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Drawing and Painting by Others at Camp
By Polly Castor on September 16, 2013Read moreHere are some drawings and paintings done by friends at camp...
00Creative Arts Camp Photos 2013
By Polly Castor on September 15, 2013Read moreWe had a great time at Creative Arts Camp this year. Besides classes, we had a Bible study each...
Two Oil Paintings Done at Camp
By Polly Castor on September 14, 2013Read moreThis year I took an all day memoir class at Creative Arts Camp instead of my usual painting class,...
My Bear Stories
By Polly Castor on September 13, 2013Read moreI was six on a trip out west with my family. As the youngest, I was standing on the...
Mark Twain’s Rules on Writing
By Polly Castor on September 12, 2013Read moreHere are Mark Twain's Rules of Writing (from Mark Twain's scathing essay on the Literary Offenses of James Fenimore...
Book Review: Handling the Truth
By Polly Castor on September 11, 2013Read moreI enjoyed this book and found it gives a good introduction to writing in the genre of memoir. The...
Memoir Class: First Day
By Polly Castor on September 10, 2013Read moreI am at Creative Arts Camp on the shores of Long Lake in Maine yet again – for my...
Please Pray About Syria
By Polly Castor on September 9, 2013Read moreCall me a peacenik, but I believe bombing is not a solution. And when the best minds and…
New Painting: ”Underlying Issues” (with Process Photos)
By Polly Castor on September 8, 2013Read moreFriday afternoon my calendar was unexpectedly cleared so I had the chance to paint outside in the beautiful day….
Quote from Leonard Cohen
By Polly Castor on September 7, 2013Read more“ring the bells that still can ring forget your perfect offering there is a crack in everything that’s how...
The Medium of Man
By Polly Castor on September 6, 2013Read moreAs an artist, I’m used to thinking in terms of mediums: watercolor, acrylic, pastel, gouache, or oil, for example. ...
New Poem: Floating Down the River
By Polly Castor on September 5, 2013Read moreFloating Down the River Submerged in rivulets of undulating millefiori bean shapes refracting vigorously verdant overgrowth while little-bo-peep...