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Evening Drama on Long Lake (Sunset Photos with Loon Calls)
By Polly Castor on September 10, 2021Read moreSo grateful for this glorious time!
31Braided Branches on Long Lake (Plein Air Pastel Landscape Painting)
By Polly Castor on September 9, 2021Read moreI was particularly attracted to this tree’s redness and the textural roughness of it bark, as well as its...
Art by Others at Creative Arts Camp 2021
By Polly Castor on September 8, 2021Read moreThis is some of the art done by others this year at Creative Arts Camp.
People at Creative Arts Camp 2021
By Polly Castor on September 7, 2021Read moreI love the people at Creative Arts Camp. They are intelligent, innovative, talented, open hearted, fresh, kind, faithful, principled,...
August Light (Third Artist-in-Residency Painting 2021)
By Polly Castor on September 6, 2021Read moreThis painting aims to capture that special kind of light in the forest during August, that shimmers against the...
Go Jump in the Lake (New Abstract Conceptualist Painting from Camp)
By Polly Castor on September 5, 2021Read morePlunge in and let the waters of Spirit cleanse you.
Multitasking (New Artist-in-Residency Abstract Conceptualism Painting)
By Polly Castor on September 4, 2021Read moreCheck out the process photos of how this abstract conceptual painting evolved. It is fun too that it already...
Creative Arts Camp Activity I Led (2021)
By Polly Castor on September 3, 2021Read moreCheck out this project as well as the poster summaries, which are a strong key to anyone who wants...
Creative Arts Camp 2021 (Artist-in-Residency: the Place)
By Polly Castor on September 2, 2021Read moreI"m just back from my artist-in-residency on Long Lake in Maine, at the week long extravaganza that is Creative...
The Jeweled Highway (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on September 1, 2021Read moreIf you want to read a memoir of an icon spiritual seeker, you might like to read this too....
Bits and Clips for August 2021
By Polly Castor on August 31, 2021Read moreI hope you find something inspirational, educational, motivating, beautiful, or helpful in these paintings, photographs, memes, quotes, and links:
Food Photography with Recipe Links (Summer 2021)
By Polly Castor on August 30, 2021Read moreThis is to give you some ideas to try to keep your table fresh, nutritious, delicious, interesting, and colorful!