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Experiments in Opacity and Transparency in Acrylic
Here is the next is a series of exercises I'm making myself do, this time exploring the use of...
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Ten Studies of Line and Veiling in Black and White
Time to challenge myself with some exercises again! Here I explore line and veiling in black and white.
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Long Lake Artist-in-Residency Day 6 (Two New Pastel Paintings)
I tried a new technique of painting pastels into saturated, wet paper, and I'm in love with the process....
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Long Lake Artist-in-Residency Day 5 (Second Painting Finished)
I completed four paintings enough to give a presentation about my work in front of a great audience.
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Long Lake Artist-in-Residency Day 4 (First Painting Finished)
Photos of a good day: a long swim with friends, a newly finished painting that I'm satisfied with, and...
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Long Lake Artist-in-Residency Day 3
Another lovely day on Long Lake with progress photos of my paintings.
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Om (New Conceptualist Painting in Pastel by Polly Castor)
I originally thought of depicting the concept of Om in a continuous, uneventful, horizontal line. But the more I...
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I’m in the National Juried Women’s Show at the Slater Museum
Yesterday was the opening of the National Juried Women's Exhibition at the Slater Museum here in Connecticut and I...
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Breaking Through (New Abstract Painting in Pastel)
Breaking through was a break through for me in technique first and foremost. I love the fine stippled effect...
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Euphonium (New Abstract Conceptualist Painting in Pastel)
This painting is part of my “sound” series, and sources from me playing baritone in the marching band, enjoying...
