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 - New Plein Air Pastel Landscape: Florence Griswold ViewBy Polly Castor on October 15, 2015Read more- I enjoyed painting this with my pastel class last week at the Florence Griswold Museum. The weather was glorious... 50
 - Early Fall ReflectionsBy Polly Castor on October 14, 2015Read more- These early fall reflections that I saw around Great Hollow Lake this morning were stunning and pristine ... 
 - Book Review: Dahveed (Series)By Polly Castor on October 13, 2015Read more- If you are interested in detailed, fictional accounts of old testament characters, this author is one you should not... 
 - Portraits of Plein Air Artists at WorkBy Polly Castor on October 12, 2015Read more- I enjoyed the people in my plein air painting class. Richard McKinley (above) is an accomplished and well known... 
 - Salmon Colored SunsetBy Polly Castor on October 11, 2015Read more- What I liked about this sunset was the color was bizarrely unusual, and it was almost like my camera... 
 - In the Presence of SwansBy Polly Castor on October 10, 2015Read more- I had never seen so many swans in one place before, and I wished for my zoom lens, which... 
 - Thumbnails, Notans, and Field SketchesBy Polly Castor on October 9, 2015Read more- In the class I've been taking with Richard McKinley, he discussed in detail a process he uses to formulate... 
 - Wee Faerie VillageBy Polly Castor on October 8, 2015Read more- Our Pastel class painted at the Florence Griswold Museum today and their current outdoors exhibit is the "Wee Faerie... 
 - New Plein Air Pastel Landscape: Tree at Hill-Stead MuseumBy Polly Castor on October 7, 2015Read more- Here is the painting I painted while together with this group on the lovely grounds of the Hill-Stead Museum... 
 - Black and White Photos from Parent’s WeekendBy Polly Castor on October 6, 2015Read more- Here are the black and white photos I took from parent's weekend. 
 - Parent’s Weekend at Juniata CollegeBy Polly Castor on October 5, 2015Read more- It was great to see our youngest daughter after her first 6 weeks of college. She is doing well,... 
 - New Poem: Unplug itBy Polly Castor on October 4, 2015Read more- Unplug, unplug, unplug that devious, subtle, concealed, and sometime overheated projector of lies. 

 
				
							