The Stowaway (Book Review)
I enjoyed this true story that reads more like fiction. It is about Byrd’s expedition to Antarctica in the 1920’s, through an obscure main character’s experience.
Polly Castor
Outsmarting Inertia and Overcoming Avoidance
Let’s face this stuff, so we like superheroes, can fly, can help, can bring our best to bear for ourselves and those we love.
Spring in the Neighborhood (Photos)
In the time our weeping cherry tree has been blooming, we have gone from being surrounded by bare branches to green festooned everywhere.
Interlude of Utter Unwinding (New Poem by Polly Castor)
When we cease all our trying, we hear better.
Featured Artist: Mavis Pusey
Not only do I love her geometric shapes, but so much of her abstraction is inspired by the construction scenes in New York City, which I also spent so many years among, that I resonate with her subject matter, and feel a special affinity for her work.
Expect Fabulousness and Surprise (Quote by James Kitchens)
Most of us go through each day looking for what we saw yesterday. And not surprisingly. that is what we find. Most of us expect the same, or worse and we are not frequently disappointed. But what would…
Two New Pottery Pieces Out of the Kiln
The spherical yellow rosette piece above is the perfect height for a centerpiece, and I found it interesting that the same rosette pattern showed up on…
Tattoos on the Heart (Book Review)
This book is written by a Jesuit priest who has a ministry among the competing gangs in a ghetto in Los Angeles. He gives them jobs, removes tattoos, and buries them young because of rival gunfire
Nexus (New Large Mixed Media Painting)
The new highly textural painting of mine is quite large (28″x40″) and is done in mixed media: pastel, acrylic, and ink.
Photos of Local Flowering Trees
Enjoy this burst of color, and pretend is is a May basket spirited onto your doorknob… the love is the same even though delivery is different.
Bits and Clips April 2019
This is a monthly feature of the best that I’ve seen , heard or read on the internet during the month. I hope you find in this links and many memes something to inspire, encourage, educate or interest you:
My Painting was in the Roux & Cyr Gallery in Portland
My painting Field of Dreams was honored to be in Portland’s commercial gallery for the month of April.
Some Glad Morning (Poem by Joyce Sutphen with Photos)
– Some Glad Morning One day, something very old happened again. The green came back to the branches, settling like leafy birds on the highest twigs; the ground broke open as dark as coffee beans. The clouds took up their positions in the deep stadium of the sky, gloving the bright orb of the sun … Read more
The Moonflower Vine (Book Review)
Beyond family, this book’s themes are rebellion, faith, secrets, love, independence, and the need for extending compassion to everyone for reasons we may never know.
Fabulous Forsythia (Photos)
I have so often been whipping out my iPhone to capture their massive, but wafting, saturated color that there are a lot of photos in this post.
Aggregate (New Large Abstract Conceptualist Painting in Pastel)
An abstract conceptualist work, “aggregate” means a gathering, a collection, a whole formed of disparate elements, a loosely compacted mass of fragments, unity among separate units, to form or group into a cluster, a sum total, an overall composite…
Colorful Vegan Chickpea Salad (Recipe)
The salad is cheerful and delicious. It is perfect to make for a change of pace or for your vegan friends who will be delighted with it.