June.
Truth’s Honest Child (New Large Abstract Painting)
Someone through my work was dealing with a young person lying, thinking they were being believed, and getting away with it. The conversation was on my mind, and it totally influenced what I ended up painting!
Three New Abstract Paintings in Pastel
– I like this recent work of mine, two of which are in oil pastel, and the other in my usual soft pastel. What do you think? Contact me if you are interested in buying the originals. For prints, cards, and cell phone cases of them see here, here and here, respectively in my gallery. … Read more
Take My “Art of Seeing” Class (at Camp Newfound in Maine)
This is a shameless promotional blurb for the Christian Scientists in this blog community. I’d love to see you there and have you in my class!
Our Daughter’s Ceramics from This Semester
Blog readers have enjoyed watching her ceramics prowess evolve, and this post is the next in that series.
My Homeschool High School Abstract Art Class
They now understand some of the range of options one works with when creating an abstract work of art– that it is not only fun, but a thought provoking process.