Jo Castillo Art Blog - Pastels and More
I am an artist that paints in pastels, with some oils, and acrylics. I sketch in pen and ink. As an artist my original paintings are influenced from living in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Bolivia, Peru and Chile, and travels throughout much of Canada and all our fifty States. This is my spot for posting paintings and sketches, to muse mostly about art, life and a little about UT Baseball.
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Thursday, August 27, 2026
Furniture Sketch
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Happy Birthday Gene
Happy Birthday Gene! It is the 35th anniversary of his 50th birthday. Hope he has a good day. He has PT and maybe lunch with Joanna, Jennie and me. We will celebrate his birthday and mine together in a couple of weeks with cake and all.
For Scavenger Hunt 198 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-198-aug-25-sep-6.9247/
Number 1 hand and Number 2 ink - I only have some acrylic ink.
Sketched in the Conda sketchbook, 8.5 x 11 inches. About 2/3 of the page, so about life size.
Monday, August 24, 2026
Underneath Sketch
Gene went to PT today. I have sketched everything in there but decided I should do something. One of the items on the Scavenger Hunt was "underneath". The receptionist had on black and white pants, black shoes and a white blouse. The computer was black, chair black and counter white. No need for watercolors, eh?
For Scavenger Hunt 197 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-197-aug-12-aug-25.9212/
Number 2 underneath - at PTWow, we get a new Scavenger Hunt tomorrow and I only did two sketches this time. I used to average about 10 sketches and we only had 9 days. Now we have 12 days and more time and I do less sketching. What a life?
About Me
- Jo Castillo
- Bastrop, Texas, United States
- I Grew up in a small town , Magdalena, New Mexico. I enjoy art and the pleasure other people get from my work. I always donate some of my sales and art to charities, especially for children. That started in Bolivia with Para los Niños. "I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns." -- Winston Churchill


