Monhegan Island 2024 (Day 2: Hike and Museum Photos)
This museum show of women artists is particularly wonderful.
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Creative Arts Camp 2024 (Teaching Painted Paper Collage Day 5)
This group of artists have been particularly wonderful to work with!
Creative Arts Camp 2024 (Inspirational Bits and Cherry Island Swim Photos)
“There is no impact but Love.”
Creative Arts Camp 2024 (Teaching Painted Paper Collage Day 3)
On day three, my class moved on to working with transparencies and layering. I introduced them to printing on a Gelli Plate, which is loads of fun. You can see my small, special class above, and their work below. And then after dinner we had a contra dance, which was fun! Tomorrow I lead a … Read more
Creative Arts Camp 2024 (Teaching Painted Paper Collage Day 2)
I overhead someone asking one of my students about my class, and the answer was “fun and exciting!” I can live with that.
Creative Arts Camp 2024 (Teaching Painted Paper Collage Day 1)
Leaving a deluge behind (flooding with roads washed out) I headed to Creative Arts Camp to teach Painted Paper Collage with 35 categories of art supplies that took days to collect from all the places I use them. After a warm welcome with dear friends who greeted me, unloaded me, and help me assemble my … Read more
I’m in this Art Show in Rockland, Maine
The show runs until August 14th; if you are in the area, it is worth going to see!
Maine Flower Photos (Happy Solstice!)
Enjoy this last glimpse of spring as we surge full steam into summer!
Two Plein Air Landscape Paintings Done on Retreat
So wonderful to be there in lovely weather painting outside!
PSME Plein Air Retreat 2024 (Photos and Recipe Links)
I look forward all year to the Pastel Society of Maine Plein Air Retreat, because these women are wonderful.
I’m Teaching Painted Paper Collage for a Week in Maine in August
Every year on this blog (minus the pandemic) you’ve come with me to Creative Arts Camp at Newfound/Owatona, on the shores of Long Lake, in Maine, at the end of August. It is a national church camp program for adults, a destination event for creative Christian Scientists. If that is you, I want you to … Read more
Last Two Landscape Paintings from Maine this Year
Here are two pieces from painting in Maine that I’ve not yet gotten on the blog– one from last spring and one from this fall.
Polly Castor Art 2024 Calendars Available (Order Soon!)
Polly Castor Art Calendars for 2024 are available for a short time.
Other Two Plein Air Paintings Done on Monhegan
Here are the other teo plein air paintings I completed during my recent visit to the island.