When blog reader Jodi B. showed me some art she had done on her iPad with an app called Brushes that I use as well on my iPhone, I realized it has been a while since I’ve shared my efforts in this direction.
Abstract Art
Doodles in Gouache
These doodles were done while accompanying my 9th grader
as she does her homeschooling work.
Two Meditations in Oil Pastel
Overtly exploring the connection between art and spirituality, these two non-objective works were literally meditations. Aurora Borealis (oil pastel) by Polly Castor
Two Abstracts in Colored India Ink
Hands on homeschooling has many hours where I need to be present for the discussion of ideas or the supervision of work, but my hands can be busy.
Creative Arts Camp 2011: Painting #6: What Will the Harvest Be?
This is the last (and I think the best) painting I did at camp. There is a story to this painting; it was a learning process on many levels. I had been painting with high energy all week. The last day it occurred to me there were things my teacher could teach me … Read more
Creative Arts Camp 2011: Painting #3 and #4
The painting above is the third painting I did at camp in a burst of inspiration. I felt very free doing this one. It is just a second layer. I am still considering whether to paint over it or not… The fourth painting at camp was a composition exercise. My teacher wanted me to do … Read more
Creative Arts Camp 2011: Painting #2
This is the second painting I did at camp. Below you can see layer 1, 2, 3, and the final layer. I am still debating whether to take it further….
My New Abstract Painting: Sunburst
It’s been too long since I’ve painted. I’ve been busy. But another dump of fresh snow cancelled church last night and I leaped at the chance to paint. Above is a detail of the painting I painted; below you can see the full version. Below that, I also show a shot out my window … Read more
Color Poems (Poetry Without Words)
A lot of the painting I’ve been doing lately is of meditative poetic expression without words. What do you think?
My First Digital Art
Today I read some articles (click here) and (click here) about famous artist David Hockney doing art on his iPad and iPhone, to the extent that it comprises his current exhibit. I was inspired to immediately pop the $4.99 for the “Brushes” app for my own iPhone, and here are the first images I’ve created, … Read more
Not Representational?
I’ve let this blog post gestate a while before writing it today. I waited to find my peace about this first, but still it seems to me there are issues here that bear discussing. Several factors have converged to make me feel this way. First, I painfully listened to an award winning representational artist teach … Read more
My New Painting: Abstracted Person Playing
God wrenched me out of bed early this morning to paint this abstract of a person playing. The painting is 24” x 30”.
New Painting: Awakening
This is the new large painting I finished today. It is done in acrylic on a 28 x 36 inch stretched canvas. Enjoy!
Playing with Yupo
Here are my first results playing with Yupo, a polypropylene synthetic tree-free paper (see here). On the one hand it has some great possibilities for vibrant color, which are thrilling, but I am concerned about the archival durability of it as there is no “tooth” for the paint to cling to. 10492
Two New Abstract Landscapes
I’m not a huge fan of either of these new paintings of mine, but they both represent first efforts with techniques or materials that are new to me, and therefore are forebears of work to come.
Two of my Paintings
These two paintings I did a while ago. I wanted to share them because they were done with techniques learned in a book I plan on reviewing (favorably) tomorrow. I love learning new techniques and seeing where they lead in the creative process. The first, an abstract landscape painting was textured with tissue paper … Read more