Laudholm Copper Beech (New Landscape Painting in Pastel)
I set up right up close to this magnificent tree to paint the ancient trunk and the glorious back lighting.
Trees
Hike Photos from Huntington (Midsummer 2026)
Enjoy the berries coming on, the milkweed, the vines, the Canada geese, the fields, tree, and lakes, the reflections and bark, the complexity of composition, the flowers.
Drawing Brings Connectedness (Quote by by Frederick Franck)
I have learned that what I have not drawn, I have not seen
Trees (Poem by Mary Oliver)
Heaven knows how many trees I’ve climbed when my body was still in a climbing way…
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (April 2026)
I am so grateful to live so close to this wonderful place and to have gotten to know it intimately over many years.
Our Weeping Cherry Tree (Photos)
My parents gave us this tree as a housewarming present 35 years ago. It is going strong and is such a lovely addition to our life!
Spring Pointillism (New Poem by Polly Castor with Photos)
Dotted buds, tight fisted but yielding; scattered pecks of blossoms on trees; efflorescent dabs of white or blush pink done with a vigorous, percussive hand
How I go to the Woods (Poem by Mary Oliver)
Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore
unsuitable.
Hike Photos of Huntington State Park (November 2025)
It has been lovely studying these colors for my next paintings.
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (October 2025)
I’ve been glorying in the bright blue skies and the leaves changing color.
Cathedral Woods (New Large Oil Painting)
This painting has the elements of the place in general, while no specific photo reference was used.
Their Lives Depend on Others (Quote by Neil DeGrasse Tyson)
“When a tree is cut down in the forest, other trees reach out to the victim with their root tips, and send lifesaving sustenance, water, sugar, and other nutrients via the mycelium. This continuous IV drip from neighboring trees can keep the stump alive for decades, and even centuries. And they don’t only do it … Read more
Chiusi (Nature Photos)
I loved the iconic cypress, the idiosyncratic pollarded trees, the ancient bark on olive trees, and especially the whimsically graceful umbrella pines.