Sketching the 360º View (Grid Journaling Idea #5)
I found this process very satisfying, and will do more of it, prepping some pages in advance, so I can just grab my journal and go, as the sketching opportunity arises.
Year: 2024
Confidence (Poem by Agnes Florida Chalmers)
Confidence (pastel) by Polly Castor Confidence Our Father knows my need to-day; I do not, doubting, ask For happy hours or golden way, Or loving, helpful task; But, with all trust in Love, I pray : Our Father knows my need to-day. Our Father knows my need this hour; Where’er my steps may go, The … Read more
Two New Small Landscape Paintings
Happy Headlands (watercolor) by Polly Castor Here are two, small, recent landscapes. The one above, Happy Headlands was done in the new watercolors I got for my birthday, on scrumptious 300# handmade paper made by Two Rivers. I would love to visit them when we are in England, but they are in the wrong direction, … Read more
Recent Black & White Photography
Studying the world this way heightens my awareness, and is a good exercise in mindfulness, while also helping underpin my strongly colorist artwork.
Announcing: Polly’s New Art Website is Live!
I’ve built a new art website over the last year and a half and it is finally up!
Bits and Clips for April 2024
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, poetry, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
The Need to Grow (Movie Review)
It is an environmental film with some solutions to offer, so more hopeful than most on this topic.
Future of Christian Science in Connecticut Meeting
Church, after all in Christian Science is defined as, “that institution, which affords proof of its utility and is found elevating the race…” so let’s get on with doing just that!
The Rest of my Photos from DC and Alexandria
Here are some of the other highlights from our recent trip, along with an itinerary summary.
Old Town Alexandria Farmer’s Market (Photos)
I’m not sure what it says about me, but you can take me to any amount of highbrow cultural events, but I’ll like a farmer’s market the best of all. There is something in the mix of colors, shapes, people, flavors, potential, and hopefulness at one that I find irresistible. The one in Old Town … Read more
Starting A New Paragraph (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Starting A New Paragraph While we were gone, the leaves have begun to come out as the forsythia cadmium, which was so bright when we left, wanes. Our weeping cherry tree is in bloom and becomes less pink each day, but fortunately, it has remained cool enough that we didn’t miss it entirely. The tree … Read more
Pierre Bonnard Exhibit at the Phillips Collection in DC
I love that he “sought to make art a language of personal expression rather than a transcription of the external world.”
United States Botanical Gardens (Photos)
What could be better to dwell on for Earth Day than a diversity of plants?
Recent Pages in my Bible Lesson Journal
I find the process of journaling while I study really helpful in making it my own. Doing it also prompts me to put it into action, and not just learn about it.
Hillwood in DC (House and Garden Photos)
When I read and reviewed The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, I said after reading the book I’d like to visit her last home, Hillwood, which is in DC, open to the public, and filled with her treasures. This comment precipitated an invitation by my sister-in-law to do just that, and we planned our visit … Read more