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Thoughts from Karen Montanaro
By Polly Castor on August 26, 2018Read moreI can't help myself, I've featured Karen Montanaro the last two years at Creative Arts Camp and now I'm...
02I Love My Life (Poem by Alex Cook)
By Polly Castor on August 25, 2018Read moreI 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
By Polly Castor on August 24, 2018Read moreMy first day as Artist in Residence at camp was rained out, so since plein air pastel painting was...
Creative Arts Camp 2018 Photos of Day 1
By Polly Castor on August 23, 2018Read moreThis is the first year I have had the honor of both teaching here as well as being an...
Photos of Summer Flowers
By Polly Castor on August 22, 2018Read moreI rejoice in all these gorgeous summer blooms!
Feel Free (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on August 21, 2018Read moreShe talks about the dialectic between form and content, concluding that form is the more crucial of the two,...
Recent Food Around Here
By Polly Castor on August 20, 2018Read moreIn this post you can see a bit of what we've been eating this summer.
Grace Notes #14 (with Photos)
By Polly Castor on August 19, 2018Read moreSo now I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good. I’ve...
Twelve 8″x8″ Black and White Explorations in Line
By Polly Castor on August 18, 2018Read moreThis is a peak into my process of how I develop my visual language as an artist...
Polly Preaching #1 (Forgiveness)
By Polly Castor on August 17, 2018Read moreForgiveness is the other side of the coin of healing. Because Jesus could forgive sins, he healed. Do it...
Pastel Show at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (with close up details)
By Polly Castor on August 16, 2018Read moreYou can see a majority of the paintings in the show in this post, along with many close-up details...
Unsheltered (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on August 15, 2018Read moreSo I recommend reading this book when it comes out. We all need to deeply hear the message here....